And this is why we might as well forget about Chinese acupuncture ...
Acupuncture is such an area; we and others have shown that Chinese trials of acupuncture hardly ever produce a negative finding. In other words, one does not need to read the paper, one already knows...
View ArticleEvidence Update-Chinese Studies of Acupuncture Are Always ...
One example of the misuse of science to confirm and support rather than challenge excepted beliefs is the literature concerning acupuncture. The vast majority of acupuncture studies are done in...
View ArticleAcupuncture, Yoga and Massage: Not Just for Rich People - Truth-Out
Acupuncture, Yoga and Massage: Not Just for Rich People Truth-Out Attendees receive a day of free holistic health care—everything from acupuncture to massage therapy to nutritional counseling—as well...
View ArticleJapan Finally Apologizes to Its Women - Bloomberg View
Yahoo Movies UK Japan Finally Apologizes to Its Women Bloomberg View On June 23, a middle-aged male Japanese politician, dressed in the traditional dark suit and '80s-retro haircut, walked in front of...
View ArticleMoxibustion for Ebola?
Reportedly there is an Ebola outbreak in Africa, which may get out of hand. Since according to teh CDC there is no effective treatment or prevention. I DID suggest in a mail to the CDC to try...
View ArticleWHO Standard Terminology
The WHO has edited and published what it calls a "Standard Terminology" (sort of a dictionary) pertaining to oriental medicine: "WHO International Standard Terminologies On Traditional Medicine in...
View ArticleAnti-Chinese "propaganda" ...
as a response to the anti-Japanese propaganda by the Chinese Hello from Japan FIRST: I do not understand politics and am not going to argue about or discuss it. I leave that to the billions of...
View ArticleEducate the public
the author wrote: "It was worth about an hour of my time to offer a more science-based perspective, and hopefully educate the public about scientific research design, the placebo effect, and...See it...
View ArticleCyclists in The Tour de France Use Acupuncture To Stay in Top Form - The...
Cyclists in The Tour de France Use Acupuncture To Stay in Top Form The Epoch Times The 2014 Tour De France is underway. Hundreds of elite cyclists are racing through the picturesque mountains of...
View ArticleBattlefield Acupuncture; fighting the pain
No one really knows how it began. The most common story is about an Army surgeon in Ancient China who was treating a soldier for chronic back pain.Thomas Blasejewicz's insight:I do not like the...
View ArticleHow Acupuncture Relieves Stress
Good news, acupuncture fans: It really does help relieve stress. And now, a new study is giving a closer look at why.See it on Scoop.it, via Japanese acupuncture
View ArticleEbola spreading too fast - WHO
Thomas Blasejewicz's insight:Since there ***IS NO *** really effective treatment, I wrote to the CDC and suggested a try with moxibustion, which is known to enhance the immune function.. Since...
View ArticleThe other Ebola debate: What about existing drugs?
With experimental treatments in short supply, some researchers urge "repurposing" medicinesThomas Blasejewicz's insight:I DID suggest using moxibustion. Several times. To the CDC and MSF.Wrote about...
View ArticleMilitary Pokes Holes In Acupuncture Skeptics' Theory
In an effort to shake up a "pill for every ill" approach, the Army is making alternative treatments more widely available. Among the new options is acupuncture, which some veterans say is making them...
View ArticleHolistic Health Care Facts and Statistics
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View ArticleDocs remove acupuncture needle lodged in Chinese man's stomach for 40 years -...
A Chinese man suffering from back and chest pains surprised doctors when they found an acupuncture needle which had been lodged in his stomach for 40 years.Thomas Blasejewicz's insight:The photo shows...
View ArticleOnly STANDARD patients need apply ...
According to the following article: China has issued "acupuncture treatment protocols" for so-called standard treatments: "The National Technical Committee on Acupuncture and Moxibustion...
View ArticleScared of acupuncture needles... - YouTube
BAcC Member Charlie Buck has a fun demonstration for acupuncture needles. Please visit: CAAAM.org for more information on Acupuncture in the Caribbean.Thomas Blasejewicz's insight:I VERY much doubt,...
View ArticleFujifilm: Chinese firm copying Ebola drug
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. has requested that the Chinese government investigate a major Chinese drugmaker, claiming the firm is producing a copycat drug of Avigan — an antiflu drug globally expected to...
View ArticleAcupuncture helps sick owls return to wild in Spain - Yahoo News
The patient opens his yellow eyes wide but makes no sound as acupuncturist Edurne Cornejo pricks four fine needles into his legs. He was sent to Brinzal, an owl-rescue charity based in a park in the...
View ArticleDear Science Based Medicine, Just a Few Questions About Acupuncture - A...
The folks at the Society for Science Based Medicine have some strongly negative views about acupuncture. I’m fairly sure that none of them have actually tried it, but acupuncture sounds pretty...
View ArticleMost cancers are caused by bad luck not genes or lifestyle, say scientists -...
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the US found that the majority of cancers are not linked to environment or lifestyleThomas Blasejewicz's insight:If that is so, go ahead...
View ArticleNew tattoos found on Otzi the Iceman support prehistoric acupuncture theory -...
Advanced imaging techniques reveal 61 newly-discovered tattoos on the 5,300-year-old mummyThomas Blasejewicz's insight:interesting!See it on Scoop.it, via Japanese acupuncture
View ArticleScience mania may endanger medical care
Through a special form of blog, called "scoop-it" and timed, automatic Google searches, I frequently get links to articles written by "scientists"considered by those sources as possibly of...
View ArticleThe best science images of the year are all about life, death, sex, and...
This week, the Wellcome Trust — a UK-based biomedical research charity — announced the 2015 finalists for their annual photography competition. The 20 images span a range of disciplines and...
View ArticleNew CT Scans Reveal Acupuncture Points
In a remarkable discovery, CT scans reveal the anatomical structures of acupuncture points.See it on Scoop.it, via Japanese acupuncture
View Article肩凝り - 又もや異見
日本では「肩凝り」と言う永遠不滅なものです。しかし、最初からお断りします:私はこの厄介な症状を治す特別な技術も持たないし、説得力ある説明する能力もありません。あるのはただ異端者の個人的意見=異見のみです。しかし、日常の会話を傍聴すると日本人は肩凝りが大好きだとしか思えない。「私はもう30年間ずーっと肩凝りだ」と自慢する人も決して少なくない。 肩凝り ー...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Passes First Acupuncture Law | California Newswire
BISMARCK, N.D., April 21, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As a result of the efforts of a small group of dedicated acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM) practitioners from the North Dakota Association...
View ArticleAcudiversity ...
Acudiversity ... I have been trying to help foreigners wishing to observe Japanese acupuncture in Japan for at least 15 years. Unfortunately, I must say, Japanese practitioners are not very...
View ArticleParkinson’s May Begin in Gut and Spread to the Brain Via the Vagus Nerve
A major epidemiological registry-based study from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital indicates that Parkinson’s disease begins in the gastrointestinal tract; the study is the largest in...
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