Author: Pacific College
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Great American Smokeout 2007: Let Acupuncture Help You to Quit
Categories: Press ReleasesMore than 400,000 deaths in the U.S. per year are smoking related. About one out of three young smokers will eventually die from a tobacco related disease. According to current research, an estimated 45 million Americans smoke. Continual use of tobacco can cause lung cancer, as well as heart disease and lung disease. Smoking is…
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National Massage Therapy Awareness Week
Categories: Press ReleasesNational Massage Therapy Awareness Week is October 21-28 2007. Sponsored by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), this week is designed to raise public awareness of the benefits of therapeutic massage and encourage people to take the extra time to care for their health through massage. Popular among all age groups, massage is effective for…
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North American Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day, 2007
Categories: Press ReleasesTo increase understanding and appreciation of acupuncture and Oriental medicine, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine will celebrate North American Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day at all three of its campuses, San Diego, New York, and Chicago on October 24, 2007. Each campus will observe the day with various events. Pacific College’s San Diego and Chicago…
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Fight Eating Disorders with Chinese Medicine
Categories: Press ReleasesNearly one million men and women in the United States suffer from eating disorders, according to The National Institute of Mental Health. With such startling statistics, it is surprising to learn that many of these cases go untreated year after year. The two most common types of eating disorders are anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is…
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Acupuncture Can Relieve Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Categories: Press ReleasesSan Diego, CA – The most commonly stated fear of patients prior to elective surgery is not death or a surgical mishap. It’s post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV), and 25 to 40 percent of surgical patients are at risk. Defined as any episode of nausea, retching or vomiting in the 24 hours immediately following an…
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National Massage Week
Categories: Press ReleasesThis year International Massage Week will be held on July 15 – 21, 2007. International Massage Week is designed to raise public awareness of the benefits of therapeutic massage, and encourage individuals to take the extra time to care for their health through massage. Massage therapy is a healing art, which uses manual manipulation of…
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Treating ADHD and ADD with Acupuncture
Categories: Press ReleasesTraditional treatment of ADHD and ADD (attention deficit disorder) is through the prescription of the stimulant methylphenidate (Ritalin): its production has increased seven times in the 1990s alone, and is continually administered to younger and younger patients. Parents are beginning to question the drugs side-effects and are asking for alternative approaches to ADHD. In recent…
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Vietnam Veterans Stand Down 2007
Categories: Press ReleasesSan Diego, CA – Stand Down is an event held each summer to provide the homeless veteran population (and their families) with desperately needed services. Pacific College of Oriental Medicine will be providing free massage and acupuncture treatments during the event on Friday, Saturday and Sunday – July 11, 12 & 13, 2008. This event…
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Benefits of Japanese Acupuncture
Categories: Press ReleasesLike its Chinese counterparts, Japanese acupuncture is praised for its ability to open energy channels within the body, relieve tension and cure other ailments. In contrast, Japanese acupuncture techniques are often gentler and more subtle than the techniques used in China. JAPANESE ACUPUNCTURE: TREATMENT AREAS AND EFFECTIVENESS Japanese acupuncture treatments have been known to…
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Studies Find Acupuncture Safe When Done Skillfully
Categories: Press ReleasesNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When performed by a skilled practitioner, acupuncture appears to be safe, according to two new studies published in the September 1 issue of the British Medical Journal. Overview Of Recent Acupuncture Safety Studies Both studies examined the incidence of adverse effects in patients during and immediately after acupuncture treatment. In…