Tables Of Contents Bold type indicates feature articles. Please use your browser's "Find" capability to search for keywords on this page. Volume 27, No. 1 & 2 (1999)   CLINICAL REPORTS The Use of Acupuncture-Like Electrical Stimulation for Wound Healing of Lesions Unresponsive to Conventional Treatment H. Sumano, G. Mateos   The Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy with Acupuncture: A Clinical Case Study G. Elgert, L. Olmstead   Case Report: Successful Treatment of Varicose Veins with Acupuncture R. Bodenheim   Comparative Study on the Treatment of Migraine Headache with Combined Distant and Local Acupuncture Points Versus Conventional Drug Therapy SY Gao, DL Zhao, YG Xie   CLINICAL HYPOTHESES Primary Parkinson's Disease: The Use of Tuina and Acupuncture in Accord With an Evolving Hypothesis of Its Cause from the Perspective of Chinese Traditional Medicine — Part 2 J. Walton-Hadlock   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Energetics and Transformation: Insights on the Paradoxical Opportunity Presented by Chronic Illness and Pain — Part III M. Greenwood   MODERN ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUES Acupoint Energetics of Nutritional Supplement Intolerance: Patient Self-Prescribing May Impair Clinical Progress M.M. Van Benschoten   Colored Light Therapy: Overview of its History, Theory, Recent Developments, and Clinical Applications Combined with Acupuncture Anna Cocilovo   A Review of Recent Research Studies on the Efficacy of Esogetic Colorpuncture Therapy® — A Wholistic Acu-Light System M. Croke, R. Dass-Bourne   RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES Issues in Acupuncture Research: The Failure of Quantitative Methodologies and the Possibilities for Viable, Alternative Solutions A. Moroz   Toward Improving the Reliability of Clinical Acupuncture Trials: Arguments Against the Validity of "Sham Acupuncture" as Controls D. Ryan   CORRESPONDENCE Actual Risks, or Merely the Intentional Use of "Probability" Statements to Discredit Acupuncture?   ABSTRACTS     Clinical Trial of Electrical Acupuncture on Hemiplegic Stroke Patients       Prognostic Value of the Pilocarpine Test to Identify Patients Who May Obtain Long-term relief from Xerostomia by Acupuncture Treatment       Evaluation of Acupuncture for Pain Control After Oral Surgery: A Placebo-controlled Trial       Comparison Study of Acupoints of the Heart Channel and Neiguan (PC-6) in Improvement of Heart Function in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease       The Use of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction       Use of Noninvasive Electroacupuncture for the Treatment of HIV-related Peripheral Neuropathy: A Plot Study       Use of Traditional Drugs in a Hospital of Chinese Medicine in Germany Top of Page Volume 27, No. 3 & 4 (1999)   CLINICAL RESEARCH TENS, Electroacupuncture and Ice Massage: Comparison of Treatment for Osteoarthritis of the Knee M. Yurtkuran, T. Kocagil   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Understanding Acute Disharmonies of the Channel Sinews S. Rodger-Withers   Psychology and Chinese Medicine: Exploring the Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Disharmonies of the Kidney Energy System L. Hammer   The Paradox of the Unity and Duality of the Kidneys According to Chinese Medicine: Kidney Essence, Yin, Yang, Qi, the Mingmen — Their Origins, Relationships, Functions and Manifestations L. Hammer   Energetics and Transformation: Insights on the Paradoxical Opportunity Presented by Chronic Illness and Pain — Part IV M. Greenwood   ACU-FORUM The Systems, Holograms and Theory of Micro-Acupuncture R.A. Dale   CORRESPONDENCE Point — Counterpoint: Is O-Ring Testing a Reliable Method? Top of Page Volume 26, No. 1 (1998)   BOTANICAL MEDICINE Whole-System Models Commonly Used in European Botanic Therapies, Part II: The Five Phases Model D. Kenner, Y. Requena   CLINICAL REPORTS Clinical Investigation on the Use of Acupuncture for Treatment of Placental Retention P.A. Chauhan, F.J. Gasser, A.M. Chauhan   Introduction to Floating Acupuncture: Clinical Study on the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis Y. Huang, Z-H Fu, D-B Xia, R-K Wu   Can the Addition of Moxibustion During Acupuncture Therapy Improve Recovery from Bell's Palsy? S-Y Gao, Q-Y Gao   Comparative Study on Acupuncture Needling Methods for Sciatica: Routine Needling versus Point-to-Point Penetration and Deep Puncture X-S Chen   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Clinical Considerations for the Use of Traditional Oriental Therapies on Geriatric Patients in an Institutional Setting S. Gardner-Abbate   SPORTSMEDICINE Investigation into the Possibilities of Using Ear Acupressure for Increasing the Pain Threshold During Athletic Training I. Tekeoglu, B. Adak, M. Ercan   MODERN ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUES A Double-Blind Comparison of Electrodermal Testing With Serial Dilution End-Point Titration and Skin Prick Tests for Allergy to House Dust Mite J. Krop, G.T. Lewith, W. Gziut, C. Radulescu   HYPOTHESES Do Mechanosensitive (Stretch-Activated) Ion Channels Play a Role in Mediating the Response to Acupuncture Needling? S-X Ma   CORRESPONDENCE     The Side Effects of Elective Acupuncture Treatment During Menstruation       Acupuncture and Chronobiology   WITHOUT COMMENT     Herbal Medicines in Hawaii — From Tradition to Convention       U.S. Hospitals Offering Acupuncture Internship Programs       Protection and Continued Persecution of Practitioners: The Case of Jozef Krop   ABSTRACTS     Silk Scrolls: Earliest Literature of Meridian Doctrine in Ancient China.       Acupuncture Enhances the Efficacy of Antibiotic Treatment for Canine Otitis Crises.       The Bi-Digital O-Ring Test Used in the Successful Diagnosis & Treatment (with Antibiotics, Anti-viral Agents & Oriental Herbal Medicine) of a Patient Suffering from Pain & Weakness of an Upper Extremity & Barre´-Li´eou Syndrome Appearing after Whiplash Injury. A Case Report.       A Review of Mind-Body Therapies in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease. Part 1: Implications for the Elderly.       Reducing Naltrexone-Resistant Hyperphagia Using Laser Acupuncture to Increase Endogenous Opiates.       Acupressure as an Adjunct to a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program.       Effect of Electroacupuncture on Dendritic Appearance of Spinal Motor Neurons in Regeneration of Peripheral Nerves.       Electroacupuncture at "Huatuo Jiaji Point" Inhibits the Expression of Fos Protein in Rat Spinal Cord Induced by Traumatic Pain.       Acupuncture Utilization in Taiwan.       Reversal of Reflex-Induced Myocardial Ischemia by Median Nerve Stimulation: A Feline Model of Electroacupuncture.       Do Certain Countries Produce Only Positive Results? A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials.       The Effects of Acupuncture, Electroneedling and Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Therapies on Peripheral Haemodynamic Functioning.       Evaluation of Acupuncture and Occlusal Splint Therapy in the Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders.       Self-Report Benefits of Tai Chi Practice by Older Adults.       Cervical Spinal Epidural Abscess Following Acupuncture: Successful Treatment with Antibiotics.       Effect of Acupuncture Stimulation of the Auricular Sympathetic Point on Evoked Sudomotor [Sweat Gland] Response.       Chinese Medicine Users in the United States. Part I: Utilization, Satisfaction, Medical Plurality.       Strategies to Maintain the Credibility of Sham Acupuncture Used as a Control Treatment in Clinical Trials.       A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Investigation of Electrodermal Testing in the Diagnosis of Allergies.       Cancer Chemopreventive and Therapeutic Activities of Red Ginseng.       Clinical Observation on Correcting Malposition of Fetus by Electroacupuncture.       Twelve-Month Tai Chi Training in the Elderly: Its Effect on Health Fitness.       Sympathetic Nerve Activity After Acupuncture in Humans.       Establishing a Research Agenda for Investigating Alternative Medical Interventions for Chronic Pain.       New Findings of the Correlation Between Acupoints and Corresponding Brain Cortices Using Functional MRI.       The Drive for Professionalization in Acupuncture: A Preliminary View from the San Francisco Bay Area. Top of Page Volume 26, No. 2/3 (1998)   BOTANIC MEDICINE European Botanic Therapies, Part III: The Use of Essential Oils in Clinical Practice D. Kenner   CLINICAL REPORTS Comparative Study on Acupuncture Combined With Behavioral Desensitization for Treatment of Anxiety Neuroses Liu GZ, Zang YJ, Guo LX, Liu AZ   Determination of Safe Needling Depth via CT-Scan Studies of Tissue Thicknesses at Acupoint Locations of the Lower Back JG Lin, TC Li, HJ Liu, CY Sheu   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Luo Vessels (Collaterals): A New Perspective M. Teppone, L. Novikova   Energetics and Transformation: Insights on the Paradoxical Opportunity Presented by Chronic Illness and Pain — Part I M. Greenwood   MODERN ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUES Acupuncture Point Sequences: Clinical Insights on Disease Progression M.M. Van Benschoten   HYPOTHESES Primary Parkinson's Disease: The Use of Tuina and Acupuncture in Accord With an Evolving Hypothesis of Its Cause from the Perspective of Chinese Traditional Medicine — Part I J. Walton-Hadlock   VETERINARY MEDICINE Acupuncture Treatment of Grade III and IV Canine Thoracolumbar Disc Disease (Hind Limb Paralysis) J. Still   HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES Traditional Oriental Medicine: The Need for a Historical Perspective D. Willmont   WITHOUT COMMENT The Use of Urea-Containing Skin Care Preparations in Channel Therapy: An Easy and Time-Saving Variation on Acupuncture   CORRESPONDENCE Are We Searching in the Right Direction: Is the Meridian System an Externoceptive Regulatory System, Functioning as Part of an Ancient Self Healing Mechanism?   ABSTRACTS     Stimulation of Auricular Acupuncture Points in Weight Loss.       Mapping Acupuncture Points Using Multi-Channel Device.       The Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Treating Acute Dental Pain: A Systematic Review.       Effects of Acupuncture on Foveation Characteristics in Congenital Nystagmus.       Endogenous Orphanin FQ: Evidence for a Role in the Modulation of Electroacupuncture Analgesia and the Development of Tolerance to Analgesia Produced by Morphine and Electroacupuncture.       