EXETER, England, March 26 (UPI) -- There is little evidence acupuncture is effective in reducing pain but it can have serious adverse effects, British and South Korean researchers said.
Lead investigator Dr. Edzard Ernst, Peninsula Medical School Universities of Exeter & Plymouth in England, and colleagues at the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine in Daejeon, South Korea, evaluated systematic reviews. Of 266 found, 56 were categorized as acceptable systematic reviews.