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Thieme Almanac 2007: Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine

Author : Thieme Almanac

Publisher : Thieme

Page : 388 pages

File Size : 44,87 MB

Release : 2006-10-25

Category : Medical

ISBN : 9781588904256

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Book Description

The new forum for acupuncturists and Chinese medicine specialists The Thieme Almanac is a concise summation of the state of the study, teaching, practice, and development of acupuncture and Chinese medicine around the world. Prepared by editors who are renowned international experts in the field, the aim of the Thieme Almanac is both novel and two-fold: To offer the field of acupuncture and Chinese medicine a voice To develop greater cooperation among the diverse parties involved in the field The Almanac includes wide ranging information on all aspects of related arts and sciences as well as clinical articles, historical tidbits, research findings, an international survey of educational programs, listings of societies and organizations, and the latest from the ever-changing domain of laws and regulations related to the field. A congress calendar is part of the scope of the Almanac and serves as a compact guide to all major events taking place in the field in 2007. In general the Thieme Almanac provides access to information on and resources in these and a wide range of other topics in the international field of acupuncture and Chinese medicine. The editors are renowned international experts such as Stephen Birch Ph.D. (Research), Isaac Cohen O.M.D. (Research), Chris Dhaenens Ph.D. (Book Reviews), Jane Lyttleton L.Ac. (Clinical Practice), Michael McCarthy M.A., L.Ac. (Legislation Regulation and Professional Developments), Felicity Moir M.Sc., B.Ac. (Education), Elisabeth Rochat de la Valle Ph.D., (History, Language and Culture), Mary Tagliaferry M.D. (Clinical Practice), Yuhuan Zhang (Traditional Chinese Almanac Information).



A Guide to Chinese Medicine on the Internet

Author : Ka Wai Fan

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Page : 319 pages

File Size : 42,13 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Internet addresses

ISBN : 078903199X

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Book Description

A Guide to Chinese Medicine on the Internet frees readers from having to sift through countless websites to find up-to-date, high quality, reliable information on all types of Chinese medicine. This handy resource provides an introduction to the terms and philosophies of Chinese medicine in addition to an extensive categorized listing of online sites related to Chinese culture and medicine, complete with a brief description of each site's content. Guidelines are provided for searching, cataloging, and evaluating websites concerned with Chinese medicine, based on the author's research and personal experience as a practitioner and user of Chinese medicines.



Chinese Medicine and Healing

Author : TJ Hinrichs

Publisher : Harvard University Press

Page : 477 pages

File Size : 44,99 MB

Release : 2013-01-07

Category : History

ISBN : 0674047370

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Book Description

In covering the subject of Chinese medicine, this book addresses topics such as oracle bones, the treatment of women, fertility and childbirth, nutrition, acupuncture, and Qi as well as examining Chinese medicine as practiced globally in places such as Africa, Australia, Vietnam, Korea, and the United States.



Acupuncture Research

Author : Hugh MacPherson

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 27,8 MB

Release : 2007-10-12

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0443100292

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Book Description

This is the first book to set out a full range of research strategies for evaluating the clinical practice of acupuncture. Leading acupuncturists and researchers with international reputations share their expertise. They illustrate their descriptions with practical examples of what has worked and what has not. It outlines many of the key challenges in the field. These challenges relate to the nature of acupuncture and the gap between current research evidence and the actual experiences of acupuncturists in the field. By focusing the chapters on key research questions, rather than methods, the book has a user-friendly feel. Each chapter is easily accessible with brief explanations of research designs as well as vignettes of relevant past research. The book is based on a deep understanding of acupuncture, with its inherent complexity in practice, whether based on traditional principles or more modern concepts. By incorporating a more sophisticated understanding of the field, this book details a range of strategies aiming to develop the evidence base with the utmost rigour. It is the first book on acupuncture research to take this unique view, integrating the very best of evidence-based medicine with a genuine sensitivity to the discipline of acupuncture, from its traditional and holistic roots to its more modern interpretations.



