While progress has been made in both the research and practice of Chinese medicine of ethnic minorities in recent years, their future development still faces challenge, said Wang Guoqiang, director of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SATC). (more…)
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Medicine of Ethnic Minorities Faces Challenge
Friday, December 21st, 2007Chinese Medicine Boosts Immunity in HIV Patients
Thursday, December 13th, 2007June 27, 2004 is National HIV Testing Day. Though HIV has no known cure, acupuncture has been proven a safe and effective means of relief to many of the disease’s symptoms. (more…)
Candida and Chinese Medicine
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
By Brian Benjamin Carter, MSci, LAc
Hello. I stumbled upon your website while searching for a holistic practitioner.
I was told I needed to find a specific kind of specialist. I think it’s called “aeriologist” “eariologist” or “airiologist.” I live in NYC and I think this is similar to a Chinese herbalist. This was one of the practitioners I was told to find. (more…)
Massage Therapist Salary
Monday, December 10th, 2007by Patrick Austin
| Mr. Austin is a freelance journalist for Pulse MEDIA International. He also covers sports and health for a number of web sites including RealGM.com, Hoopsworld.com, and Fanstop.com, and entertainment and sports for Vainquer magazine. |
The profession of massage therapy and bodywork is growing throughout the United States. More and more people are becoming involved in fitness programs, stress reduction, relaxation techniques, wellness, and preventative health care. Traditional health practitioners are discovering the damaging effects of stress and chronic tension. Stress and resulting life-style diseases are killers in our modern society. Now might be the best time to become a masseuse and start earning a good massage therapist salary. (more…)
Acupuncture Keeps Athletes Off the Bench
Monday, December 10th, 2007
FOR RELEASE: April 2, 2003
On March 18th, 2003 the New Jersey Star Ledger reported how a high scoring New York Knicks player traveled out of his way to get acupuncture between games. According to the March 24, 2003 Washington Post, a Chinese ice-skater treated her sprained ankle with just ice and acupuncture. A March 17, 2003 London Times article chronicled the growing relationship between an Oriental Medicine school and a professional soccer team.
The 2003 NCAA Sweet Sixteen has been, as usual, marred by injuries. Keith Bogans’ ankle sprain, Brandin Knight’s chronic knee problems, T.J. Ford’s high ankle sprain, Halston Lane’s torn calf, and Hollis Price’s groin injury limited both their participation and performances in these important games. What might the competition have been like if some of the best players weren’t hindered by slow healing? (more…)