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Points Newsletter - October 2003
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Preventing Breast Cancer
By Dr. Daoshing Ni
Each year in the United States,
approximately 180,000 women will be told they have breast cancer. While there is
ample information in the public about the medical aspects of treatment, by
comparison, information on prevention is still lacking. This article will
provide some current information on how Chinese women prevent breast cancer.
While this article addresses women, breast cancer does occur in men (less than
2% of the cases each year). More...
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Philippine Church Turns To Traditional Cures
By Maurice Malanes
Trained health volunteers from
the Episcopal Church in the Philippines are using herbal
medicines, acupuncture and Chinese massage to treat and heal ailing
parishioners. More...
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Acupuncture Students Receive
Complementary Health Scholarships
In August American Specialty Health Incorporated announced the winners of its
second annual acupuncture scholarship program: Karina Beleno from the Academy of
Oriental Medicine of Austin, Texas and Ryan Milley from the Oregon College of
Oriental Medicine. More... |
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RECENT RESEARCH |
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Treatments for Hot Flashes |
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Adverse Reactions to
Acupuncture |
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Auricular Acupuncture
Effective in Treating Postoperative
Nausea |
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ASK THE DOCTOR
Q:
Can
acupuncture be used for birth
control? A friend of mine cannot
take birth control pills or any type
of hormone treatment for preventing
pregnancy because she gets severe
migraines.
A:
Rick Woodward writes: The desired
effect of acupuncture is to
harmonize the body and bring the
body and its systems to an optimal
state of wellness. Using acupuncture
as birth control would run counter
to those desired effects...
See more
here.
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