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A pair of new studies suggest acupuncture can help manage common complications experienced by renal disease patients on hemodialysis: muscle wasting and uremic pruritis.

On March 22, 2014, the leaders of nine AOM organizations met in Columbia, MD at the invitation of the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. The Council has hosted this annual event since 2005 to inform its own strategic planning in promoting excellence in AOM education and to…

The Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine recently announced the change of its name to Texas Health and Science University.

The Maryland-based Tai Sophia Institute was awarded university status by the Maryland Higher Education Commission this month and will change its name to Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) effective March 1, according to school officials.

The new year has proven to be a promising one for acupuncturists nationwide. On the start of the Chinese New Year, the White House petition to recognize acupuncture as a profession and have it included in the Medicare system met the White House standard of having more than 25,000 signatures…

As thousands of people continue to pick up the pieces following Superstorm Sandy in the east coast, Acupuncturists without Borders have begun to offer free relief to survivors.

Acupuncture will be considered an “essential health benefit” in California and will be covered by individual and small group health plans starting in 2014.

Lombard - This week marked an historic ceremony, with acupuncture and oriental medicine students each receiving a caduceus pin for their white coat. The caduceus is a traditional symbol for the healing professions, and dates back to the time of Hippocrates.

California officials voted against California bill SB628 that pushed to create a new Chinese medicine profession called “Traditional Chinese Medicine traumatologists,” at a hearing held Tuesday in Sacramento, Calif.

A recent trend in the expansion in the scopes of practice of western trained health professionals to include “dry needling” has resulted in redefining acupuncture and re-framing acupuncture techniques in western biomedical language. Advancement and integration of medical technique across professions is a recognized progression. However, the aspirations of one…

Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) and Pathways to Wellness have launched a relief response to aid the earthquake victims in Haiti. They are now mobilizing teams of volunteer acupuncturists to go to Haiti to provide assistance. Acupuncture treatments will help heal trauma and provide general body-mind-spirit healing.

If you were to take a man-on-the-street survey about the one thing in acupuncture with which people were most concerned, odds are the answer would be very simple: needles. More specifically, will they hurt? You can have all the skills in the world, but if your patients never come back…

Choosing the right herbs for your practice can be a bit bewildering, if not downright overwhelming. How can you know which herbal company offers the highest-quality products? What are the things to look for—and to avoid?

You might think that once you have your degree, you can stop learning and just get on with the business of running your practice. The reality, as it is for so many other things in life, is that we can never truly stop learning and growing. There is an ancient…

I’ve been a licensed acupuncturist for only a few years so my memories of starting out are more recent than someone who has more experience. Over the past few years, I’ve seen some of my former classmates build thriving acupuncture practices, and I’ve seen some of them founder. I have…

On Dec. 15, 2009, the Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin (AOMA) was granted accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), following a rigorous three-year process. AOMA is the first and only stand-alone, single-degree school of acupuncture and Oriental medicine in the…

Median out-of-pocket patient payments to chiropractors and osteopaths are among the lowest paid to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners and were less than half what is typically paid to acupuncturists and massage therapists, according to a federal report released today.

The National Stand-Down for Homeless Veterans is an annual event that honors and seeks to help homeless veterans. Each summer in San Diego, acupuncturist Mitch Lehman directs and organizes the National Stand Down for homeless veterans, held by Integrated Medicine Services. This year the Stand Down will be held July…

We have already encountered a problem in our newly enacted acupuncture law. The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure Board meeting was on the morning of July 2, 2009. The bimonthly meeting of nine physicians was held to discuss, among many agenda items, the proposed Rules and Regulations for the…

In the current tight economic times, it comes as no shock that federally funded programs, including research grants, should come under scrutiny. After all, we pay taxes that support those research grants, and nobody likes to see government waste. Unfortunately, this mindset can easily lead to attacking what appears to…