Needles and Nerves
1998 article in Discover Magazine reporting on experience of scientific skeptics regarding acupuncture DISCOVER Vol. 19 No. 9 (September 1998)
1998 article in Discover Magazine reporting on experience of scientific skeptics regarding acupuncture DISCOVER Vol. 19 No. 9 (September 1998)
Acupuncture therapy for stroke-caused conditions such as paralysis, speech and swallowing problems, and depression is commonly used in the Orient. By Russ Erickson, M.D.
Read this article by J. K. Rotchford, M.D. MPH if you are a doctor interested in integrating Medical Acupuncture in your current practice.
Read an interview with Bruce Pomeranz, PhD who first published that analgesia in acupuncture is mediated by endorphins and that acupuncture accelerates wound healing. (Interviewed in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Nov. 1996, Vol.2, No.6, p.85-91)
Acupuncture is an excellent treatment option for seasonal allergies.
Can acupuncture help cancer patients? Is there a place for acupuncture in treating cancer?
Provides general information about acupuncture, summaries of National Institute of Health research findings on acupuncture, information for the health consumer, a list of additional information resources and a glossary that defines terms.
Medical acupuncture is acupuncture that has been successfully incorporated into medical or allied health practices in Western countries. It is derived from Asian and European sources, and is practiced in both pure and hybrid forms.