by Priscilla Kerr | Apr 12, 2016 | Mental Illness, Neurological disorders
Treating Alzheimer’s Symptoms with Acupuncture The ancient Chinese method of acupuncture has been used for thousands of years throughout the world. It is a widely accepted practice in the West that has been shown to help treat a long list of ailments. A number...
by Priscilla Kerr | Apr 12, 2016 | Doctors, Neurological disorders, Pediatric related issues
Treating ADHD & ADD With Acupuncture Traditional treatment (attention deficit disorder) is through the prescription of the stimulant methylphenidate (Ritalin): its production has increased seven times in the 1990s alone, and is continually administered to younger...
by Priscilla Kerr | Apr 12, 2016 | Meditation, Neurological disorders
Alternative Therapies That Really Work published: 12/14/2008 According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as many as 62% of Americans use some form of alternative medicine. But few of these treatments are covered by the average medical-insurance plan. The NIH...
by Priscilla Kerr | Apr 12, 2016 | Doctors, Mental Illness, Neurological disorders
August 14, 2000 Web posted at: 11:46 AM EDT (1546 GMT) NEW HAVEN, Connecticut. (AP) — Acupuncture is an effective treatment for those addicted to cocaine, Yale researchers found. A study published in Monday s Archives of Internal Medicine reports that patients...
by Priscilla Kerr | Apr 11, 2016 | Mental Illness, Neurological disorders
In ancient China, disease was thought to be the result of ghosts or demons invading the body. Mental or physical illness was the manifestation of another being actually inhabiting one’s physical structure. The return to wellness required the expulsion of the ghost so...
by Priscilla Kerr | Apr 11, 2016 | Neurological disorders
Neuroradiology December 1, 1999 Web posted at: 1:17 p.m. EST (1817 GMT) (CNN) — Traditional Western medicine has been skeptical of the benefits of acupuncture, but researchers in New Jersey say that evidence derived from brain imaging shows the treatment helps...