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Physio ‘dry needling’ and acupuncture – what’s the difference and what does the evidence say?
Physiotherapists are increasingly offering needling therapies in addition to their standard care. Many Australian physiotherapists in private…
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Poison or cure? Traditional Chinese medicine shows that context can make all the difference
Poisons today typically evoke notions of harm and danger – the opposite of medicines for…
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Traditional medicines must be integrated into health care for culturally diverse groups
This article is the fifth part in a series, Where culture meets health. Many people seek complementary…
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Emergency doctors are using acupuncture to treat pain, now here’s the evidence
Emergency medicine is not all about life and death situations and high-tech solutions. Our study,…
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This ancient Chinese anatomical atlas changes what we know about acupuncture and medical history
The accepted history of anatomy says that it was the ancient Greeks who mapped the…
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What’s in your herbal medicines?
by Ian Musgrave and Michael Bunce Many people take herbal medicines, including traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)…