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Acupuncture combined with electronic stimulation can lower rates by as much as 50 percent, according to a new study.

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Researchers at Mahariashi University in Iowa are hoping to prove that meditation improves academic performance.

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An on-line video for this talk, recorded recently in Houston, Texas, is now available on the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's Integrative Medicine site.

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An article published in the Boston Globe announced that "acupuncture has won medical acceptance."

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The AAOM recently released a statement criticizing FDA regulation of herbs.

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The National Acupuncture Foundation has just re-released the popular Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine State Laws & Regulations book.

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A North Dakota paper reported on increasing use of meditation under the curious title, "Public pressure forces health-care industry to accept alternative medicine practices."

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According to the February issue of Fast Company, a magazine and website that chronicles how the business world is changing, the chiropractic profession is ranked fourth among the nation's top jobs to pursue in the next five years.

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On February 25th, 2005 governor Bill Rounds of South Dakota signed a new law that will regulate the state's massage therapy profession.

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The Institute of Medicine Report on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use showcased the best available evidence regarding CAM therapies in its chapter entitled, "State of Emerging Evidence on CAM."

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Minnesota may close the state office that oversees use of complementary and alternative medical therapies by non-licensed practitioners of modalities from ayurveda to energy healing to hypnosis.

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The state of South Carolina amended its medical practice statutes by adding the "Acupuncture Act of South Carolina."

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The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester in New Hampshire (MHGCM) was awarded a $40,000 grant to develop a program model that uses complementary and alternative medical therapies for the treatment of mental health disorders.

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As yoga teachers, many of us guide our students through touch regularly as we adjust their poses. But can this ever go too far? Protect yourself and your students by understanding the legal and ethical issues surrounding touching in class.

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Pediatrics recently published our article on complementary therapies in pediatric care. The article offers a framework for clinical decision-making.

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