Controlled Trial of Japanese Acupuncture for Chronic Myofascial Neck Pain: Assessment of Specific and Nonspecific Effects of Treatment.       Unilateral Sacroiliitis as an Unusual Complication of Acupuncture.       Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Painful Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy: A Long-term Study.       Influence of Acupuncture on Duration of Labor.       Courses Involving Complementary and Alternative Medicine at US Medical Schools.       The Liver in Traditional Chinese Medicine.       Acupuncture: Does it Have a Place in Military General Practice?       A Fatal Case of Streptococcal Toxic Shock-like Syndrome Probably Caused by Acupuncture.       Introducing a Placebo Needle into Acupuncture Research.       The Influence of Sensory Stimulation (Acupuncture) on the Release of Neuropeptides in the Saliva of Healthy Subjects.       The Effects of Qi-gong and Acupuncture on Human Cerebral Evoked Potentials and Electroencephalogram.       Therapy of Articular and Periarticular Pain with Local Anesthetics (Neural Therapy of Huneke). Long and Short Term Results.       Low and High Frequency Electroacupuncture at Hoku Elicits a Distinct Mechanism to Activate Sympathetic Nervous System in Anesthetized Rats.       Effects of Acupuncture on the Oxygenation of Cerebral Tissue.       Acupuncture for Urinary Incontinence in Patients with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury. A Preliminary Report.       Influence of Acupuncture on Maternal Serum Levels of Interleukin-8, Prostaglandin F2alpha, and Beta-endorphin: A Matched Pair Study.       Sympathetic Nerve Activity After Acupuncture in Humans.       Pain Treatment of Fibromyalgia by Acupuncture.       Acupuncture in the Prophylaxis of Recurrent Lower Urinary Tract Infection in Adult Women.       A Study on the Cumulative Effect of Repeated Electroacupuncture on Chronic Pain.       A Therapeutic Trial of Acupuncture in Neurogenic Bladder of Spinal Cord Injured Patients — A Preliminary Report.       Use of and Interest in Alternative Therapies Among Adult Primary Care Clinicians and Adult Members in a Large Health Maintenance Organization. Top of Page Volume 26, No. 4 (1998)   CLINICAL REPORTS Acupuncture During Childbirth Reduces Use of Conventional Analgesia Without Major Adverse Effects: A Retrospective Study NK Ternov, P Buchhave, et al.   Case Studies on the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus: An Integrated Approach Using Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture JE Williams   BASIC RESEARCH Brain Atrophy and Ageing: Research on the Effect of Acupuncture on Neuronal Apoptosis in Cortical Tissue Shi XM, Wang S, Liu QZ, et al.   Nobel Prize Discovery Opens Possibilities for Exploring Acupuncture Mechanisms and Dementia: The Effects of Needling on Nitric Oxide Levels in Plasma and Myocardium Shi XM, Li P, Wang S, et al.   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Clinical Strategies for Immune Enhancement with Oriental Medicine S Gardner-Abbate   Energetics and Transformation: Insights on the Paradoxical Opportunity Presented by Chronic Illness and Pain — Part II M. Greenwood   HYPOTHESES Can Acupuncture Points Play a Role in the Response of the Human Circadian Clock to Extraocular Light Exposure? L. Sher   ACUFORUM Yin, Yang and the Six Phases of Qi: How They Define Health and Disease S. Chamberlain   VIDEO REVIEW Incorporating Five Element Acupuncture into Your TCM Practice   CORRESPONDENCE Acupuncture, Endogenous Opioids, and Anxiety Disorders   Severe Trigeminal Pain of 15 Years Duration Cured by Acupuncture   IN THE NEWS     Acupuncturists Needed for Honduras Relief Project       Drug and Herb Interactions: Common Sense Advice From a Veteran Observer       JAMA Devotes Issue to Topics in Alternative Medicine       The Pychologizing of Chinese Healing Practices in the United States       FDA Drafting Guidelines on Development of Botanical Drugs in the U.S.   ABSTRACTS     The Effect of Acupuncture on the Incidence of Postextubation Laryngospasm in Children.       A Single-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of a Simple Acupuncture Treatment in the Cessation of Smoking.       An Insulin-Dependent Hypoglycaemia Induced by Electroacupuncture at Acupoint Zhongwan (CV-12) in Diabetic Rats.       Acupuncture Treatment of Vasomotor Symptoms in Men With Prostatic Carcinoma: A Pilot Study.       Sensory Stimulation (Acupuncture) Increases the Release of Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide in the Saliva of Xerostomia Sufferers.       Clinical Research on the Therapeutic Effect of Electroacupuncture Treatment in Patients with Depression.       Acupuncture in Treatment of Stable Asthma.       Transient Decrease in Skin Resistance Response and Level at the Deh-chi [DeQi] Stage Caused by Manual Acupuncture. Top of Page Volume 25, No. 1 (1997)   CLINICAL REPORTS Treatment Protocols and Case Studies on the Management of Pain With Huatuo Jiaji Points X-B Liang, D-Q Tian, et al   Case Report on the Use of Acupuncture for Treatment of Chronic Gastric Volvulus L-H Hu   Clinical Report on the Acupuncture Treatment of Postsurgical Nerve Damage with a Second Metacarpal Holographic Point X-S Wang, Z-L Zhang, H-Z Gao   Comparative Clinical Study on the Treatment of Schizophrenia with Electroacupuncture and Reduced Doses of Antipsychotic Drugs Z Gang, S-B Jin   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES A Biochemical Hypotheses for the Effectiveness of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Substance Abuse: Acupuncture and the Reward Cascade S. Scott, W. Scott   MODERN ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUES Biocompatibility of Acupuncture Needles: Clinical Failures Due to Toxicity, Infection and Metal Intolerance M.M. Van Benschoten   ACU-FORUM The Contraindicated (Forbidden) Points of Acupuncture for Needling, Moxibustion & Pregnancy R.A. Dale   HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES Tracing the Historical Transmission of Traditional Acupuncture to the West: In Search of the Five Element Transfer Lineage and a Higher Vision P. Eckman   JAPANESE ACUPUNCTURE TRADITIONS Brief Report on the 1996 U.S. Toyohari Workshop With Reflections on the Development of Keiraku Chiryo (Japanese Meridian Therapy) in America S. Birch, J. Ida   ABSTRACTS     Conditioned Healing with Electroacupuncture.       Inhibition of Acid Secretion by Electrical Acupuncture is Mediated via Beta-Endorphin and Somatostatin.       Acute Effects of Acupuncture on Physiological and Psychological Responses to Cycle Ergometry.       Activation of Anterior Lobe Corticotrophs by Electroacupuncture of Noxious Stimulation in the Anaesthetized Rat, as Shown by Co-localization of Fos Protein with ACTH and Beta-Endorphin and Increased Hormone Release.       Effect of Acupuncture on Cardiopulmonary Function.       Multidisciplinary Approach to Chronic Back Pain: Prognostic Elements of the Outcome.       Effects of Repeated Sensory Stimulation (Electroacupuncture) and Physical Exercise (Running) on Open-Field Behaviour and Concentrations of Neuropeptides in the Hippocampus in Rats.       Preliminary Results of Triple Therapy for Obesity.       A Possible Involvement of Monoaminergic and Opioidergic Systems in the Analgesia Induced by Electroacupuncture in Rabbits.       Acupuncture Stimulation Enhances Splenic Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity in Rats.       Increases in Gastric Acidity in Response to Electroacupuncture Stimulation of the Hind Limb of Anesthetized Rats.       Is Auricular Acupuncture Beneficial in the Inpatient Treatment of Substance-Abusing Patients? A Pilot Study.       Increase of Locomotor Activity by Acupuncture on Bai-Hui Point in Rats.       Systemic Anti-inflammatory Effect Induced by Antidromic Stimulation of the Dorsal Roots in the Rat.       The Operating Room of the Future.       Acupuncture: A Review.       Supportive Care Programs in Cancer at the National Cancer Center in Tokyo.       New Trends in the Study of the Primary Fibromyalgic Syndrome. Top of Page Volume 25, No. 2/3 (1997)   PEDIATRIC REPORT Hirschsprung's Disease (Congenital Megacolon) in Infants and Young Children: Symptomatic Management with Acupuncture and Moxibustion T. Zhong, G. Yang   CLINICAL REPORT Preliminary Report: Treatment of Hip Pain Due to Soft Tissue Lesions, Bursitis and Tendinitis by Five-Needle Deep Tissue Stimulation J.R. Tsai, C. Rothenberg   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES A Brief Guide to the Use of the Navel Microsystem for Diagnosis and Root Treatment According to Classical Chinese and Japanese Traditions S. Gardner-Abbate   CLINICAL INNOVATIONS Assessing Kirlian Phenomena via Energy Emission Analysis (EEA): An Interview with Originator Peter Mandel M. Croke, R.Dass   CLINICAL EDUCATION Clinical Reasoning and Category Identification (Bian Zheng) in Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Implications for Development of Educational Strategies C. J. Zaslawski   RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES Toward Development of Appropriate Clinical Trial Methodology for Acupuncture: Considerations and Design of a Research Project on Stress M. Garvey, C. Rogers, et al.   VETERINARY MEDICINE The Use of Electroacupuncture for the Management of Unilateral Traumatic Facial Paralysis in the Horse: Preliminary Report H. Sumano, G. Mateos, L Hoyos   BASIC RESEARCH Identification of a Continuous "Ribbon" of Low Mitotic Activity in the Rat Epidermis Consistent with the Location of the Bladder Meridian of Traditional Acupuncture J-Y Zheng, J-Y Fan, Z-Z Dong   ACU-FORUM Glossary of Acupuncture Concepts and Terms: English and Chinese Nomenclature R.A. Dale Top of Page Volume 25, No. 4 (1997)   BOTANICAL MEDICINE Whole-System Models Commonly Used in European Botanic Therapies, Part I: The Terrain Concept and the Neuroendocrine Model D. Kenner, Y.Requena   CLINICAL REPORTS A Comparative Study on the Treatment of Upper Urinary Tract Calculus with an Improved Acupuncture Protocol Y-L Ju, Q-W Tan et al.   