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Effect of Needling at Anmian I (Ex-8) and Anmian II (Ex-9) Acupuncture Points on Quality of Sleep in Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 针刺眠一穴（Ex-8）和眠二穴（Ex-9）对失眠患者睡眠质量的影响：一项随机对照试验。

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Medical Acupuncture Pub Date : 2026-01-06 eCollection Date: 2026-04-01 DOI: 10.1177/19336586251414801

Mahesh Kannan Vanamoorthy, A Mooventhan, N Mangaiarkarasi, Venkatalakshmi Saravanan, N Manavalan

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Cost-Utility Analysis of Acupuncture for the Prevention of Episodic Migraine from a Lifetime Canadian Health System and Societal Perspective. 从加拿大健康系统和社会角度对针灸预防阵发性偏头痛的成本-效用分析。

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Medical Acupuncture Pub Date : 2025-12-08 eCollection Date: 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1089/acu.2024.0102

Elizabeth C Wu, Rebecca Hancock-Howard, Brian C F Chan, Peter C Coyte

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Clinical Pearls: Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine for Chronic Venous Insufficiency. 临床珍珠：针灸与中药治疗慢性静脉功能不全。

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Medical Acupuncture Pub Date : 2025-12-08 eCollection Date: 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/19336586251399612

Jieying Zhang, Pukai Jin, Guanhu Yang

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Letter: Open Letter to the AAMA. 信：致美国医学会的公开信。

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Medical Acupuncture Pub Date : 2025-12-08 eCollection Date: 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/19336586251384772

Michael Freedman

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Clinical Pearl: Management of Chronic Venous Insufficiency Through Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs. 临床明珠：针灸结合中药治疗慢性静脉功能不全。

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Medical Acupuncture Pub Date : 2025-12-08 eCollection Date: 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/19336586251398983

Venkatalakshmi Saravanan, N Sheeja Begum, A Mooventhan

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Electroacupuncture to Improve Bowel Function in Patients with LARS after Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer: Protocol of a Multicenter Cohort Study. 电针改善直肠癌低位前切除术后LARS患者的肠功能：一项多中心队列研究方案

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Medical Acupuncture Pub Date : 2025-12-08 eCollection Date: 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1089/acu.2024.0070

Mengqi Wang, Hengchang Liu, Liyun He, Jin Xu, Wenyun Hou, Fang Wang, Xue Cao, Xin Wang, Yutong Lyu, Haipeng Chen, Jia Liu

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Clinical Pearls: The Role of Acupuncture in Chronic Venous Insufficiency. 临床珍珠：针灸在慢性静脉功能不全中的作用。

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Medical Acupuncture Pub Date : 2025-12-08 eCollection Date: 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/19336586251399625

Riri Kumala Sari, Ellen Ellen, Nisa Ashila, Hasan Mihardja

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Potential Effect of Laser Acupuncture for Chronic Venous Insufficiency Treatment. 激光针刺治疗慢性静脉功能不全的潜在效果。

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Medical Acupuncture Pub Date : 2025-12-08 eCollection Date: 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/19336586251399620

Yoshua Viventius, Wahyuningsih Djaali

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Chronic Venous Insufficiency. 慢性静脉功能不全。