Electroacupuncture proved significantly more effective than gabapentin for treatment of hot flashes in breast cancer survivors in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Acupuncture was far better tolerated as well. The rate of treatment-related adverse events was higher in patients randomized to gabapentin than to women assigned to electroacupuncture, sham acupuncture, or placebo, Dr. Jun J. Mao reported at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Read more

If you are trying to quit smoking, acupuncture is a natural way to help you curb your craving for nicotine. Acupuncture, along with Chinese herbs and hypnotherapy, may not be as well-known as nicotine patches or gum. But they all can offer relief, especially in the acute phase of withdrawal when you’re wrestling with fatigue, irritability and gnawing cravings. See more at: 

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Here is a list of medications known to have memory loss as a possible side effect:

• for Parkinson’s — scopolamine, atropine, glycopyrrolate
• for epilepsy — phenytoin or Dilantin
• painkillers — heroin, morphine, codeine
• sleeping pills — Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata
• benzodiazepines — Valium, Xanax, Ativan, Dalmane
• quinidine
• naproxen
• steroids
• antibiotics (quinolones)
• antihistamines
• interferons
• high blood pressure drugs
• insulin
• beta blockers (especially those used for glaucoma)
• methyldopa
• antipsychotics — Haldol, Mellaril
• tricyclic antidepressants
• lithium
• barbiturates — Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal, phenobarbital
• chemotherapy drugs

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