Official: Acupuncture beats aspirin for chronic headache

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acupuncture works better than drugs like aspirin to reduce the severity and frequency of chronic headaches, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

A review of studies involving nearly 4,000 patients with migraine, tension headache and other forms of chronic headache showed that that 62 percent of the acupuncture patients reported headache relief compared to 45 percent of people taking medications, the team at Duke University found. Read more...

Meditation May Protect Your Brain

For thousands of years, Buddhist meditators have claimed that the simple act of sitting down and following their breath while letting go of intrusive thoughts can free one from the entanglements of neurotic suffering.

Now, scientists are using cutting-edge scanning technology to watch the meditating mind at work. They are finding that regular meditation has a measurable effect on a variety of brain structures related to attention -- an example of what is known as neuroplasticity, where the brain physically changes in response to an intentional exercise. Read More...

Finding Ways to Help Children With Cancer

For the past year, Alexa Weitzman, 29, has worked as a research coordinator, licensed acupuncturist and chef at the Integrative Therapies Program for Children With Cancer at Columbia University Medical Center. She comes to the job with a master’s degree in Oriental medicine from Touro College and a lifelong love of cooking. Read more...

WHO Promotes Chinese Model for Integrating Traditional Medicine

The World Health Organization says traditional medicines are an effective treatment for modern illnesses and should be integrated in to primary health care. The head of the WHO says China, where herbal remedies are prescribed alongside western medicine, is a good model to follow. But as Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing, there are still concerns about the effectiveness and safety of traditional medicine Read more...

Can using mushrooms make the violin sound better?

Maybe … but not in the way you were thinking. Many people believe that a violin’s tone gets better with age. This is subjective of course, however there is a fairly large concensus when it comes to this. There are a few reasons why the age of the instrument could affect it’s tone: read more...

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A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine by Wiseman & Feng

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Practical Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine by Tietao Deng

A Manual of Acupuncture (2nd Edition) by Peter Deadman

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Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies

Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis

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A Clinical Guide to Chinese Herbs and Formulae

Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text - Shanghai College

Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine by Wisemann & Ellis

Tongue Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine by Giovanni Maciocia

Acupuncture Risk Management

Materia Medica (Essentials of Chinese Medicine) by Dafang Zeng

260 Essential Chinese Medicinals

Dui Yao: The Art of Combining Chinese Medicinals

The Secret of Chinese Pulse Diagnosis by Bob Flaws

Clean Needle Technique Manual for Acupuncturists

Art of Acupuncture Techniques by Robert Johns

A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Of Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides)

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Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, Third Edition

Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine by Nigel Wisemann

Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (CAM)

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