To The Point

Fall, 2008 #7

In this issue

Chinese Athletes Use Acupuncture to Prepare for Olympics

Getting ready for the 2008 Olympics, doctors at the healing centre of Beijing Sports University were using acupuncture to treat about 70% of the chronic and acute muscle injuries they dealt with...READ MORE

Olympic Volleyball Star Kerri Walsh uses Acupuncture

Walsh's secret weapon at the Olympics was Charpantidis, a Greek who lives in Athens, was in Beijing and performed acupuncture on Walsh's shoulder twice a day...READ MORE

Olympic Coach Amazed by Acupuncture

Tony Smith, the Canadian gymnastics team coach tried acupuncture for the first time and was amazed by the results. After just one session at the Olympic Village clinic, his back pain vanished. "It really does work," he said. "I will definitely recommend it to my athletes," ...READ MORE

Great News for Women's Health and TCM

Today Show Features Chinese Medicine for Fertility
I am so happy to report that the Today Show did a very positive segment on Chinese Medicine and how it can improve fertility... READ MORE

Breast Cancer, Hot Flashes and Acupuncture
In support of Breast Cancer month, I want to reproduce a study that was just posted on Integrative Medicine's site on October 1, 2008.

The results of a study conducted at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit suggested that acupuncture controlled hot flashes as effectively as venlafaxine while also providing additional benefits to patients on anti-estrogen treatment for breast cancer... READ MORE

Acupuncture and IVF Study Reports Good Early Results
The notably large study explores the increase in take-home baby rates associated with combined Eastern and Western medicine treatments. Their ongoing research shows a 15 percent increase in pregnancies, with a 23 percent climb in actual births in IVF patients treated with acupuncture... READ MORE

Some of the above information comes from acufinder.com

If you find other articles in the coming months, please let me know.

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Sincerely,

Jennifer Dubowsky

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