Acupuncture

Author : Marcelo Saad

Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand

Page : 153 pages

File Size : 45,11 MB

Release : 2011-09-06

Category : Medical

ISBN : 9533076305

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Book Description

Acupuncture is growing in popularity world-wide. Acupuncture and related techniques are useful tools for treating a spectrum of diseases. However, there are still many areas of controversy connected to it due to the fact that mechanisms of action of acupuncture are not entirely clear. Another debilitating element is the absence of a convincing model of sham acupuncture for a control group in clinical trials.Therefore, there are still inappropriate prejudice and unfamiliarity regarding acupuncture. I hope this book can contribute to guide the advance of this ancient medical art. The reader will here find texts wrote by authors from different parts of the world. The chapters cover strategic areas to collaborate with the consolidation of the knowledge in acupuncture. The main objective is to share elements to make acupuncture more and better offered at health systems worldwide.



Thieme Almanac

Author : Thieme Medical Publishers, Incorporated

Publisher : Thieme

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 40,48 MB

Release : 2007-10

Category : Acupuncture

ISBN : 9783131450814

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Book Description

Aims to offer the field of acupuncture and Chinese medicine a voice; and to develop greater cooperation and communication among those working in this field. This publication includes articles on very diverse subjects, such as: veterinary medicine; translation of Chinese terms; clinical studies; cancer treatment; as well as interviews and opinions.



Treatment of Infertility with Chinese Medicine E-Book

Author : Jane Lyttleton

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 517 pages

File Size : 16,3 MB

Release : 2013-04-15

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0702054321

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Book Description

The second edition of this popular text systematically addresses all aspects of treatment of infertility using Chinese medicine. Clinically focused and with a new easy-to-navigate design, the book begins by covering all the essential fundamentals you will need to understand and treat infertility, before going on to look at what Chinese medicine offers in the way of treatment for functional infertility in men and women, gynecological disorders which contribute to infertility and relevant lifestyle factors. Jane Lyttleton importantly devotes a large part of the book to discussing ways in which Chinese medicine and Western medicine might work together to overcome infertility, and details the increased experience over the past decade in working with IVF patients and their specialists. Leaps forward have also been made in the understanding of conditions such as Polycystic ovarian syndrome and immune infertility. New Features · Greatly expanded section on the place of Chinese medicine and IVF in treatment of infertility · New information on Polycystic ovarian disease and immune infertility and how Chinese medicine approaches their treatment · Updated and balanced advice on pre-conception care · Clinically focused, with easy-to-navigate design



They Eat That?

Author : Jonathan Deutsch

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 479 pages

File Size : 34,94 MB

Release : 2012-01-16

Category : Social Science

ISBN :

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Book Description

This thoroughly engaging encyclopedia considers the rich diversity of unfamiliar foods eaten around the world. The title They Eat That?: A Cultural Encyclopedia of Weird and Exotic Food from around the World says it all. This fun encyclopedia, organized A–Z, describes and offers cultural context for foodstuffs people eat today that might be described as "weird"—at least to the American palate. Entries also include American regional standards, such as scrapple and chitterlings, that other regions might find distasteful, as well as a few mainstream American foods, like honey, that are equally odd when one considers their derivation. A long narrative entry on insects, for example, discusses the fact that insects are enjoyed as a regular part of the diet in some Asian, South and Central American, and African countries. It then looks at the kinds of insects eaten, where and how they are eaten, cultural uses, nutrition, and preparation. Each of the encyclopedia's 100 entries includes a representative recipe or, for a food already prepared like maggoty cheese, describes how it is eaten. Each entry ends with suggested readings.



Currents of Tradition in Chinese Medicine, 1626-2006

Author : Volker Scheid

Publisher :

Page : 596 pages

File Size : 50,10 MB

Release : 2007

Category : History

ISBN :

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During the 1950s and 1960s, the heirs of Menghe medicine were key players in creating the institutional framework for contemporary Chinese medicine. Their students are now practicing all over the world, shaping Chinese medicine in Los Angeles, New York, Oxford, Mallorca, and Berlin. The history of the Menghe current is relevant to anyone interested in the development of Chinese medicine in late imperial and modern China. This book traces Chinese medical history along the currents created by generations of physicians linked to each other by a shared heritage of learning, by descent and kinship, by sentiments of native place as well as nationalist fervor, by personal rivalries and economic competition, by the struggle for the survival of tradition and glorious visions of a new global medicine. On the level of both theory and practice, this history marks a departure from the focus on texts and ideas that has dominated Western engagement with Chinese medicine to date. Its goal is to locate medicine within the concrete lives of physicians and their patients, restoring an agency to their actions that easily gets lost in our search for the forces or structures that shape historical process. To this end, the author interweaves social history and medical case studies, ethnography and biography to narrate a story of Chinese medicine that is very different from any that has been told before.