Kentucky Passes Law Regulating The Practice of Acupuncture

HB 17, the first Bill in Kentucky to regulate the practice of acupuncture was signed by the Governor on April 24, 2006 and will be inacted into law. This Bill has been over two years in the making and is the result of hard work and dedication on the part of the Kentucky State Acupuncture Association members. NCCAOM’s Associate Deputy Director, Betsy Smith, accompanied by Mina Larson, Director of Communications and Marketing, testified before the House Licensing and Occupations Committee and the Senate Health and Welfare Committee in support of this legislation. Those wishing to practice in Kentucky will require NCCAOM certification and three years of licensed practice in another state before they can recieve the title of Certified Acupuncturist.Our thoughts: It's about ti...

California acupuncture clinic earns award

WASHINGTON -- A California clinic recently received a Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care Crystal Award. The award is presented annually to organizations that demonstrate excellence in providing innovative community health-based services that meet the needs of the medically underserved.The Third Avenu Clinic earned a two- year grant as well as sustainability-enhancing support services from doctoral students affiliated with Johns Hopkins University.Third Avenue Charitable Organization (San Diego, Calif.) -- A social outreach program and nonprofit charity that serves the homeless, elderly and working poor in the area. Through a strong coalition of community partnerships, the organization offers free meals, free medical and acupuncture clinics, and free mental health counseling services...

Worldwide analgesic market worth $50 billion

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Jain PharmaBiotech's "Pain Therapeutics - Drugs, Markets and Companies" to their offering.According to the most-recent Research and Markets report, the worldwide analgesic market was worth $50 billion during the year 2005 and is expected to increase to $75 billion by the year 2010 and $105 billion by the year 2015. A news release said calculations are based on the epidemiology of various painful conditions and the development of analgesic drugs and devices. Unfulfilled needs for analgesics are identified and strategies are outlined to develop markets for analgesic drugs. The report is supplemented with 53 tables, 16 figures, and 460 selected references to the literature.This report describes the latest concepts of pathomechanisms of pain as...

Acupuncture can reduce vomiting after chemo

Acupuncture can reduce the likelihood of vomiting 24 hours after chemotherapy, according to a new review of recent studies — in which participants also took anti-vomiting medication.Acupuncture is a 2,000-year-old Chinese medical procedure used to treat a variety of ailments by stimulating certain anatomical points on the body, usually with very thin needles that penetrate the skin. Electroacupuncture, in which a small electrical current is passed through the inserted needle, was the only technique that reduced the incidence of vomiting directly after chemotherapy, Jeanette Ezzo, Ph.D., of James P. Swyers Enterprises and colleagues found.Read m...

Acupuncture rids wrinkles

For 25 years, JoAnne Bergen has endured migraines. She turned to acupuncture for relief and not only does it work, she experienced an unexpected side effect.Read m...

Acupuncture receives OK from New England Journal

Some people think of acupuncture as a wacky Eastern medicine, without any basis in science, while others consider it to be a crucial alternative to pain-relief medicine. Whatever the perspective, acupuncture use in the United States is on the rise, and the medical establishment has been taking notice. Now scientists are using advanced brain-imaging techniques to study the ancient practice -- and have begun to uncover some tantalizing clues about how it works.Two large controlled trials of acupuncture for osteoarthritis pain, published in 2004 and 2005, found that the practice is more effective than a sham treatment. Another study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2005, found acupuncture to be effective for migraines; however, patients experienced the same level of pain relief...