Chinese Traditional chinese Medicine
Leading Mesothelioma Researcher Now Leads the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
Leading Mesothelioma Researcher Now Leads the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
Friday, October 23, 2009
Hawaii is known for many things: surfing, beautiful beaches, pineapples, and now, cancer research. Michele Carbone, MD, PhD (Human Pathology), has recently been named director of the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. He began his three-year term September 1, 2009, [...]
The Holistic Approach to Fighting Mesothelioma
The Holistic Approach to Fighting Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a serious and rare cancer that occurs in individuals that have either inhaled or swallowed asbestos fibers. The fibers then travel through the body becoming lodged, resulting in cancer typically decades later.
Often called “asbestos cancer,” mesothelioma is highly aggressive and is resistant to many current treatments. The [...]
Therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine
Therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine
Therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine on coagulation disorder and accompanying intractable jaundice in hepatitis B virus-related liver cirrhosis patients.
World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Oct 21;14(39):6060-4
Authors: Li YM, Yang HZ, Guan WB, Ke QS, Dai M, Xie HP, Zhang SJ
AIM: To observe the therapeutic effects of new traditional Chinese medicine [...]
Acupuncture ‘cuts blood pressure’
Acupuncture ‘cuts blood pressure
Acupuncture combined with electronic stimulation can lower high blood pressure, US researchers say.
In tests on rats, the treatment lowered raised blood pressure by as much as 50%, the University of California team at Irvine found.
They are now testing to see whether the technique will have the same effect in people with [...]
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is the procedure of inserting and manipulating fine filiform needles into specific points on the body to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes. The word acupuncture comes from the Latin acus, “needle”, and pungere, “to prick”. In Standard Mandarin, 針砭 (zhēn biān) (a related word, 針灸 (zhēn jiǔ), refers to acupuncture together with moxibustion). [...]
Chinese traditional Medicine (TCM) Scientific view Efficacy
Efficacy: Acupuncture: Scientific research into efficacy
Much of the scientific research on TCM has focused on acupuncture. The effectiveness of acupuncture remains controversial in the scientific community, and a review by Edzard Ernst and colleagues in 2007 found that the body of evidence was growing, research is active, and that the “emerging clinical evidence seems to [...]
Chinese Traditional Medicine (TCM) Diagnostics
Following a macro philosophy of disease, traditional Chinese diagnostics are based on overall observation of human symptoms rather than “micro” level laboratory tests. There are four types of TCM diagnostic methods: observe (望 wàng), hear and smell (闻/聞 wén), ask about background (问/問 wèn) and touching (切 qiè). The pulse-reading component of the touching examination [...]
Theory behind Chinese traditional Medicine
The foundation principles of Chinese medicine are not necessarily uniform, and are based on several schools of thought. Received TCM can be shown to be influenced by Taoism, Buddhism, and Neo-Confucianism.
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The history of (TCM) Traditional Chinese Medicine
TCM practices include such treatments as herbal medicine, acupuncture, dietary therapy, and both Tui na and Shiatsu massage. Qigong and Taijiquan are also closely associated with TCM.
TCM theory originated thousands of years ago through meticulous observation of nature, the cosmos, and the human body. Major theories include those of Yin-yang, the Five Phases, the human [...]
