San Francisco acupuncture college, The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM), received accreditation by the ACAOM (Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) for its doctoral program in acupuncture and oriental medicine. The DAOM (Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) program supplements ACTCM’s existing offering, the Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine (MSTCM). […]
Acupuncture reduces post-operative pain following gynecologic and abdominal surgeries. A new study published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology concludes that, “Pain control after hospital discharge is suboptimal for many women after both vaginal and abdominal surgery.” The researchers add that there is a need to improve post-operative at-home pain control measures, “Given increasingly rapid […]
Acupuncture may provide an important role in the containment and treatment of malaria. A recent article published in The Lancet notes that strains of malaria resistant to medicines made from the Chinese medicine plant, Artemisia annua (Qing Hao), continue to spread. Resistance to chloroquine drugs emerged from its widespread use in the 1970s and now […]
