Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day: Acupuncture may help relieve bloating, cramping, and appetite loss among HIV-infected people taking potent drug cocktails to keep the virus in check. Since they feel better after acupuncture, people are more likely to take their drugs properly, resulting in better disease control, says researcher Elizabeth Sommers, MPH, research director of the AIDS Care Project/Pathways to Wellness in Boston.
While powerful AIDS drugs are credited with helping HIV-infected people live longer, the drugs often cause a host of digestive problems.
Sommers says that acupuncture is already used to curb digestive side effects in people taking cancer drugs.
None of the participants complained of side effects from the acupuncture.
SOURCES: 3rd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24-27, 2005. Elizabeth Sommers, MPH, research director, AIDS Care Project/Pathways to Wellness, Boston. Hal Huff, ND, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Toronto.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
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