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Perspectives and Clinical Considerations on the Use of Acupuncture and Its Variations for the Treatment of Psychotic Disorders L. Sher   BASIC REVIEW The Mechanisms of Acupuncture Analgesia: Review and Update H-G Kho, E.N. Robertson   MODERN ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUES Acupoint Resonance & Medication Testing Errors Due to Electrode Artifacts M.M. Van Benschoten   ACU-FORUM A Symbol System for Identifying the Energetic Functions of Acupuncture Points R.A. Dale   EVOLVING DIMENSIONS IN ENERGETIC MEDICINE Therapeutic Music & Sound in Health Care, Part 2: The Tomatis Method — Frequency Medicine for the 21st Century J. Leeds   CORRESPONDENCE     Spirit in Medicine       "Electropuncture" — A Modern Modification of Acupuncture   BOOK FORUM     In the Footsteps of the Yellow Emperor: Tracing the History of Traditional Acupuncture, Peter Eckman. (Cypress Book (USA)       Mind Matters: Psychological Medicine in Holistic Practice, JR Millenson. (Eastland Press, Seattle WA)       The Acupuncture Comprehensive Prescription Index, Ralph Alan Dale. (Dialectic Publishing Inc, North Miami Beach, FL)       Acupuncture in Practice: Case History Insights From the West, Hugh MacPherson, Ted Kaptchuk. (Churchill Livingstone, New York)   ABSTRACTS     Laseracupuncture for Patellar Tendinitis in Performance Athletes.       Acupressure versus Intravenous Metoclopramide to Prevent Nausea and Vomiting During Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section.       Clinical Practice Guidelines in Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Analysis of Opportunities and Obstacles.       Nervous Diseases and Kampo (Japanese Herbal) Medicine: A New Paradigm of Therapy Against Intractable Nervous Diseases.       Painful Piezogenic Pedal Papules: Response to Local Electro-Acupuncture.       The Foramen Sternale: A Minor AnomalyÄGreat Relevance.       Decreasing Heart Rate and Shortening of the Arterial Pulse Propagation Time by Acupuncture in the Spectral Analyses.       Treatment of Primary Raynaud's Syndrome with Traditional Chinese Acupuncture.       The Influence of Acupuncture on Salivary Flow Rates in Healthy Subjects.       Two Hundred Cases of Chronic Rhinitis Treated by Acupuncture at Nei Ying Xiang.       Decreased Heart Rate by Acupuncture Stimulation in Humans via Facilitation of Cardiac Vagal Activity and Suppression of Cardiac Sympathetic Nerve. Top of Page Volume 24, No. 1 (1996)   CLINICAL REPORTS The Use of Warm Needle Acupuncture Plus Cupping Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain Involving Osteoarthritic Hyperostosis Lu Aiwen   Effective Therapy for Coronary Artery Disease Using Combined Moxibustion, Cupping & Chinese Herbal Plasters Zhang Lan, Zhen Wu Gao   The Use of Body Acupuncture for Treatment of Alcohol Dependence and Withdrawal Syndrome: A Controlled Study Sonya Toteva, Ivan Milanov   LITERATURE REVIEW Literature Survey of Reported Adverse Effects Associated with Acupuncture Treatment Palle Rosted   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES The Use of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Insufficient Lactation (Que Ru) Steven Clavey   ACU-FORUM The Five Element-Phase Energetic Command Points of Acupuncture: Theory and Clinical Applications — Part II Ralph Alan Dale   CORRESPONDENCE     Breath of Life Returned: Asthma Cured?       Combining Best of East & West Provides New Hope for Facial Palsy   WITHOUT COMMENT     Facing Ignorance as the Least Desirable Alternative       The Transformation of Tibetan Medicine: Legitimization of Social Distress & Political Dissent in the Etiology of Disease       Bioterapia: Psychic Healing & the Natural Medicine Movement in Slovakia.   IN THE NEWS     Swiss to Investigate the Use of Chinese Herbal Formulas in Large AIDS Study       Study on Chinese Herbal Treatment of Anemia Funded by Office of Alternative Medicine   NEW EQUIPMENT     Effective Pain Management Just Got a Lot Easier with the New Acutron Mentor Unit from MicroCurrent Research   BOOK FORUM     Manual of Dermatology in Chinese Medicine. Shen De-Hui, Wu Xiu-Fen, Nissi Wang. (Eastland Press)       The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine: A New Translation of the Neijing Suwen with Commentary. Maoshing Ni. (Shambhala)   ABSTRACTS     Somatosensory Evoked Potential Changes Following Electroacupuncture Therapy in Chronic Pain Patients.       Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia With Electroacupuncture: Experience With 104 Cases.       Studies on the Efficacy of Unconventional Therapies: Problems and Designs.       PC-6 Acupressure Reduces Symptoms of Vection-Induced Motion Sickness.       Acupuncture in [sic] Migraine: Long-Term Outcome and Predicting Factors.       Effect of Acupuncture on the Overactive Bladder.       Continuous Nocturnal Automassage of an Acupuncture Point Modifies Sleep in Healthy Subjects.       Efficacy of Chinese Acupuncture on Postoperative Oral Surgery Pain.       Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine.       General Practitioners' Assessment of and Interest in Alternative Medicine in Canada.       Acupuncture Therapy in Stroke During the Subacute Phase: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Top of Page Volume 24, No. 2/3 (1996)   CLINICAL REPORTS The Influence of Acupuncture Modalities on the Treatment of Senile Dementia: A Brief Review Gu Xudong   Case Report on the Successful Treatment of Chronic Nocturnal Enuresis with Acupuncture, Homeopathy & Behavioral Conditioning Maja Roje Novak   Comparison Between Acupuncture Prescriptions for the Treatment of Cholecystitis: A Report on 71 Cases Liu Yutan, Zhang Yongchen, et al.   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Introduction to the Treatment of Pain Using the Barrier Point System Developed by the Association Française d'Acupuncture G. Guillaume, M. Chieu   Possibilities for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs: Theory and Case Study Gary F. Fleischman   Western and Eastern Perspectives on Diagnosis and Treatment of Fibromyalgia: Case Studies and Therapeutic Recommendations Grace Moe   CLINICAL INNOVATIONS Tentative Identification of a New Microsystem of Acupuncture: The Infraspinatus Region Alexander K.S Chan   A Brief Introduction to Esogetic Colorpuncture Therapy — A System of Wholistic Acu-Light Therapy: Theory and Case Studies Manohar Croke, Rosemary Dass   MODERN ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUES Acupoint Diagnostics and HIV Pathogenesis: A Five-Year Review M.M. Van Benschoten   An Introduction to the Basic Technique and Theory of Omura's Bi-Digital O-Ring Test Phillip Shinnick   ACU-FORUM The Cardinal Energetic Regulators of Acupuncture Ralph Alan Dale   ACUPUNCTURE EDUCATION Toward Government Recognition of Acupuncture in the West: Traditional Acupuncture Enters Australian Universities — Implications and Opportunities Carole Rogers Top of Page Volume 24, No. 4 (1996)   CLINICAL REPORTS Possibilities for Optimizing Acupuncture Treatment Results Through Synchronization with Somatic State: An Examination of Autonomic Response to Superficial Needling During Exhalation Tim Hideaki Tanaka   Conservative Therapy with Acupuncture for Injury to the Sciatic Nerve Resulting from Intramuscular Drug Injection Zhou An-ping, Huang Xiao-feng, Li Feng   Observations on Brain Perfusion Before and After Acupuncture Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain — A Case Report Mei-Yun Liaw, Dong-Ling You   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES The Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction and Distress: A Chinese Traditional Medical Approach Utilizing Acupuncture, Massage and Manipulation Steven KH Aung   The Differential Diagnosis of Pain in Classical Chinese Medicine: Unique Treatment Approaches and Acupoint Energetics Skya Gardner-Abbate   The Role of the Endogenous Opioid System in the Effects of Acupuncture on Mood and Behavior: Theoretic and Practical Considerations Leonid Sher   CLINICAL REPORTS Further Evidence for the Role of Gap Junctions in Acupoint Information Transfer: Intradermal Injection of EDTA Blocks the Acupuncture Effect of Experimentally Induced Arrhythmia Zheng Jingyi, Fan Jingyu, et al.   EVOLVING DIMENSIONS IN ENERGETIC MEDICINE An Introduction to the Use of Therapeutic Music and Sound in Health Care: Rhythm, Resonance and Entrainment — The Body's Call for Unity Joshua Leeds   BOOK FORUM     Four Paws, Five Directions: A Guide to Chinese Medicine for Cats & Dogs. Cheryl Schwartz. (Celestial Arts Publishing, Berkeley, CA)       Ayurvedic Massage: Traditional Indian Techniques for Balancing Body and Mind. Harish Johari (Healing Arts Press, Rochester, VT)   ABSTRACTS     Effect of PC-6 Acupressure on Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting after Epidural Morphine for Post-Cesarean Section Pain Relief.       Suppression of Alcohol Intake After Administration of the Chinese Herbal Medicine, NPI-028, and Its Derivatives.       Conditioned Healing with Electroacupuncture.       Acupuncture Treatment of Patients with Radiation-Induced Xerostomia.       Effects of Repeated Sensory Stimulation (Electroacupuncture) and Physical Exercise (Running) on Open-Field Behavior and Concentrations of Neuropeptides in the Hippocampus in WKY and SHR Rats.       The Cost of Coverage: Rural Health Insurance in China.       Reduction of Blood Flow Impedance in the Uterine Arteries of Infertile Women with Electroacupuncture.       Electrical Stimulation at Traditional Acupuncture Sites in Periphery Produces Brain Opioid-Receptor-Mediated Anti-nociception in Rats.       Can Acupuncture Have Specific Effects on Health? A Systematic Review of Acupuncture Anti-Emesis Trials.       Acupuncture for the Relief of Cancer-Related Breathlessness.       Frequency Dependence of Substance P Release by Electroacupuncture in Rat Spinal Cord. Top of Page Volume 23, No. 1 (1995)   CLINICAL REPORTS Brain Damage Due to Neonatal Kernicterus Successfully Reversed with Acupuncture: A Case Report J-B. Ding, H. Ding, D-F Zhang   Introduction to an Effective Acupuncture Analgesia Therapy Using the Bio-Holographic System of the Philtrum Region X-D Gu   CLINICAL RESEARCH Laser Acupuncture in the Treatment of Paralysis in Stroke Patients: A CT Scan Lesion Site Study M.A. Naeser, M.P. Alexander, et al.   A Retrospective Study on the Use of Acupuncture for the Prevention of Relapse in Alcoholism Treatment H-H Lao   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Chinese Medicine & the Betrayal of Intimacy: The Theory & Treatment of Abuse, Incest, Rape & Divorce with Acupuncture & Herbs — Part I L.S. Jarrett   Bioelectromagnetics: Implications for Oriental Medicine & Acupuncture M. Milburn   MODERN ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUES Acupoint Diagnostics and Chinese Herbal Support for Breast Cancer Patients M.M. Van Benschoten   CORRESPONDENCE     Categorizing Pulse Qualities       Acupuncture and Nitric Oxide       New Treatment for Hyperacusis       A Call for Leadership       Fibromyalgia: Views West & East   IN THE NEWS     Qigong Database Now Available Top of Page Volume 23, No. 2 (1995)   CLINICAL RESEARCH Auriculotherapy for Intra-Operative Hiccup in Anesthetized Patients E. Visetti, P. Costa   Clinical Comparison on the Treatment of Idiopathic Hyperprolactinemia with Acupuncture and Conventional Drug Therapy: Perspectives and Mechanisms East and West Y-T Liu, F-D Wu, et al.   