Healthcare Archive

  • gururas

    Steroid Shots and Your Health: Take Two

    Posted on December 12, 2012 | No Comments
    Making decisions when we're in pain. With research showing its failure to relive suffering and over 400 people damaged and 31 people dead, steroid injections aren't our "go to" starting point. So where to begin?

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  • POCA

    Introducing POCA: The People’s Organization of Community Acupuncture

    Posted on January 21, 2012 | No Comments
    Introducing POCA - The People's Organization for Community Acupuncture. We're a member & you can be too. #url#

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  • ASP_Ear

    Acupuncture and the US Military: Worlds Collide?

    Posted on February 24, 2011 | No Comments
    Providing acupuncture to US military personnel near and far can provide relief and help them return to duty.

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  • Injections?

    On Cortisone Injections…

    Posted on December 27, 2010 | No Comments
    Many of us feel we need to keep doing stuff (working, exercising, running around...) and are afraid to take time to heal. Here's an article on cortisone injections from the New York Times.

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  • caduceus

    Post-surgical acupuncture treatment

    Posted on January 16, 2010 | No Comments
    Postoperative ileus is a common problem in patients who have major abdominal surgery. The duration is usually short, but may lead to increased hospital stay and costs. Information from a study group may help surgeons choose appropriate therapy for PPOI after abdominal surgery.

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  • obamathumb

    Does Obama Want Acupuncture?

    Posted on January 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Recent reports from the healthcare discussion in Washington are now saying that healthcare reform may include "alternative medicine therapy language". To wit, HR 646 is a bill that will add acupuncture options to Medicare B and federal employee health insurance.

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