Author: Pacific College
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Tu Youyou Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine for TCM-Based Malaria Treatment
Categories: Research & ArticlesTu Youyou, an 84-year-old Chinese scientist, was recently awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize for Medicine for her discovery and development of artemisinin, a malaria treatment that has saved millions of lives over the past few decades. Tu’s team of researchers rediscovered the drug, which has been known to Chinese medicine for at least 2000 years, in…
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Why You Should Go to School for Chinese Medicine
Categories: Research & ArticlesSo many people are looking for meaning and challenge in their lives. We spend so much time at work; shouldn’t you love what you do? For me, I had to make a change so I could start loving what I do. This article is for those people who ask why you should go to school…
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PCOM to Offer Treatments at Tunnel to Towers Run
Categories: Press ReleasesAcupuncture and Massage Relieves Stress for 9/11 Heroes and Survivors at Tunnel to Towers Run on Sunday, September 27th NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2015 Contact: Cynthia Neipris (212) 982-3456 x229 [email protected] Sunday, September 27th – Police officers, firefighters, survivors of 9/11, family members, and supporters from throughout the world will receive acupuncture…
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Public Notice: ACEN to Visit PCOM-NY Campus for Accreditation Review, Oct 6-8
Categories: Press ReleasesPacific College of Oriental Medicine wishes to announce that it will host a site review for the initial accreditation of its Bachelor of Science in (Holistic) Nursing Completion Program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) from October 6th until October 8th. You are invited to meet the site visit team and share your comments about the program…
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Naomi C. Broering Hispanic Heritage Award/Grant
Categories: In the NewsOn May 18, 2015, Naomi C. Broering, PCOM’s Dean of Libraries, received the Medical Library Association’s (MLA) first Hispanic heritage award at the annual MLA conference in Austin, Texas. Named the Naomi C. Broering Hispanic Heritage Award, the award honors and recognizes her past accomplishments in medical librarianship and library informatics. Naomi has a long…
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Post-Earthquake Benefits for Nepal
Categories: In the NewsOn April 25, 2015, a massive, magnitude 7.8 earthquake near Kathmandu demolished vast regions of the small Himalayan nation of Nepal. Nearly 9,000 people were killed and hundreds of thousands were left without shelter in the worst natural disaster to hit the nation in nearly a century. More than 20 people were killed on Mount…
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Think about the “Chin Point”
Categories: Research & ArticlesBy Kiiko Matsumoto, LAc & Monika Kobylecka, LAc In the United States, as many as 50-70% of kids wear braces; many adults also use these and other orthodontic devices. Requests to take pressure off a painful or tight TMJ are all too common in our practices. While wearing enamel-protecting night guards shields the teeth from…
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Feng Shui for Wealth
Categories: Research & ArticlesBy Amanda Collins Your surroundings have a powerful effect on what you attract into your life. When the energy around you is blocked or unbalanced, your prosperity, health and relationships can be adversely affected. Feng Shui improvements unblock the flow of positive energy, remove negative influences and allow you to attract the prosperity and abundance…
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Celebrating Summer with Feng Shui
Categories: Research & ArticlesSummer, the most Yang time of year, is finally arriving. Summer is symbolic of fire, heat, beaches, outdoor activities, and moving outward in nature and in our lives. It represents expansion and activity, abundant energy and longer days. The Summer Solstice on June 21st provides a poignant example of the cyclical nature of Yin and…
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Introducing the Janet Tsai Memorial Scholarship Recipients
Categories: Press ReleasesJANET TSAI Memorial Scholarship Pacific College of Oriental Medicine-NY is delighted to announce the four recipients of the Janet Tsai Memorial Scholarship. Recipients were nominated by Pacific College faculty and staff and were chosen based on their interest in and commitment to women’s health and women with disabilities. Janet was an alumna and faculty member…