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Chinese Medicine and the Betrayal of Intimacy: The Theory and Treatment of Abuse, Incest, Rape and Divorce with Acupuncture and Herbs — Part II L.S. Jarrett   Ayurveda and Korean Hand Acupuncture P. Eckman   Assessing and Treating Pericardium-6 (Neiguan): Gate to Well-Being S. Gardner-Abbate   MODERN ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUES Acupoint Diagnostics and Autoimmune Disease M.M. Van Benschoten   CORRESPONDENCE     Insurance Update on Acupuncture Coverage       Laser Stimulation at Acupoint SP-6 and Kidney Yang Deficiency       Synergism Between Body and Auricular Points for Hypertension   BOOK FORUM     Veterinary Acupuncture: Ancient Art to Modern Medicine     Allen M. Schoen (ed)       Learn to Read Chinese: Introduction to the Language & Concepts of Current Zhongyi Literature     Paul U. Unschuld Top of Page Volume 23, No. 3 (1995)   CLINICAL RESEARCH A New Classification System and Combined Treatment Method for Idiopathic Facial Nerve Paralysis: Report on 718 Cases Y-T. Liu   CLINICAL LITERATURE REVIEW Acupuncture Mechanisms, Indications and Effectiveness According to Recent Western Literature J. Kleinhenz   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES One Approach to Acumoxa Therapy for Pain Due to Tendinitis of the Hand, Wrist, and Forearm H. Wolfe   The Treatment of Periodontal Gum Disease: A Protocol for Prevention, Maintenance and Reversal within the Paradigm of Traditional Chinese Medicine S. Gardner-Abbate   Chinese Medicine and the Betrayal of Intimacy: The Theory and Treatment of Abuse, Incest, Rape and Divorce with Acupuncture and Herbs — Part III L.S. Jarrett   ACU-FORUM Pathological Categories in Traditional Chinese Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine R.A. Dale   PRODUCT REVIEW Chinese Herbal Medicine Computer Software: The Formulary for Windows [& Macintosh, too] M. Shima   IN THE NEWS French to Open Paris Hospital for Treatment, Training and Research in Traditional Chinese Medicine   WITHOUT COMMENT     Fatal Cardiac Tamponade After Acupuncture Through Congenital Sternal Foramen       Doctor Wonders If He Has Found a Cure for Asthma: Forty Years of Encouraging Experience with Palpation and Injections Top of Page Volume 23, No. 4 (1995)   CLINICAL RESEARCH Clinical Comparison Between Scalp Acupuncture Combined With a Single Body Acupoint and Body Acupuncture Alone for the Treatment of Sciatica Z. Li, J. Shan   Investigation on the Effects of Ear Acupressure on Exercise-Induced Lactic Acid Levels and the Implications for Athletic Training J-G Lin, H.S. Salahin, J-C Lin   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES The Differentiation and Treatment of Edema from the Perspectives of Modern Traditional Chinese Medicine and Classical Literature S. Clavey   The Effects of Weather Conditions on Epileptic Patients: A Possible Mechanism and Its Implications for Acupuncture Intervention L. Sher   New Insight on the Etiology and Treatment of Cellulite According to Chinese Medicine: More Than Skin Deep S. Gardner-Abbate   MODERN ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUES Dairy Products and Disease: Acupoint Diagnostics and Case Studies M.M. Van Benschoten   ACU-FORUM The Five Element-Phase Energetic Command Points of Acupuncture: Theory and Clinical Applications R.A. Dale   BOOK FORUM     Nature Doctors: Pioneers in Naturopathic Medicine     F. Kirchfeld, W. Boyle       Proceedings of the 3rd HIV/AIDS and Chinese Medicine Conference     Various Contributors Top of Page Volume 22, No. 1 (1994)   CLINICAL REPORTS A Modern Approach to Shoulder Pain Using the Combined Methods of Acupuncture and Cyriax-Based "Orthopaedic Medicine" A. Marcus, R.I. Gracer   The Treatment of Post-Polio Syndrome with Electrostimulation of Auricular Acupuncture Points: An Evaluation of 12 Patients F.R. H'Doubler, Jr   A Clinical Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Insufficient Lactation L. Tureanu, V. Tureanu   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES The Loss and Return of Original Nature: The Law of Husband/Wife L.S. Jarrett   CLINICAL RESEARCH Optimal Conditions for Eliciting Maximal Electroacupuncture Analgesia with Dense-and-Disperse Mode Stimulation S-H Chen, S-F Guo, C-G Chang, J-S Han   Research Proposals on the Clinical Efficacy of Acupuncture: Guidelines and Suggestions for Grant Writing R. Hammerschlag, A.G. Parfitt   MODERN ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUES Biophoton Measurement of Qi Gong Energetics M.M. Van Benschoten   ACU-FORUM The Forms of Qi (Vital Energy) in Acupuncture R.A. Dale   CORRESPONDENCE     Pulse Diagnosis, Leon Hammer and Errata       Updating Criteria for Successful Acupuncture Treatment of Addiction       Point — Counterpoint: Flaws Response   WITHOUT COMMENT     Evidence That Alcohol Consumption is Good for Bones       AIDS and Vitamin Supplements       Ginkgo Gets Good Reviews       Garlic Lowers Cholesterol       Melatonin: Hormone off Darkness       Safety of Irradiated Foods: Risky Business       Nutrition Supplements and Cancer in China       Premenstrual Syndrome and Light Therapy       Weight Training in Prepubescent Youth?       Relaxation Therapy and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Top of Page Volume 22, No. 2 (1994)   CLINICAL REPORTS The Use of Herbal Ointment on Acupoint Shenque for Treatment of Infantile Diarrhea Z-H Li, Z-X Li, X. Liu, Q. Han   Post-Herpetic Neuralgia of One-Year Duration in an Elderly Patient Successfully Managed with Acupuncture J.L. Stump, Z-D Zhao   An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Post-Oral Contraceptive Menstrual Irregularities and Amenorrhea L. Tureanu, V. Tureanu   CLINICAL RESEARCH Clinical Efficacy of Electrical Heat Acupuncture (2nd Report): Warming Characteristics T. Kitade, K. Ishimaru, S. Shinohara, M. Hyodo   CLINICAL RESEARCH Laser Auriculotherapy As Part of the Nicotine Detoxification Process: Evaluation of 1280 Subjects and Theoretical Considerations of a Developing Model T. Marovino   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Does Acupuncture Therapy Resemble a Process of Physiological Relearning? A. Bensoussan   Emerging Relationships Between the Paradigm of Oriental Medicine and the Frontiers of Western Biological Sciences M.P. Milburn   HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES Master Hua's Classic of the Central Viscera: Excerpts from a Translation of Hua Tuo's Zhong Zang Jing B. Flaws   ACU-FORUM Acupuncture Needling: Summary of the Principal Traditional Chinese Methods R.A. Dale   CORRESPONDENCE     The Future of Oriental Medicine in the US: A Plea for Higher Standards       Toward World Medicine       Point — Counterpoint: Redux   BOOK FORUM     Cancer Therapy: The Independent Consumer's Guide to Non-Toxic Treatment and Prevention       Chinese Bodywork: A Complete Handbook of Chinese Therapeutic Massage Top of Page Volume 22, No. 3 (1994) CLINICAL RESEARCH Therapeutic Trial of Acupuncture in Phantom Limb Pain of Amputees M-Y Liaw, A.M-K Wong, P-T Cheng   Clinical Comparison of the Acupuncture Treatment of Cerebral Palsy with Standard and "Special Points" of the Scalp X-S Lai, H-R Su   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES The Treatment of Mental and Emotional Problems with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs: Part I G. Maciocia   MODERN ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUES Acupoint Energetics of Mercury Toxicity and Amalgam Removal with Case Studies M.M. Van Benschoten   VETERINARY MEDICINE A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture and Aquapuncture Stimulation on Infertility Due to Inactive Ovaries in Dairy Cows H-S Xie, J-P Chen, et al.   ACU-FORUM The Nineteen Categories of Pathology in Chinese Medicine According to the Su Wen (Essential Questions) R.A. Dale   CORRESPONDENCE     Response to M.O. Smith's Article on Addiction       Why an Integrated Approach Is So Important to the Future of Chinese Medicine in the West   IN THE NEWS     Evidence Mounts for Two Species of Ancient Man in China       In Defense of Tomatoes — and Acupuncture!   WITHOUT COMMENT     Los Angeles Earthquake Fungus Clouds?       Doctors' Incomes to Shrink       Red Wine Boosts Heart Health       Massage Therapy and Cocaine-Exposed Newborns       Fish Oil Lowers Blood Pressure?       Reduced Risk of Prostate Cancer Linked to Soy Products in Diet of Japanese Men       Reflexology and Premenstrual Syndrome       Walking is Healthiest Form of Exercise       Trans-Fats: Fast Food Chains' Health Move Makes More Problems       New Insight into Learned Tasks   BOOK FORUM     Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide       Concepts of Chinese Science and Traditional Healing Arts: A Historical Review Top of Page Volume 22, No. 4 (1994)   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES The Treatment of Mental and Emotional Problems with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs: Part II G. Maciocia   ANCIENT ORIENTAL ARTS A Brief Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Qigong S.K.H. Aung   CLINICAL RESEARCH Clinical Study on the Treatment of Postoperative Urinary Retention with Acupuncture at the "Four Liao" and Sanyinjiao Acupoints Gu X-D   Clinical Study on the Use of SMS Holographic Acupoints for Re-Establishing Gastrointestinal Motility in Patients Following Abdominal Surgery X-S Wang, Z-L Zhang, et al.   CLINICAL REVIEW Survey of Recent Clinical Studies on the Treatment of Skin Diseases with Acupuncture P. Rosted   BASIC INVESTIGATIONS Photoplethysmographic Changes Induced by Skin Stimulation C. Ionescu-Tirgoviste, S. Pruna, C. Iosif   PERSPECTIVES FROM THE NEXT GENERATION East-West Medicine: Irreconcilably Complementary A. Moroz   ACU-FORUM The Chinese Exercises for Preventing and Treating Eye Disorders R.A. Dale   CORRESPONDENCE     Post-Herpetic Neuralgia: Good Results Reported for Acupuncture Treatment of Chronic Cases       Waves, Particles and Leaves   IN THE NEWS     Alternative Medicine Grants Awarded by NIH   ABSTRACTS     Experimental Evidence of a Plant Meridian System: Bioelectricity and Acupuncture Effects on Electrical Resistance of the Soybean (Glycine max).       Brainstem Auditory-Evoked Response Changes Following Electroacupuncture Therapy in Chronic Pain Patients.       