This Backgrounder will provide an introduction to acupuncture as well as resources for more information. Acupuncture is among the oldest healing practices in the world. As part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), acupuncture aims to restore and maintain health through the stimulation of specific points on the body.

This Backgrounder will provide an introduction to acupuncture as well as resources for more information. Acupuncture is among the oldest healing practices in the world. As part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), acupuncture aims to restore and maintain health through the stimulation of specific points on the body.

This Backgrounder will provide an introduction to acupuncture as well as resources for more information. Acupuncture is among the oldest healing practices in the world. As part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), acupuncture aims to restore and maintain health through the stimulation of specific points on the body.

A review of seven clinical trials of acupuncture given with embryo transfer in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) suggests that acupuncture may improve rates of pregnancy. An estimated 10 to 15 percent of couples experience reproductive difficulty and seek specialist fertility treatments, such as IVF.

A review of seven clinical trials of acupuncture given with embryo transfer in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) suggests that acupuncture may improve rates of pregnancy. An estimated 10 to 15 percent of couples experience reproductive difficulty and seek specialist fertility treatments, such as IVF.

A review of seven clinical trials of acupuncture given with embryo transfer in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) suggests that acupuncture may improve rates of pregnancy. An estimated 10 to 15 percent of couples experience reproductive difficulty and seek specialist fertility treatments, such as IVF.

Patient survey shows neck pain sufferers more satisfied with acupuncture than with spinal injections. (PRWeb Apr 9, 2008)

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Several years ago I suddenly had a mercifully brief encounter with TMJ. If you have had it, you already know how it is to suddenly have to limit your food intake to whatever will fit between your teeth.

NCCAM has a new director, Josephine L. Briggs, M.D. Meet this accomplished researcher and physician, and hear her foremost goal for the upcoming months.

It's been 10 years since a groundbreaking NIH conference on acupuncture. What has happened in acupuncture research since then? Where should the field go from here? A recent conference explored these questions.

The last thing people need when they are under stress is to get a cold–yet that's what often happens. Is there a scientific connection? A member of NCCAM's Advisory Council talks about some of his work in this area.

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. As with adults, a wide range of CAM therapies are used in children, including herbs and dietary supplements, massage, acupuncture, chiropractic care, naturopathy, and homeopathy. This fact sheet includes issues to consider and resources for more information when making decisions about CAM use and children.