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General Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Links
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The American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
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An online resource for Traditional Chinese Medicine
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National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine – National Certification Board
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One of many colleges of traditional Chinese medicine. Campuses are in Chicago, New York and San Diego
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Documentary film about one man's search for solutions to full body paralysis caused by a stroke.
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A very useful compendium of articles and research synopsis on Chinese and other traditional medicines. Often seen through a dual East/West lens.
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The Illinois organization for practitioners of Chinese Medicine.
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Fertility Resources
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Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy.
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Effect of acupuncture on the outcome of in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a randomized, prospective, controlled clinical study.
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Acupuncture normalizes dysfunction of hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis
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Auricular acupuncture in the treatment of female infertility.
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Resources About Male Infertility
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Quantitative evaluation of spermatozoa ultrastructure after acupuncture treatment for idiopathic male infertility.
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Effects of acupuncture and moxa treatment in patients with semen abnormalities.
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Modification of semen quality by acupuncture in subfertile males.
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Influence of acupuncture on idiopathic male infertility in assisted reproductive technology.
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Does acupuncture treatment affect sperm density in males with very low sperm count? A pilot study.
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Effect of acupuncture on sperm parameters of males suffering from subfertility related to low sperm quality.
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Studies on Migraine Headaches
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Acupuncture and the opioid system: implications in management of migraine.
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A controlled trial of the treatment of migraine by acupuncture.
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Acupuncture versus metoprolol in migraine prophylaxis: a randomized trial of trigger point inactivation
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Acupuncture versus medical treatment for migraine and muscle tension headaches.
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Acupuncture for chronic headache in primary care: large, pragmatic, randomised trial.
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Immune System Health Resources
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Effects of acupuncture on immune response related to opioid-like peptides.
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Effects of acupuncture on immune response in mice.
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Traditional acupuncture increases the content of beta-endorphin in immune cells and influences mitogen induced proliferation.
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Effect of acupuncture on interleukin-2 level and NK cell immunoactivity of peripheral blood of malignant tumor patients.
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Neuroimmunomodulatory effects of acupuncture in mice.
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Acupuncture for immune-mediated disorders. Literature review and clinical applications.
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Effect of acupuncture on the regulation of cell-mediated immunity in the patients with malignant tumors.
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One of the original acupuncturists to work with HIV and Hepatitis in the USA.
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About Parkinson's Disease (PKD) Resources
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Acupuncture treatment of Parkinson's disease--a report of 29 cases.
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Acupuncture prevents 6-hydroxydopamine-induced neuronal death in the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system in the rat Parkinson's disease model.
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Long-term high-frequency electro-acupuncture stimulation prevents neuronal degeneration and up-regulates BDNF mRNA in the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area following medial forebrain bundle axotomy.
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Acupuncture and Depression Resources
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Clinical research on the therapeutic effect of the electro-acupuncture treatment in patients with depression.
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Clinical observation on needling extrachannel points in treating mental depression.
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Acupuncture Increases Nocturnal Melatonin Secretion and Reduces Insomnia and Anxiety: A Preliminary Report.
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