Women's Health

Needles beat pills for treating hot flashes in breast cancer survivors, according to a new trial that compared acupuncture, “sham” acupuncture, the medication gabapentin and a placebo pill. Interestingly, sham acuptuncture came in second place for effectiveness, the researchers said. Furthermore, the effects of acupuncture were “significant and enduring for hot flashes while gabapentin’s effect […]