{ Acupuncture Comparable to ACE-Inhibitor Therapy for BP Control }
Acupuncture Comparable to ACE-Inhibitor Therapy for BP Control Compared with a sham procedure, regular acupuncture over a six-week period lowered systolic and diastolic blood pressure from baseline by 5.4 mm Hg and 3.0 mm Hg, respectively. Blood-pressure levels crept back up after treatment ended, however. (Circulation. Published online June 4, 2007.)