简介：Currently,therearefourcategoriesofcomplementaryandalternativemedicine(CAM)intheUnitedStatesofAmerica:1)about80CAMschools,3""-,4yearprogramfocusingonacupunctureandherbalmedicine;4""5yearprogramforchiropractic.2)64%oftheUSmedicalschoolsofferCAMcourses,suchasacupuncture,chiropractic,herbalmedicineandhomeopathy.HarvardMedicalSchoolhasbeenofferingCAMfor9years.

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简介：The3^rdSessionofIntemationalConferenceonTraditionalMedicinewasheldfromNov.13to15,2004inBeijingInternationalConferenceCenter.Thethemeofthisconferenceis""traditionalmedicineandhuman'shealth"".Thisconferencereceived587academicthesesincluding75foreignpapersandsetup6specialforumswhichcoverbasicresearch,clinicalresearch,Herbalmedicineresearch,administrationofmedicine,

简介：Inthisarticle,theauthorsholdthattheevidence-basedmedicine(EBM)isanewmedicalactionproducedatthehistoricmomentinclinicalpractice,whichispromotingdevelopmentofthemedicineandeventhewholelifescienceinafullynewtrainofthoughtendmethod.FurtherthebrieflyintroducedcontentsaretheeffectofEBM,thedifficultyofutilizingintheacupunctureclinicalpracticeandhowtoresolvethem.ItishighlyrecommendedthatthedoctorsoftheacupuncturesciencefieldshouldstudyEBManditseffectanddifficultiesinpracticeasearlieraspossible,insistentlyassimilatenewknowledgeandkeepabreastofthetimes'progresstofacilitatethefurtherdevelopmentofacupunctology.

简介：150casesofprolapseoflumbarintervetebraldiscwererandomlydividedintotreatmentandcontrolgroups.80casesintreatmentgroupweretreatedwithcombinationofacupuncture,oraladministrationofChinesemedicinalherbs,traction,point-injectionandintravenousdripofenergydehydrationmixture;70casesincontrolgroupweremanagedbycombinationofacupuncture,oraladministrationofherbalmedicines,traction,acupoint-injection(withoutenergydehydrationmixture).Theresultsshowedthatthecurativerateandthetotaleffectiverateofthetreatmentgroupwere91.25%and98.75%separately,whilethoseofthecontrolgroup62.86%and92.86%respectively.Comparisonofthecurativeratebetweenthe2groupsshowedaremarkablesignificance(P＜0.01).TheobservationdemonstratedthatcombinedtreatmentofprolapseoflumbarintervertebraldiscwithtraditionalChineseandWesternmedicineisaneffectiveapproach.

简介：2008witnessesthe60thanniversaryofthefoundationofWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)andthe30thanniversaryoftheannouncementofAlmatyDeclaration.SponsoredbyWorldHealthOrganization,hostedbyChinaMinistryofHealthandChinaStateAdministrationofTraditionalChineseMedicineandco-organizedbyWFAS,WSMI,FIPandWFC,'2008WHOCongressonTraditionalMedicine'willbeheldinBeijingon7-9November2008,aimedatenhancingtheroleoftraditionalmedicine,reviewingtheachievementsmadebyassemblymembersinthisfield,andpromotingassemblycountriestointegratetraditionalmedicineintotheirnationalmedicalinsurancesystem,

简介：TheFifthGeneralAssemblyofWFASwasheldinSeoul,RepublicofKorea,onNovember12,2000.SheJing,ViceHealthMinisterandconcurrentDirector-GeneralofStateAdministrationofTraditionalChineseMedicinefromthePeople'sRepublicofChinaandHong-BinKang,ViceMayorofSeoul,RepublicofKorea,attendedtheopeningceremonyandadressedattheassembly.TheyspokehighlyofthecontributionsthatWFAShasmadetothedevelopmentandapplicationofacupuncturemedicine.Theypointedoutthatinthepast13yearssincetheestablishementofWFAS,fruitfuleffortshavebeenmadeforthedisseminationanddevelopmentofacupuncturemedicineintheworld.TheorganizationalstructureofWFASisbecomingmorematureintheprocessofpromotingthedevelopmentofacupuncturescienceandacceleratingthemutualunderstandingandcooperationamongacupuncturegroupsintheworld.ThedevelopmentofWFAShasenteredanewstagesinceWFA$wasadmittedintoofficialrelationswithWHO.