ACUPUNCTURE AND FLU

Now that pandemic of influenza A virus is here is time to prevention.
What to Do About the Flu:
-Cover your cough
-Wash your hands frequently
-If you have a fever, stay home for at least 24 hrs after that fever has ended.
Here is a Maciocia's article about Chinese medicine anf flu.
http://maciociaonline.blogspot.com/2009/07/swine-flu_31.html

ACUPUNCTURE AND POSTPARTUM WEIGHT LOSS

I recommend and interesting article from Chinese Medicine Times about postpartum weight loss. A dose of common sense.

http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/section/339/1/postpartum_weight_loss_for_nursing_mothers_using_tcm_and_modern_techniques

ACUPUNTURA AND ENDOMETRIOSIS

Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition causing menstrual and pelvic pain. A new Cochrane Review suggests that Chinese herbal medicine may be useful in relieving endometriosis-related pain with fewer side effects than conventional treatment. However, better quality randomised controlled trials are needed to investigate it.
http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab006568.html

MULTI-BED ACUPUNCTURE CLINICS

Here you have an article about multi-bed acupuncture clinics, that is a recent successful phenomenon in the United Kingdom. A practitioner treats more than one patient per hour in the same room, like in China.

What do you thing about it?

http://www.jcm.co.uk/media/cms/File/Multibed.pdf

Moxibustion

Here is a very interesting article about moxibustion from "Chinese Medicine Times". You can't miss it!

http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/section/290/1/the_forgotten_art_of_moxa_needling

Cupping Therapy

I recommend you an article published at Chinese Medicine Times where you can find ten cupping methods to be used on therapies.

http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/section/185/1/cupping_therapy___part_one

http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/section/201/1/cupping_therapy___part_two