Misha Cohen, OMD, LAc

Misha Ruth Cohen, OMD, LAc, has practiced Asian traditional medicine for 25 years. She is the director of Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine; Research and Education Chair for Quan Yin Healing Arts Center; and a research specialist at the UC San Francisco Institute for Health and Aging. Dr. Cohen has lectured throughout the world and is a respected expert in chronic diseases and Chinese medicine. She has spent the past 19 years researching and developing comprehensive programs for the treatment of HIV/AIDS, HCV, cancer and related disorders. She is the co-author, along with Dr. Robert Gish, of the Hepatitis C Help Book, published by St. Martin's.

Previous Articles

The Quan Yin Healing Arts Center: Celebrating 20 Years of Service
November 2004 (Vol. 05, Issue 11)
Chinese Medicine and CAM Therapies: Dealing with Side-Effects of Interferon Therapy in Hepatitis C
August 2004 (Vol. 05, Issue 08)
Gynecology Guidelines
October 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 10)
Treatment for a Common Problem: Chronic Sinusitis
April 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 04)
Hepatitis C Virus: The Silent Epidemic, Part Three
January 2003 (Vol. 04, Issue 01)
Hepatitis C Virus: The Silent Epidemic, Part Two
October 2002 (Vol. 03, Issue 10)
Hepatitis C Virus: The Silent Epidemic, Part One
July 2002 (Vol. 03, Issue 07)
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