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2 unusual facts about Acupuncture


Hanoi International American Hospital

The hospital will supposedly offer such services: General Medical Care, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Dentistry, Chiropractic, Psychiatry, Neurology, Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery, Nuclear Medicine, Nursing Services, Otorhinolaryngology, Acupuncture, Oncology, Cardiology, Pathology.

Jason Kaiser

Kaiser holds postgraduate certifications in Clinical Neurology, Acupuncture, Strength and Conditioning, and High School Sport Physicals.


Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences

The practitioners in the clinic practice Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, herbal medicine, Tai chi, Tui na massage (acupressure), Food Therapy, Moxibustion, and Cupping Therapy.

Asanté Academy of Chinese Medicine

Founded in 2000, the Academy offers training in many branches of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), including tui na massage, acupuncture, Chinese herbology, t'ai chi ch'uan and qigong.

East West College of Natural Medicine

East West College of Natural Medicine (EWCNM) is an acupuncture, Chinese medicine, Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, and massage school in Sarasota, Florida.

Friends Of Science In Medicine

In September 2012, FSM was involved in lobbying the Australian Health Minister, Tanya Plibersek, to expand the chief medical officer's study into complimentary medicine to include chiropractic and acupuncture.

George Lewith

A 2006 BBC documentary series, Alternative Medicine, was criticised by several people, including Lewith, in the Guardian over a controversial sequence in which acupuncture appeared to be used as a replacement for general anaesthesia during open heart surgery.

German acupuncture trials

ABC News reported that the study "highlights the superiority of acupuncture", but also introduces uncertainty about the specific mechanisms of treatment.

Guanyuan Jin

From 1993-2005, he served as the Acupuncture Advisor for the State of Wisconsin, and through his efforts, over the years, Governor Doyle of Wisconsin, Mayor Barret of Milwaukee, and Mayor Speaker of Brookfield all public proclaimed "Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day” and "World Tai Chi and Qigong Day”.

In 1982, he graduated from Zhejiang Medical University, China, where he later taught Physiology and engaged in numerous researches on acupuncture.

Helene Langevin

A review article by the European Journal of Physiology has acknowledged that Langevin "has made a step in the right direction and her result is important to obtain the mechanical coupling between the (acupuncture) needle and the tissues".

International Academy of Medical Acupuncture

In February, 1978 it changed its name to International Academy of Medical Acupuncture, when it started giving certification by international programs, initially to Toronto, Canada.

Lincoln Detox

The Lincoln Hospital's acupuncture drug detoxification clinic was founded in the South Bronx by activists involved with The Black Panther Party, The Republic of New Afrika, the Young Lords, and Students for a Democratic Society.

Regulation of acupuncture

In 2000, the Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria, Australia (CMBV) was established as an independent government agency to oversee the practice of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture in the state.

Traditional Chinese veterinary medicine

TCVM practices include five major fundamental branches: Chinese food therapy, acupuncture, herbal therapy, Tui na ("twee-na") and Qigong ("chi-gong").

Veterinary acupuncture

Veterinary physicians in the United States have practiced acupuncture as early as the 1970s.


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