Published Trials of Non-medicinal and Non-invasive Therapies for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis.       Complementary Medicine in Europe.       Comparison Between the Use of Moxibustion and Electric Acupuncture for the Treatment of Irregular Menstruation.       A Study on Combined Acupuncture and Enflurane Anesthesia for Craniotomy.       Depth of Obtaining Qi in Clinical Practice.       Subcutaneous Radionuclide Venography: An Effective Method for Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis.       Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Case-Control Study of Blood Donors in the Trent Region (UK).       Modeling the Thalamocortical Loop.       Puncturing the Empirical Point Shengen in Treatment of 101 Cases of Apoplectic Hemiplegia.       Acupuncture Against Climacteric Disorders: Lower Number of Symptoms After Menopause.       Acupressure: An Alternative Approach to Mental Health Counseling Through Body Mind Awareness.       Acupressure for Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy: A Randomized, Blinded Study.       Veterinary Folk Remedies in Japan.       Complications of Acupuncture Therapy: A Study of the Literature from 1981-1992.       Electroacupuncture in Treatment of Spinal Spasticity: Effects and Mechanism. Top of Page Volume 21, No. 1 (1993)   CLINICAL REPORTS The Effect of Acupuncture on Functional and Anatomic Uterine Disturbances: Case Report — Secondary Infertility and Myomas M. Sternfeld, Y. Finkelstein, et al.   Clinical Study on the Treatment of Anal Fissures with a Second Metacarpal Holographic Point X-S Wang, Z-L Zhang   Clinical Efficacy of Electrical Heat Acupuncture (First Report): Effect on Low Back Pain K. Ishimaru, S. Shinohara, et al.   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Constitutional Type and the Internal Tradition of Chinese Medicine: Part I — The Ontogeny of Life L.S. Jarrett   Using the Power of Belief in Acupuncture and Holistic Medicine: Case Studies D. Vachon   Acupuncturist Meets Curandera: Responding to Similarities in Traditional Medicines as a Means for Developing Cultural and Clinical Sensitivity M.D. Diaz   RESEARCH Intermittent-Alternating Mode of Electroacupuncture Stimulation Postpones the Development of Electroacupuncture Tolerance J-G Lin, T. Hao, X-H Chen, J-S Han   The Influence of Acupuncture on the Structure of Immune Organs P.V. Pugach   ACU-FORUM The Demystification of Chinese Pulse Diagnosis: An Overview of the Validations, Holograms and Systematics for Learning the Principles and Techniques R.A. Dale   CORRESPONDENCE     Integrationist Acupuncture       Comments and Additions to Cuban Health Care Article       Forty-three Years of Practice...and Always Learning       Five-year Experience Using Six Points and Electroacupuncture in a Stop-Smoking Program   ABSTRACTS     The Effect of Acupuncture on Gastrointestinal Function and Disorders.       Practical Application of Meridian Acupuncture Treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia.       The Characteristics and Significance of Intrathoracic and Abdominal Pressures During Qigong Maneuvers.       Febrifugal Activity of Acupuncture and Its Strengthening by the Effects of Anaprilin.       Preliminary Observation on the Relationship Between Needling Sensation, Propagated Sensation Along Meridian (PSM) and Acupuncture Effect When [Applying] Acupuncture at Neiguan [Acupoint].       Clinical Observation on [the Use of] Acupuncture in Treating Kidney and Ureter Stones.       Observation on Clinical Effect of Vitiligo Treated with Medicinal Cupping.       Deep Acupuncture with Rapid Effect of Anaesthesia at Taiyang for 200 Cases of Tooth Extraction.       Observation on the Therapeutic Effect of Embedding of Catgut in Acupoints in 500 Cases of Gastric or Duodenal Ulcer.       Observation on the Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture in 104 Cases of Chronic Primary Thrombocytopenic Purpura.       Analysis of the Therapeutic Effect of Treatment by Herbal Plaster on the Umbilicus in 182 Cases of Chronic Prostatitis.       Treatment of 186 Cases of Aphasia from Apoplexy with Tongue Acupuncture.       Treatment of 102 Cases of Infantile Nervous Frequency Urination with Acupuncture at the Nocturnal-Urination Point.       Clinical Application Techniques of Plum-Blossom Needling.       Effect of Qigong on Electrocardiographic Autopower Spectrum Function.       Effect of Acupuncture on Gastric Acid Secretion in Healthy Male Volunteers.       Auricular Acupuncture in the Treatment of Female Infertility.       Influence of Acupuncture on Physical Performance Capacity and Haemodynamic Parameters.       The Effects of Psychosocial Factors on Immunological parameters in Patients with Alopecia Areata and the Possibility of Influencing Them with Electroacupuncture.       Acupuncture Treatment for Women with Detrusor Instability.       Physical Therapy and Oriental Medicine Applied to Rheumatoid Arthritis.       Influence of Electroacupuncture on the Release of Substance-P and the Potential Evoked by Tooth Pulp Stimulation in the Trigeminal Nucleus Caudalis of the Rabbit.       Morning Sickness Control in Early Pregnancy by Neiguan Point Acupressure.       Acupuncture and Occlusal Splint Therapy in the Treatment of Craniomandibular Disorders, Part I. A Comparative Study.       Use of Traditional Health Practices by Southeast Asian Refugees in a Primary Care Clinic. Top of Page Volume 21, No. 2 (1993)   CLINICAL REPORTS Effective Acupuncture Therapy for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease: Part I A. Chen   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Contemporary Pulse Diagnosis: New Perspectives on Reviving An Ancient Art — Part I L. Hammer   PHILOSOPHIC TRADITIONS Constitutional Type and the Internal Tradition of Chinese Medicine Part II: The Ever-Present Cause L.S. Jarrett   FROM THE CLASSICS Dong-Yuan Needling: The Acupuncture Techniques of Li Dong-Yuan from Pi Wei Lun (Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach), Book 2, Chapter 10 B. Flaws, Yang S-Z (trans.)   MODERN ACUPUNCTURE Toxic Residues in Common Foods: Acupoint Diagnostics and Chinese Materia Medica M.M. Van Benschoten   ACU-FORUM Acupuncture Electro-Diagnosis: Which Acupoints Can Most Easily Provide the Best Diagnostic Information? R.A. Dale   BOOK FORUM     Medicinal Plants in China       Medicinal Plants in Vietnam       Paradox & Healing: Medicine, Mythology and Transformation   IN THE NEWS     Survey Finds That the Use of Unconventional Medicine in the U.S. is Far Higher Than Expected       Report on the Visit by Australian Members of the Collaborative Committee on Higher Education in Traditional Chinese Medicine to China, Hong Kong and Singapore   WITHOUT COMMENT     Health-Care Solutions for Hillary Rodham Clinton       Alternative Medicine Appointee to State Board       Soy Foods and Infrequent Hot Flashes       Losing the War on Breast Cancer: Lancet Throws Down the Gauntlet       Kidney Damage and Chinese Herbs?   ABSTRACTS     Acupuncture and Occlusal Splint Therapy in the Treatment of Craniomandibular Disorders: Part II. A One-Year Follow-Up Study.       Effects of Stimulation and Cauterization of Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus on Acupuncture Analgesia.       Acupuncture in the Treatment of Post-Stroke Paralysis: Part IÄParesis of the Arm and Leg.       The Acupuncture Prevention of Anomalies in Labor Strength in an At-Risk Group of Pregnant Women.       Acupuncture for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy.       Conventional and Acupuncture-Like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Excite Similar Afferent Fibers.       In Search of Nursing Practices.       Effect of Circadian Rhythm on the Action of Acupuncture to Prevent the Formation of Experimental Gastric Ulcer.       Experimental Study on the Influence of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Interleukin-2 in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.       The Influence of Acupuncture on Interleukin-2 Interferon-Natural Killer Cell Regulatory Network of Kidney-Deficiency Mice.       Detection of the Safety Depth on Human Chest by Computer Tomographic Scanning.       Suppression of Morphine Abstinence Syndrome by Body Electroacupuncture of Different Frequencies in Rats.     Acupuncture: New Perspectives in Chemical Dependency Treatment.       Effects of Electroacupuncture Acupoint "Zusanli" on High Blood Pressure and Blood Hyperviscosity in Stressed Rats.       Unconventional Medicine in the United States. Prevalence, Costs and Patterns of Use.       Physical Therapy and Oriental Medicine Applied to Rheumatoid Arthritis.       Treatment of Resistant Phantom Limb Pain by Acupuncture: A Case Report.       Acupuncture for Tinnitus Management.       A Comparative Evaluation of the Efficacy of Quantum Methods for Treating Hypertension Patients.       Survey of Services to Patients in General Practice.       What Future for Traditional Chinese Medicine Outside China? Top of Page Volume 21, No. 3 (1993)   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Effective Acupuncture Therapy for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease: Part II A. Chen   Contemporary Pulse Diagnosis: Pulse Taking Method — Part II L. Hammer   CLINICAL REPORTS Clinical Study on Analgesia for Biliary Colic with Ear Acupuncture at Point Erzhong Gu Xudong   CLINICAL RESEARCH Acupuncture at Points Yangchi and Waiguan Compared With the Established Points Feishu and Dazhui in the Therapy of Asthma G.B.H. Lewis, Zhuang Ding, M.E.D. Webster   ACU-FORUM Addictions and Acupuncture: The Treatment Methods, Formulae, Effectiveness and Limitations R.A. Dale   HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES and COMMENTARY On the Historical Relationship of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine in China and What This Means Politically in the United States B. Flaws   CORRESPONDENCE     Does Anyone Have This Book?       It's In the Context: Clarification of Comments Regarding Pulse Taking and Worsley Students   WITHOUT COMMENT     Childbirth in America: Profits and Politics   IN THE NEWS     Opening Doors — Major Insurance Changes       Health Insurance Goes Alternative       Soybean Paste Miso and Free Radicals   BOOK FORUM     Dictionary of Acupuncture Terms, Concepts and Points   ABSTRACTS     Comparison of PC-6 Acupoint Injection With 50% Glucose in Water and Intravenous Droperidol for Prevention of Vomiting After Gynecological Laparoscopy.       Acupressure in the Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting.       Radionuclide Venography of Lower Limbs by Subcutaneous Injection: A Clinical Evaluation.       