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Aspirin, Ibuprofin, Excedrin, and Tylenol are all household names for pain medicine. We all use these drugs to stop headaches, backaches ,or, well, any ache or pain. Here are some interesting facts about these drugs which are officially named non-steriodal anti-inflammitory drugs(NSAIDS). Each Year, non-steriodal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs) cause “up to 200,000 hospitalizations and 20,000 deaths.” [...]

In contemporary applications of acupuncture in North America, it is becoming increasingly common to hear patients complain that they are being challenged by their insurance carrier with the comment that acupuncture is not effective for a particular situation, and therefore coverage is denied. Of course, it is obvious that insurance companies are in the business [...]

Report Suggests MDs, Physiotherapists Less Competent than Licensed Acupuncturists By Michael Devitt, Managing Editor When asked why they use alternative forms of care, one of the most common responses people give is safety. Because treatments such as acupuncture and herbal medicine are considered more “natural” and less invasive than drugs, surgery or other conventional methods, [...]

Marc Kaufman Washington Post 1/03/05 Brain research is beginning to produce concrete evidence for something that Buddhist practitioners of meditation have maintained for centuries: Mental discipline and meditative practice can change the workings of the brain and allow people to achieve different levels of awareness. <!–more–> Those transformed states have traditionally been understood in transcendent [...]

Dan Tian Breathing is an extremely beneficial variation of natural breathing. The Dan Tian is the energy center in the abdominal region, about three inches below the navel and midway into the center of the body. The precise location of the DAN Tian can vary slightly from person to person. Some students feel it behind [...]

By Michael Devitt, Managing Editor Back pain is one of the most common reasons people see a health care provider. It has been estimated that up to 80% of the world’s population will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives, with the lower back as the most common location of pain. Although [...]

A new report published in the online version of the British Medical Journal1 has found that acupuncture is a useful, cost-effective treatment for chronic headaches, particularly migraines. The report found that over a 12-month period, headache patients who received regular acupuncture sessions reported fewer headaches, had a higher quality of life, missed fewer days from [...]