Acupuncture relieves back and pelvic pain during pregnancy, study suggests
A sceptic's guide to wellness
Real relief or an elaborate placebo? | A sceptic's guide to wellness
June 2022
Other lives
Elizabeth Richie obituary
Other lives: Arts and theatre administrator who became an acupuncturist
September 2019
Alternatives to drugs for managing pain
Letters: Readers respond to a piece about opioid prescriptions and how doctors can manage help with long-term pain
June 2019
Call for tattooists and body piercers to qualify in infection control
Nearly a fifth of those undergoing procedures suffer some form of health setback
November 2018
Spain plans to ban alternative medicine in health centres
Government aims to avoid ‘harmful effects’ caused by acupuncture and homeopathy
May 2018
Acupuncture doesn't improve likelihood of IVF success, study finds
Researchers find a 0.5% difference in the rate of women who received acupuncture and had a live birth compared with those given sham treatment
October 2017
Other lives
David Lurie obituary
Other lives: Pioneer of Chinese medicine and acupuncture in the UK
September 2017
Pains and needles: brain scans point to hidden effects of acupuncture
Placebo acupuncture can ease short-term pain but the real thing might help to reverse the underlying pathology of a disease
August 2017
Acupuncture for cats and dogs – in pictures
At a clinic in Shanghai, China – where practitioners say acupuncture has been used on animals for thousands of years – owners take their pets to treat aches and pains and other ailments
January 2017
Dr Dillner’s health dilemmas
Can acupuncture relieve your baby’s colic?
A new study suggests so – but don’t start sticking needles into your child. A detailed look at the results shows things aren’t so clear cut
May 2016
From the Guardian archive
The cost of alternative medicine - archive
28 May 1986: It’s hard to get the philosophy across. People say, ‘Charge a lot, or your work will not be sufficiently valued’
April 2016
Is acupuncture effective? Our readers discuss their experiences
Sarah Marsh and Guardian readers
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence no longer recommends acupuncture for lower back pain – tell us what you think
March 2016
Brief letters
Paschal placebos and other Easter surprises
Acupuncture for low back pain no longer recommended for NHS patients
February 2016
All in the mind? How research is proving the true healing power of the placebo
Jo Marchant, author of Cure, explains why the mind’s ability to heal the body is now being taken seriously by scientists who question alternative medicine
January 2016
Acupuncture no better for menopause than 'fake' method, says researchers
Women with thin needles inserted into body had same results as those who had their skin stimulated with blunt-tipped needles
October 2015
Healthcare professionals network: practice
Should acupuncture be used more widely in the NHS?
A growing body of healthcare practitioners believe acupunture should be offered routinely for more conditions including pain in labour and cancer
July 2015
Rats help scientists get closer to solving the mystery of acupuncture
Study finds that form of therapy which uses electric current blunted activity in rats’ hormonal pathway linked to stress, chronic pain and mood
February 2015
Can hosiery make you happier?
It’s an odd claim, but German company Medi reckon their acupuncture-inspired Item M6 tights can increase your energy and give you an all-round sense of wellbeing. Is compression hosiery fashion’s answer to wearable tech?
