As an educator, Dr. Wen sees this as his most pressing task: to prepare practitioners not just to treat, but also to ...

The new year brings with it new opportunities to make lifestyle adjustments. While many individuals pursue physical fitness, some turn to alternative healing methods to keep a healthy mind and spirit.

Dr. Anne Heisserer talks freely with her patient as she glides about her business, first inserting needles into his toes, feet, arms, ears and forehead before finishing with the scalp. As much as the ...

The ancient art of acupuncture is based on the stimulation of specific points on the skin's surface by needles, which are only the thickness of a strand of hair. The solid acupuncture needle ...

Acupuncture prevents headaches and migraines but faked treatments when needles are incorrectly inserted appear to work nearly as well, German researchers said on Wednesday. Their findings suggest the ...

Three types of acupuncture therapy -- an individually tailored program, standard therapy and a simulation involving toothpicks at key acupuncture points -- appear more effective than usual care for ...

Most students believe biomedical research in acupuncture can positively influence public perception, lead to increased ...

Acupuncture has a well-documented history in China spanning over 2,000 years, but some studies believe it originated almost 4,000 years ago. In fact, examples of the earliest acupuncture needles made ...