Rutgers-led study suggests pathways to alleviating
inflammation in disorders such as sepsis, arthritis
When acupuncture first became popular in the Western
Hemisphere it had its doubters. It still does. But over time, through detailed
observation, scientists have produced real evidence that ancient Chinese
practitioners of the medical arts were onto something.
Now new research documents a direct connection between the
use of acupuncture and physical processes that could alleviate sepsis, a
condition that often develops in hospital intensive care units, springs from
infection and inflammation, and takes an estimated 250,000 lives in the United
States every year.