Observation of the Effect of Moxibustion at Neiguan for Enhancing Cerebral Blood Flow.       Thirty-Six Cases of Infantile Encephalitis B Treated by Acupuncture.       Observation of 58 Cases of Frostbite Treated by Indirect Moxibustion with Ginger.       Observation of the Effect of Acupuncture and Oxytocin Intravenous Perfusion for Expediting Labor.       Excellent Therapeutic Effect of Qigong Exercise on Gastroptosis.       Characteristics of Reactive Electropermeable Points on the Auricles [of the Ear] of Coronary Heart Disease Patients.       Effects of Acupuncture and Transcutaneous Stimulation Analgesia on Plasma Hormone Levels During and After Major Abdominal Surgery.       Analysis of the Effect of Needling Holographic Points of the Second Phalangeal Bone for Pain in Terminal Cancer Patients.       Observation of Bone Density in the Elderly Practicing Qigong.       Effects of Kampo (Japanese Herbal) Medicine "Sho-Saiko-To" on DNA-Synthesizing Enzyme Activity in 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine-Induced Colonic Carcinomas in Rats.       Observation of the Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture-Moxibustion in 60 Cases of Diabetes Mellitus.       Attitudes to Acupuncture: A Questionnaire Study Among Medical Students in Tromso [Norway].       Psychological Aspects as Predicting Factors for the Indication of Acupuncture in Migraine Patients. Top of Page Volume 21, No. 4 (1993)   CLINICAL REPORTS Effective Acupuncture Therapy for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease: Part III — Prescription for Prevention A. Chen   Acupuncture Treatment of Tremor in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome I. Milanov, S. Toteva   An Improved Acupuncture Method for the Successful Treatment of Renal Colic Due to Urolithiasis Liu Y-T, Xiao F, Liang X-B   CLINICAL RESEARCH Research on the Reduction of Anxiety and Depression with Acupuncture Dong J-T   Polymodal Receptor Hypothesis on the Peripheral Mechanisms of Acupuncture and Moxibustion K. Kawakita   MODERN ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUES Acupoint Diagnostics: Yin-Yang Biophoton Test of Pathogenic Energies and Functional Disturbance M.M. Van Benschoten   PERSPECTIVES Acupuncture and Quantum Theory: The Invisible Wind Stirs the Leaves B. Brom   ACU-FORUM An Outline History of Chinese Acupuncture: The Main Developments, Contributors and Publications R.A. Dale, Yan Cheng   CORRESPONDENCE     Front Line Report: Acupuncture in Prison       Flawed Politics?   WITHOUT COMMENT     Breakthrough Technology Allows Permanent "Neutralization" of Radioactive Waste       Multiple Sclerosis and Cow's Milk       Heart Attack, Season and Temperature       Periodontal Disease and Zinc       Menstrual Irregularity and Light Therapy   BOOK FORUM     New Salads: Quick, Healthy Recipes from Japan       Acupuncture Patterns and Practice       Ling Shu, or the Spiritual Pivot   ABSTRACTS     Healing and the Mind/Body Arts: Massage, Acupuncture, Yoga T'ai Chi and Feldenkrais.       Descending Cord Dorsum Potential Evoked by Stimulation at Yong Quan [Kidney-1] Acupoint.       Electroacupuncture Treatment of Lumbosacral Disc Root Disease.       Treatment of Atopic Eczema with Acupuncture.       Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis with Acupuncture.       Acupuncture in the Treatment of Paralysis after Stroke. Part II: Paralysis of the Hand without Affection of Arm and Leg.       The Possibility of Acupuncture in Stimulation of the Immune System.       Acupuncture in Dermatology.       An Investigation on the Treatment of Severe Viral Myocarditis with Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine.       Effect of Auriculo-acupuncture Plus Needle Embedding in the Ear Heart Acupoint on Left Cardiac, Humoral and Endocrine Function.       Inhibition of Dexamethasone-Induced Cytochrome P450-Mediated Mutagenicity and Metabolism of Aflatoxin B1 by Chinese Medicinal Herbs.       Involvement of Central Opioidergic and Nonopioidergic Neuroendocrine Systems in the Suppressive Effect of Acupuncture on Delayed Type Hypersensitivity in Mice.       Nickel Dermatitis from Acupuncture Needles.       Suppression of Spontaneous Development of Uterine Adenomyosis by a Chinese Herbal Medicine, Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, in Mice.       Are Classical Medicine and Alternative Medicine Compatible? Top of Page Volume 20, No. 1 (1992)   CLINICAL REPORTS Acupuncture Treatment of a Twisted Ovarian Cyst Jiang Nansheng   Symptomatic Improvement and Anatomical Regression of Arthritic Hallux Valgus Deformity (Bunion) Treated by Acupuncture M. Sternfeld, Y. Finkelstein, A. Eliraz, et al.   TEACHING ROUNDS The Energetics of Chinese Herbs: A Case Study in the Treatment of Severe Migraine A. Jones, D. Godel, S. Clavey   ACUFORUM Acupuncture Exercises for the Sixth Sense R.A. Dale   THE FUTURE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE IN THE WEST: Part I Getting Acupuncture Education Back on Track: What Our Training Has Been Missing and How We Can Benefit from the Japanese Empirical Schools M. Shima   RESEARCH EEG Study on Acupuncture Treatment Preceding Induced Epileptic Seizures B. Cantera, C. Mendoza, I. Hernandez, et al.   The Effect of Scalp Acupuncture on the Weight-Lifting Capacity of the Healthy and Paralyzed Lower Limb T. Yamamoto, N. Ishiko   MODERN ENERGETIC & ACUPUNCTURE MODALITIES Homeopathy and EDT: Upheld by Modern Science — With Case Histories F.F. Royal, D.F. Royal   Comparative Methods of Evaluating the Body's Functional Response to a Standard Electrical Stimulus: The SEG and DFM G. Lewith   CORRESPONDENCE Lessons to Heed: Important Progress in the Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine into the Conventional Healthcare System of Australia   IN THE NEWS Good News At Last!   BOOK FORUM     Acupuncture Imaging: Perceiving the Energy Pathways of the Body       Acupuncture Energetics: A Workshop for Diagnostics and Treatment       Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine   ABSTRACTS     Experimental Acupuncturology and its Role in Acupuncture Education       The Thermographic Observation of the Relationship Between the Retention of Acupuncture Needles and the Effect of Nose Temperatures.       Acupuncture Therapy in the Comprehensive Treatment of Salpingo-oophoritis.       Observation on the Therapeutic Effect of Cupping Combined with Electric Acupuncture in Treating 600 Cases of Psoriasis.       Clinical Observation on 110 Cases of Hyperlipidemia Treated with Acupuncture.       Observation on the Therapeutic Effect of 100 Cases of Coronary Heart Disease Treated with Head Acupuncture.       Analysis of the Therapeutic Effect of Electric Acupuncture for Treating 153 Cases of Rhinitis.       Clinical Observation of 91 Cases with Impotence Treated by Acupuncture.       Observation on the Therapeutic Effect of the Treatment of Acute Prolapse of Intervertebral Discs in the Lumbar Region with Acupuncture and Massage.       Comparison of the Therapeutic Effect of 80 Cases of Scapulohumeral Periarthritis Treated with Electric Versus Simple Opposing Needle (Juci).       Clinical Effects and Immune Regulation of Musk-Moxa-String Therapy in 39 Patients with Scrofula.       Effect of Moxibustion on the Antibody-Dependant Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity Activity in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.       Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Leukocytopenia with Acupuncture and Moxibustion.       Clinical Research and Mechanical Inquiry in the Treatment of Chronic Superficial Gastritis Using Ziwuliuzhu Day-Prescription for Acupoints.       Burns Due to Moxibustion.       Idiopathic Subjective Tinnitus Treated by Biofeedback, Acupuncture and Drug Therapy.       Effects of Acupuncture on Immune Response in Mice.       An American Clinic for Traditional Chinese Medicine: Comparisons to Family Medicine and Chiropractic.       Clinical Aspects of Using Extremely High Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation [at Acupuncture Points] in the Complex Treatment of Occlusive Vascular Diseases of the Lower Extremities.       Neuroimmunomodulatory Effects of Acupuncture in Mice.       Acupuncture-Like Stimulation Induces a Heterosegmental Release of Met-Enkephalin-Like Material in the Rat Spinal Cord.       Smoking Cessation By Auricular Acupuncture and Behavioral Therapy.       A Study of Psychopathology in Phobia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Through the Treatment of Exposure and Response Prevention by Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation.       Acupuncture and Asthma: A Review of Controlled Trials.       Bacterial Endocarditis After Treatment By a Natural Healer.       Organization of Therapy and Rehabilitation of Patients with Sensorineural Hearing Disorders in the Psychotherapeutic Neurological Center.       Trigger Points in 48 Dogs with Myofascial Pain Syndromes.       Acupuncture in the Treatment of Gastroenteric Diseases in Children.       The Differentiated Use of Mud Therapy and Acupuncture in the Early Convalescent Period of Viral Hepatitis. Top of Page Volume 20, No. 2 (1992)   CLINICAL REPORTS Postmenopausal Osteoporosis and Chinese Medicine G. Guillaume   Case Study in the Pathogenesis and Treatment Principles of Spastic Cerebral Palsy in Infancy According to TCM H-H Lao   Postoperative Pain: Clinical Study on Use of the Second Metacarpal Holographic Points for Wound Pain Following Surgery X-S Wang   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Toward Your Own Style of Acupuncture A. Romano   The Intersecting (Jiao Hui) Points and Channels of Acupuncture R.A. Dale   THE FUTURE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE IN THE WEST: Part II Eastern and Western Medicine: Complementary in Practice, Equal in Status M. Cohen   FROM THE CLASSICS Tonification and Sedation Methods of Needling: Translation and Commentary from the Zhen Jiu Da Cheng A.A. Kudriavtsev, T.N. Vlasik   RESEARCH Moxibustion Therapy for Allergic Rhinitis M. Sternfeld, A. Eliraz, A. Fink et al.   