News Articles
Back Pain: Acupuncture Brings Short-Term Relief
Chemotherapy: Acupuncture May Help Chemotherapy Side Effects
Chronic Pain: Acupuncture Helps Kids and Teens With Chronic Pain
Diabetes: Traditional Chinese Medicine For Diabetes Has Scientific Backing
Facial Rejuvenation: Acupuncture: The New Facelift
Fibromyalgia: Study Shows Acupuncture Relieves Fatigue, Anxiety in Fibromyalgia Patients
Headaches: Acupuncture Lessens Suffering Due to Chronic Daily Headaches
High Blood Pressure: Acupuncture Can Lower High Blood Pressure
Impotence: Impotence gets ‘needled’ in acupuncture study
Infertility: The Ancient Art of Infertility Treatment, Stress & Infertility
Migraines: Acupuncture Provides Significant Benefits for Migraine Patients
Osteoarthritis: Patients Treated With Acupuncture Show Improvement
Post-op Pain & Nausea: Ancient Chinese Practice Is as Effective as Drugs After Surgery
Qigong: Exercisers Slow It Down With Qigong (NY Times)
Other Articles on Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
Brain imaging suggests acupuncture works (CNN)
Scientists Seek Clues for Acupuncture’s Success (WebMD)
Scientists prove acupuncture works (BBC)
Cupping: Alternative Therapy to Treat Chronic Pain (WebMD)
The Most Interesting Links for Acupuncture
Acupuncture.com
Resources and information on acupuncture for patients, students or practitioners.
Acupuncture Today
Newsletter and links on current acupuncture issues for patients, students or practitioners.
NCCAOM
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine – offers national exam for acupuncturists, herbalists and oriental bodyworkers , nationwide referral list of NCCAOM certified acupuncturists.
NCCAAM
National Center For Complementary and Alternative Medicine – Get the facts about acupuncture.
CCAOM
Council of Colleges for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine – offers Clean Needle Technique training, examination and certification.
NIH Consensus Statement on Acupuncture
The official National Institutes of Health statement on acupuncture – information on how we believe acupuncture works, an extensive research bibliography and more.
ACAOM
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine – the national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit Master’s-level programs in the acupuncture and Oriental medicine profession.
AAAOM
American Association of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine – Promotes the integration of concepts from traditional and modern forms of acupuncture with Western medical training and thereby synthesize a more comprehensive approach to health care.
Yin Yang House
offered to increase the sharing and exploration of information regarding Eastern Medicine and alternative healing methods with special attention paid to acupuncture and oriental medicine.
Other Links
The Compassion Center
Dan Globus has provided the design and marketing of the ACUNYC.com website. Dan is the Director of The Compassion Center which provides Meditation classes in Staten Island.