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Acupuncture and Moxibustion for the Common Cold

January 19th, 2010

Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy where moxa herb is burned to heat the skin or acupuncture needles. Common symptoms for the common cold are cough, sore throat, runny nose and nasal congestion. Read more…

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Acupuncture Safety in Japan

November 13th, 2009

Is acupuncture safe? For example, the FDA requires that needles be sterile, nontoxic, and labeled for single use by qualified practitioners only. Relatively few complications from the use of acupuncture have been reported to the FDA, in light of the millions of people treated each year and the number of acupuncture needles used. Read more…

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