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Australian media began reporting this past week that the federal health department was giving cash reimbursements to employees who used hypnotherapy or acupuncture for smoking cessation. For many conservative medical practitioners, and for those who have not seen the science behind acupuncture’s benefits for addiction, this was seen as controversial. Acupuncture has a very long history of use for addictions in China, and Americans might be surprised to find that acupuncture has been used in hospitals in New York State

There are different types of allergies, but all allergic reactions are a hypersensitivity of the immune system. Some of the most common allergies are: Pet allergies: These include dog allergies and cat allergies, and are often caused by an allergic reaction to the dander of animals. Seasonal Allergies: Can happen in any season but most commonly in fall and spring, when pollen or mold counts rise in the air. Food allergies: The most common are wheat and dairy. There are

In 2014, The Cleveland Clinic set up the first Chinese medicine program in a major US hospital. Katie Kouric, Time magazine, and The Wall Street Journal all reported on the developments. The news is extraordinary, because the Cleveland Clinic was ranked one of the top four hospitals in the United States, by US News and World Report, and it has an impeccable reputation. So how is it that such an esteemed hospital is opening its doors to the east and

Many people are not aware of how supportive the WHO, World Health Organization, has been of Acupuncture and Chinese medicine. In the background to their lengthy report on Acupuncture, the WHO says: “The past two decades have seen extensive studies on acupuncture, and great efforts have been made to conduct controlled clinical trials that include the use of “sham” acupuncture or “placebo” acupuncture controls. Although still limited in number because of the difficulties of carrying out such trials, convincing reports,

Can Acupuncture Alleviate Arthritic Pain? Hospitals in China and Europe have used acupuncture for arthritis for decades. Pain is the primary complaint of arthritis sufferers, and acupuncture is a very effective form of pain control. There are numerous research studies on the benefits of acupuncture in the treatment of arthritis, some of which can be viewed in the article “Arthritis and Acupuncture” by James Whittle. See the full article on Arthritis and Acupuncture Here. Free Consultation: Call our Asheville Acupuncture

by Nanci Bompeypublished April 3, 2007 in the Asheville Citizen-Times ASHEVILLE — Kristen Smith and her husband, Luke, have been trying to have a baby for more than four years. After rounds of hormone shots, unsuccessful infertility treatments and a miscarriage, the couple decided to try acupuncture. “We’re just taking a break from traditional medicine, and we’re going to go with acupuncture,” Smith said. “We’ve basically tried everything we can, so there’s nothing to lose at this point.” The 28-year-old

Shingles is a common medical problem that western medicine has little answer for. When a painful shingles outbreak occurs, most people seek anti-viral medicine, anti-inflammatory drugs and in some cases steroids like cortisone. In many cases, stress is the culprit. In all cases, the varicella virus that causes chicken pox, that lies dormant in the nerve roots, gets activated and causes pain, redness and swelling. Typically after a case of shingles, the problem will not reoccur. But when a person

In March 2014, The Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA, published perhaps the best evidence to date on the effectiveness of acupuncture for pain. The research study was authored by Andrew J. Vickers and Klaus Linde, MD. The authors compared real acupuncture to sham acupuncture and a placebo group. They concluded in their bottom line: “Acupuncture is associated with improved pain outcomes compared with sham-acupuncture and no-acupuncture control, with response rates of approximately 30% for no acupuncture, 42.5% for

On a very warm day, asphalt will heat up. If there is a big patch of asphalt, like a mall parking lot, a large bubble of heat will form and then escape, pushing hot air up towards the sky. In micrometeorology, this is known as a thermal, or a column of hot air. When that hot air reaches the cold air of higher altitudes, big cumulus clouds are created that can turn into thunder storms. The stronger and larger the

When we use the word blues, we conjure music, soul stirring music, that often tells stories of love gone wrong, betrayals, and heartaches. For many people, winter is a lonely time, so much so, that the lords of diagnosis have coined a term for it, SAD, or seasonal affective disorder. In Chinese medicine, SAD is not a diagnosis, but a flow of energy from the external to the internal. Hibernation is upon us as we approach the shortest day of