Hand Movements Above the Unshielded Tail of a Shielded Rat Induces Differences in Voltage Inside the Animal B. Nordenström   MODERN ENERGETIC & ACUPUNCTURE MODALITIES New Developments in Acupoint Formulation for Maximum Synergy: Applications and Case Study S. Morrissey   BOOK FORUM     The Acupuncturist's Business Management Guide, Vol. IV: Patient Communication, Public Relations and Marketing       Advertisements for Acupuncturists       From Tao to Earth Patient Pamphlet Series       Matrix and Matrixregulation: Basis for a Holistic Theory of Medicine   HEALING SOUNDS     Himalayan Bowls I and II       Birth of Padma   IN THE NEWS     Chinese Herbs for Treatment of AIDS: Quan Yin Healing Center and San Francisco General Hospital to Collaborate in Study       National Sports Acupuncture Association Formed       German MDs Required to Pass Herb Exam       W.H.O. Assembly Calls for Strengthened Support of Traditional Medicine Program       New Grant and Scholarship Available in Veterinary Acupuncture   ABSTRACTS     Acupuncture Treatment of Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction in Enuretic Children.       Functional Morphology of the Acupuncture Points of the Du Mai and Ren Mai Vessels.       The Function of Endocrine Glands: A Bridge Between Eastern and Western Medicine and Philosophy.       Temperature Changes at the Fingertips During Acupuncture.       New Scalp Acupuncture According to Yamamoto (YNSA): A Routine Method for Clinic and Practice.       The Historical Development of Chinese Traditional Medicine in the Federal Republic of Germany.       Corrective Effect of Reflexotherapy (Acupuncture) on the Hypophyseal-Ovarian and Sympathetic-Adrenal Systems After Ovariectomy.       Ineffectiveness of Acupuncture and Droperidol in Preventing Vomiting Following Strabismus Repair in Children.       Clinical Observation of 1006 Cases of Hysteromyoma [Uterine Fibroid] Treated with Acupuncture.       Meridial Changes After Unilateral Nephrectomy Detected by Radionuclide Scintigraphy.       Foreign Body Stone of the Ureter as a Complication of Acupuncture: Report of a Case History.       Acupuncture in a Case of Congenital Nystagmus: Effects on Waveform and Oscillopsia.       Experimental Study on Radioactive Pathways of Hypodermically Injected Technetium-99m.       Acupuncture in the Treatment of Renal Colic.       Acupuncture Treatment for Industry.       The Effect of Acupuncture on Salivary Flow Rates in Patients with Xerostomia.       Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in Tension-Type Headache: A Controlled Study.       Acupuncture in the Treatment of Diabetic Angiopathy of the Lower Extremities.       A Case of Transverse Myelopathy Caused by Acupuncture.       The Combined Use of Acupuncture and UV Irradiation in Treating the Neurological Manifestations of Lumbar Osteochondrosis.       Comparative Analysis of Acupuncture and Pharmacological Preparations in Complex Treatment of Ulcer Disease. Top of Page Volume 20, No. 3 (1992)   CLINICAL REPORTS Liver & Gallbladder Damp Heat Syndrome: A Case Study on Benign Nonspecific Liver Dysfunction with Abnormal Enzyme Profile J.E. Williams   Runner's Stitch Syndrome Successfully Treated by Acupuncture M. Sternfeld, et al.   A Study on the Effectiveness of Acupuncture Analgesia for Colonoscopic Examination Compared with Conventional Premedication H-H Wang, et al.   The Effect of Acupuncture Needle Stimulation of the Phrenic Nerve in Resuscitation During Respiratory Arrest M-Z Huang, L-Q Huo   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Integrationist Acupuncture: Plurality in the Practice of American Acupuncture M. Seem   THE FUTURE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE IN THE WEST: Part III Of Molecules, Meridians, and Medicine: The Feminist InfluenceÄPutting the Yin Back into Health Care J. Lyttleton   RESEARCH Nuclear Medicine and Acupuncture: A Study on the Migration of Radioactive Tracers After Injection at Acupoints J.C. Darras, P. de Vernejoul, P. Albar`ede   MODERN ENERGETIC & ACUPUNCTURE MODALITIES Measurement of Acupoint Biophoton Emissions via Omura's Bidigital O-Ring Test with Case Studies M.M. Van Benschoten   HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES Sun Si-Miao's Ode to 13 Ghost Points for Treatment of Mental Disorders R.A. Dale, Y. Cheng   The Medical Ethics of Hai Thuong Lan Ong H.D. Nguyen   CORRESPONDENCE     Teaching English with AJA       In Response to Position Paper by National Council Against Health Fraud   BOOK FORUM     Success with Insurance (The Acupuncturist's Business Management Guide: Volume III)       Glossary of Chinese Medical Terms and Acupuncture Points       Pediatric Bronchitis: Its TCM Cause, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention   ABSTRACTS     The Origin of the Five Elements in the Traditional Theorem of Acupuncture: A Preliminary Brief Historic Enquiry.       One-Point Acupuncture in Acute Headache.       Analgesia Induced by Electroacupuncture of Different Frequencies is Mediated by Different Types of Opioid Receptors: Another Cross-Tolerance Study.       Action of an Enkephalinase Blocker on Effects of Acupuncture in Rabbits Sensitive and Resistant to It.       Analgesia Inhibitory System Involvement in Non-acupuncture Point Stimulation-Produced Analgesia.       Summary of 1153 Cases of Tooth Extraction Under Acupuncture Anesthesia.       Observation on the Therapeutic Effect of Epidemic Parotitis Treated by Bleeding Method at Point Saixian.       Observation of the Clinical Effects in 53 Cases of Paralytic Strabismus Treated with Acupuncture.       Observation of the Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture in the Treatment of 64 Cases of Pseudo-Bulbar Paralysis.       Tracing Down the Academic Thought of Biao Yu Fu (Ode of Mystery).       Somatic Sympathetic Vasomotor Changes Documented by Medical Thermographic Imaging During Acupuncture Analgesia.       The Inhibition by Electrical Acupuncture on Gastric Acid Secretion is Mediated via Endorphin and Somatostatin in Dogs.       Electrical Acu-Stimulation Relieves Vection-Induced Motion Sickness.       Suppressive Effect of Acupuncture on Delayed Type Hypersensitivity to Trinitrochlorobenzene and Involvement of Opiate Receptors.       Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in Tension-Type Headache: A Controlled Study.       Avian Acupuncture.       Trigger Point Therapy.       Neurologic Evaluation and its Relation to Acupuncture: Acupuncture for Neurologic Disorders.       Legal Evaluation of Paramedical Treatment, Comment from the Medical Viewpoint, Special Therapy Approaches: Reservations About Drug Safety. Top of Page Volume 20, No. 4 (1992) CLINICAL REPORTS The Use of Ear Acupuncture to Promote Vaginal Delivery After Previous Cesarean Section M. Greenwood   The Treatment of Fibrocystic Disease of the Breast by Acupuncture: A Report on 57 Cases X. Liang, F. Xia, Y. Liu   A Protocol for Successful Treatment of Chronic Skin Diseases with Acupuncture P. Rosted   CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Shonishin: Japanese Pediatric Acupuncture M. Shima   Overview of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome According to Traditional Chinese Medicine M.H. Lee   The Role of Human Will (Zhi) and the Spirit of BL-52 (Zhi Shi) L.S. Jarrett   The Development of Acupuncture Treatment for AIDS in the U.S.A. M. Goh, M. Smith   MODERN ENERGETIC & ACUPUNCTURE MODALITIES Treatment of Lyme Disease via Omura's Test of Acupoints and Chinese Herbal Formulas M.M. Van Benschoten   THE FUTURE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE IN THE WEST: Part IV Balance and Health of Body, Mind and Spirit J.R. Worsley   HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES East and West Meet in the Caribbean: Is Cuba Developing the World's Best Health Care Model? R.A. Dale, B. Cantera   ABSTRACTS     Acupuncture Treatment of Severe Knee Osteoarthrosis: A Long-term Study.       Clinical Research on Treating Senile Dementia by Combining Acupuncture with Acupoint-Injection.       Common Factors Contributing to Intractable Pain and Medical Problems with Insufficient Drug Uptake in Areas to Be Treated, and Their Pathogenesis and Treatment: Part I. Combined Use of Medication with Acupuncture, (+) Qi Gong Energy-Stored Material, Soft Laser or Electrical Stimulation.       A Combined Reflexotherapy [Acupuncture] Method in the Treatment of Suppurative-Infectious Diseases in the Postpartum Period.       Acupuncture at the Otoacupoint [Auricular Point of] the Heart for Activation of the Satiety Center by Auricular Acupuncture Point Stimulation.       Observation on the Therapeutic Effect of Hysteromyoma Treated with Acupuncture.       Treatment of 305 Cases of Chronic Prostatitis with Acupuncture.       Observation on the Therapeutic Effect of 558 Cases of Hypophrenic [Retarded] Children Treated with Acupuncture in Sishen-Points (4-Mental Points) and Zhisan-Points (3-Intelligence Points).       Analysis of the Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture Treatment in 1035 Cases of Peripheral Facial Paralysis.       Influence of Application-Impulse Stimulation Treatment on the Airway's Reactivity in Asthmatics.       Ischemic Apoplexy Treated with Acupuncture Using the Principle of Replenishing Qi and Promoting Blood Circulation.       Stimulative Effect of Electro-Blunt-Tip Needle on the Points of Human Skin and Its Analgesia in Rats.       All Three Types of Opioid Receptors in the Spinal Cord are Important for 2/15 Hz Electroacupuncture Analgesia.       Feto-maternal Macrotransfusion After Successful Internal Version from Breech Presentation by Moxibustion.       Suppressive Effect of Acupuncture on Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity to Trinitrochlorobenzene and Involvement of Opiate Receptors.       Protocol of Cervical Maturation by Acupuncture.       Acupuncture and Related Treatment Modalities. Part I: Theoretical Background.       Acupuncture and Related Treatment Modalities. Part II: Applications to Antepartal and Intrapartal Care.       Acupuncture at the Oto-acupoint [Auricular Point of the] Heart for Treatment of Vascular Hypertension.       Alterations in Electrical Pain Thresholds by Use of Acupuncture-Like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Pain-Free Subjects.       Reflexotherapy [Acupuncture] and CO2 Baths in the Complex Treatment of Patients with Circulatory Encephalopathy of Arteriosclerotic Etiology. Top of Page Volume 19, No. 1, 1991   The Application of Modern Acupuncture Techniques and Methods on Children with Cerebral Palsy W.A. Filipowicz   Therapeutic Effect of EHF-Puncture on Gastric Polyps: Clinical Analysis of Eleven Cases M. Teppone   The Treatment of Hemorrhoids by Acupuncture C. Raut   The Participation of the Autonomic Nervous System in the Mechanism of Action of Acupuncture C. Ionescu-Tirgoviste, S. Pruna, O. Bajenaru   Disappearance of Pathological Indications From Nogier Auriculopoints and Marked Improvement After Single Intravenous Block in Primary Fibromyalgia of the Upper Limb: A Case Report A. Stav, et al.   