Here are some links to interesting AOM articles gleaned from the internet.
Acupressure helps calm anxious children right before they get anesthesia for surgery, without the nausea and other side-effects caused by sedatives, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Taping an acupressure bead between the eyebrows reduced anxiety noticeably in the children, compared to a similar sham treatment, Dr. Zeev Kain of the University of California Irvine and colleagues reported.
www.reuters.com
The results of a study conducted at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit suggested that acupuncture controlled hot flashes as effectively as venlafaxine (Effexor) while also providing additional benefits to patients on anti-estrogen treatment for breast cancer.
www.endocrinetoday.com
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www.acupunctureclinicwebsites.com
With recent research on radiation therapy and breast cancer in the news, many questions are being raised about complementary approaches decreasing toxicity and increasing effectiveness. Two well-researched and safe complementary approaches to radiation are acupuncture and mineral water (both drinking and immersion).
www.democratandchronicle.com
Researchers at the University of Washington have updated a traditional Chinese medicine to create a compound that is more than 1,200 times more specific in killing certain kinds of cancer cells than currently available drugs, heralding the possibility of a more effective chemotherapy drug with minimal side effects.
www.sciencedaily.com
Treating Addiction with Acupuncture
www.nbc29.com
On a campus bustling with pre-med students toting cumbersome chemistry textbooks and complaining about single-digit medical school acceptance rates, a number of students are trying to infuse their studies with an alternative - alternative medicine, that is.
Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine is one of the largest Group Independent Study Projects Brown University has ever approved, according to the GISP's student organizer, Kevin Liou '10. The group numbers 17 registered students and several non-registered students, each of whom represents a different background and set of interests.
media.www.browndailyherald.com
Could an herbal therapy that's been used for centuries in Chinese medicine to strengthen the immune system (Astragalus, huang qi ) hold the key to an effective treatment for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, better known as AIDS? A new study by scientists at the UCLA AIDS Institute says that's possible.
www.naturalnews.com
ABA Washington Raptors President/Gam Tim Joseph is enthused to announced Team Acupuncturist, Nancy Goodwin, owner of the Sun & Moon Acupuncture Clinic in Longview, WA. Ms. Goodwin received her Master's Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, OR. She has a BA in Elementary Education from Western Oregon State College; Certificates from the Academy of Myotherapy and Physical Fitness in Lenox, MA and a Certificate from East-West College of the Healing Arts in Portland, OR in Massage Therapy.
www.oursportscentral.com
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in complementary and alternative healthcare interventions, with a specific emphasis on those that elucidate biological mechanisms of action. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (ISSN 1472-6882) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
www.biomedcentral.com