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Making a point. (goodnews).(acupuncture )(Brief Article)
Acupuncture dates back to at least 100 BCE. It was first included in an American medical textbook in 1892. Currently there are more than 40 colleges and schools of acupuncture in the United States.
And now, a San Diego-based Web site that raises public awareness of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has posted its own favorable review of acupuncture research--based on medical studies appearing in various medical journals over the past seven years.
While the original studies are open to interpretation, the new review points to a number of diseases successfully treated with acupuncture as well as the modality's impressive safety record.
The site, known as The Pulse of Oriental Medicine, suggests that ...
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