Currently Hugh MacPherson works for three
organisations:
News highlights:
An award of £250,000 has been made to Hugh
MacPherson at the University of York to evaluate
the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture for irritable
bowel syndrome by the National Institute for
Health Research under
the Research
for Patient Benefit
scheme, July 2008.
A new book, edited by Hugh MacPherson with the
title, "Acupuncture Research, Strategies for Establishing an
Evidence Base", has been published by Elsevier in 2007. To view details click here.
Hugh MacPherson has received a Career Scientist
Award funded by the Department of Health and to be held at the University
of York commencing October 2007. [press
release]
Hugh MacPherson has been awarded a Fellowship
by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA). [press
release]
Acupuncture for
back pain: For recent research into acupuncture
for low back pain, see two papers co-authored by Hugh MacPherson published in the BMJ, with news
coverage, see: BBC, Herald, Independent, NHS, Reuters, WebMD and others.
Acupuncture and the brain: "Acupuncture
works by deactivating the area of the brain governing pain", BBC News, Saturday 21st
January 2006, followed by "Alternative Medicine:
Acupuncture." Broadcast on
BBC2, 24th January, 2006, in part, featuring Hugh MacPherson. [click
for video]