Techniques and Clinical Application of Spin Resonance and Quantization of Acupuncture Point Energetics M.M. VanBenschoten   West Meets East: The Art of Subconscious Healing in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture D. Vachon   Application of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Racehorses Xie H-S, Wang Q-L   Viewpoint: American Acupuncture Education: Has a Wrong Turn Been Taken B. Flaws   Acupuncture Meridians and the Homunculus Principle R.A. Dale   Video Review: Awaken Healing Energy Through the Tao R. Ortiz, C. Hall   BOOK FORUM     Dragon Rises, Red Bird Flies     Leon Hammer       Grasping the Wind     Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss       Amma: The Ancient Art of Oriental Healing     Tina Sohn       The Shamanic Healer: Healing World of Ikuko Osumi & the Traditional Art of Seiki-Jutsu     Ikuko Osumi, Malcolm Ritchie       The MORA Concept: Theory and Practice Franz Morell   ABSTRACTS Hypalgesic Efficacy of Acupuncture on Experimental Pain in Man: Comparison of Laser Acupuncture and Needle Acupuncture.   Laser Treatment Applied to Acupuncture Points in Lateral Humeral Epicondylalgia: A Double Blind Study.   A Meta-analysis of Studies into the Effect of Acupuncture on Addiction.   Effects of Auricular Acupuncture-like Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation on Pain Levels Following Wound Care in Patients with Burns: A Pilot Study.   The Time-course of Changes in Function of the Kinesthetic and Acoustic Analyzers in Children with Enuresis as Influenced by Acupuncture.   The Treatment of Tension Headache by Acupuncture: A Controlled Single Case Design with Time Series Analysis.   The Patterns of Stress Response in Patients Undergoing Thyroid Surgery Under Acupuncture Anaesthesia in China.   Endorphins and Exercise: Physiological Mechanisms and Clinical Implications.   The Effectiveness of Laser Puncture in Hypertension Patients.   Accelerated Synthesis and Release of Angiotensin II in the Rat Brain During Electroacupuncture Tolerance.   A Study of Various Smoking Cessation Programs Based on 996 Volunteers Recruited from the General Population: One-month Results.   Low-energy Lasers in the Combined Therapy of Patients with Stable Stenocardia at a Sanatorium.   Rheumatic Diseases and Alternative Medicine.   A Clinical Study of Auriculotherapy in Canine Thoracolumbar Disc Disease.   Evaluation of Therapeutic Effects of Acupuncture in Treating Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease.   Observation of Tongue-tip Microcirculation on Patients by Syndrome-differentiation.   Hypothesis on Acupuncture Points as Polymodal Receptors of the Ecoceptive Sensory System.   Experimental Studies on the Effect of Acupuncture on Prolactin Secretion. Top of Page Volume 19, No. 2 (1991)   Combined Acupuncture and Auriculotherapy in the Extubation of Acute Respiratory Failure in Bronchial Asthma: A Case Report M. Sternfeld, et al.   Mechanisms of Electroacupuncture Action on Spasticity I. Milanov   Acupoint Injection Method Using Highly Diluted Sodium Hydroxide Solution in Musculoskeletal Complaints and Post-Operative Prolonged Weakness M. Sternfeld, et al.   Clinical Application of the Siguan (Four-Gate) Points With Case Studies W.B. Fu   Translated Selections from Zhenjiu Dacheng: Treatment of Women's Diseases, Treatment of Children's Diseases, and Pediatric Method of Examination of the Facies and the Complexion N. Auger   Applying Mathematical Models to Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain K.C. Yau, et al.   A Review of the History and Scientific Bases of Electrodiagnosis and Its Relationship to Homeopathy and Acupuncture F.F. Royal, D.F. Royal   Why Western Protocols are Unsuitable for Assessing the Effects of Acupuncture: The Need for an Evaluation Methodology Specific to the Investigation of Acupuncture G. Guillaume   Acupoint Exercises for the Sense of Touch R.A. Dale   CORRESPONDENCE     Completion of Research into the Feasibility and Implementation of Acupuncture for Trauma Care and Medical First-Aid   WITHOUT COMMENT     Clothing Without Chemicals — Health Care to Wear       More Than a Q-Tip       Psychic Healing...Opening New Wounds       F.D.A. Reconsiders Chelation Therapy       Ancient Himalayan Herbs for Modern Medicine       Are We Letting Them Kill Us?   BOOK FORUM     Japanese Classical Acupuncture: Introduction to Meridian Therapy     Shudo Denmei       Acupuncture in Gynaecology and Obstetrics     Royston Low       Cervical Dysplasia and Prostrate Cancer: HPV, A Hidden Link?     Bob Flaws       Second Spring: A Guide to Healthy Menopause Through Traditional Chinese Medicine     Honora Wolfe   ABSTRACTS     Effect of Acupuncture in Patients with Angina Pectoris.       Delayed Cardiac Tamponade and Hemothorax Induced by an Acupuncture Needle.       Dopaminergic Transmission in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus to Produce Acupuncture Analgesia in Correlation with the Pituitary Gland.       Acupuncture and Transcutaneous Stimulation Analgesia in Comparison with Moderate-dose Fentanyl Anaesthesia in Major Surgery: Clinical Efficacy and Influence on Recovery and Morbidity.       Acupuncture in the Treatment of Graves' Ophthalmopathy: A Blinded Randomized Study.       Lack of Influence of Acupuncture and Transcutaneous Stimulation on the Immunoglobulin Levels and Leucocyte Counts Following Upper-Abdominal Surgery.       Bilateral Tension Pneumothoraces After Acupuncture.       Panic Disorder: Acupuncture and Cognitive Psychotherapy.       Clinical Observation on Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Treating Leukocytopenia Due to Chemotherapy.       Clinical Observation on 147 Cases of Vitiligo Treated Mainly by Indirect Moxibustion with Medicinal Material.       Analysis of the Clinical Effect of 553 Cases of Mastitis Treated with Acupuncture, Cupping and Evacuation of Pus.       Clinical Analysis of 72 Cases of Volvulus of the Stomach Treated by Acupuncture.       Observation of the Therapeutic Effect of 128 Cases of Hay Fever Treated with Acupuncture.       The Influence and Clinical Significance of Acupuncture on Serum TSH Receptor Antibody Activity in Patients of Hyperthyroidism.       Clinical Observation of Cutaneous Needling in Treating Disorders of Pain.       Experimental Research on the Analgesic Effect of Deep Needling at GV-3 (Yaoyangguan) as a Major Point.       Clinical Application of Ear Acupuncture in the Dermatology Department: The Last 10 Years.       Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Role of the Kinder and Gentler Therapies.       Radionuclide Study of Acupuncture Points.       A Model of Cooperation Between Complementary and Allopathic Medicine in a Primary Care Setting.       Acupuncture and Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Controls: Naloxone-reversible Depression of Activities of Trigeminal Convergent Neurons.       Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation as Palliative Treatment of Pain.       PC-6 Acupoint Injection Reduced Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting.       Acupuncture Treatment of Syncope Based on Differentiation of Signs and Symptoms.       Research on the Acupuncture Principles and Meridian Phenomena by Means of Infrared Thermography.       Objective Observation on the Phenomena of Sensation Along Channels (PSC) and Qi Reaching to the Affected Area (QiRA): The Influence of Acupuncture Points on Infrared Thermal Image of the Face.       Objective Display on Phenomena of Propagated Sensation Along Channels (PSC): Changes on the Infrared Thermal Image Channels Pathway of Upper Extremity.       Studies on Low Skin Impedance Points and the Feature of Its Distribution Along the Channels by Microcomputer: I. Observation on the Reliability of Measurements.       Effects of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on the High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Simple Obesity.       Relation of Capsaicin-Sensitive Neurons to the Effect of Electroacupuncture Analgesia. Top of Page Volume 19, No. 3 (1991)   Effective Acupuncture Therapy for Cervical Spondylopathy: Review of Recent Studies and Prescriptions with Recommendations for Improved Results A. Chen   Clinical Practice of Eye Acupuncture Fu Wenbin   A Critical Investigation of Electrodiagnostic Instrumentation Using Omura's Bidigital O-Ring Test M.M. Van Benschoten   Depression of Gastric Contraction by Stimulation of BL-19 (Weiyu) Acupoints in Dogs T. Kudo, M. Motojima, K. Kitazawa   Histology of the Acupoint T.E. Croley, M. Carlson   Similarities Between Mexican and Chinese Traditional Medicines J.F. Rivas   Viewpoint: Dueling Needles — Reflections on the Politics of Medical Models L.I. Hammer   Selection from The Acupuncture Comprehensive Prescription Index: Treatment of Kidney Disorders R.A. Dale   Reprint: Acupuncture — The Position Paper of the National Council Against Health Fraud National Council Against Health Fraud   BOOK FORUM     Nine Ounces: A Nine Part Program for the Prevention of AIDS in HIV Positive Persons       The Acupuncture Comprehensive Prescription Index       Forgotten Traditions of Ancient Chinese Medicine   IN THE NEWS     Seeds of Progress: Organization of a Trade Association for "ProBiotic" (Non-Allopathic) Health Care Professionals       4 the Planet and Right Livelihood, too!   ABSTRACTS     Acupuncture in Angina Pectoris: Does Acupuncture Have a Specific Effect?       A Dialogue Between Practitioners of Alternative (Traditional) Medicine and Modern (Western) Medicine in Norway.       Acupuncture to Alleviate Pain During Colonoscopy       Acupuncture for Bronchial Asthma: A Double-Blind Crossover Study.       Use of Non-Orthodox and Conventional Health Care in Great Britain.       Mechanism of Analgesia Induced by Hypnosis and Acupuncture: Is There a Difference?       Noninvasive Stimulation of the PC-6 (Neiguan) Anti-emetic Acupuncture Point in Cancer Chemotherapy.       Laser Reflexotherapy of Patients with Chronic Prostatitis.       Acupuncture for Bronchial Asthma Patients.       Reflexotherapy in Patients with Associated Alcoholism and Depression Syndromes.       Convergence from the Preoptic Area and Arcuate Nucleus to the Median Eminence in Acupuncture and Non-acupuncture Point Stimulation Analgesia.       Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture in the Treatment of 800 Cases of Chronic Pharyngitis.       Clinical Observation of 246 Cases of Diabetes Treated by Acupuncture.       Observation of 160 Cases Sequelae of Cerebral Thrombosis Treated Respectively by Needling Back-Shu points in Combination with Body Acupuncture or Body Acupuncture Alone.       Clinical Observation of 526 Cases of Primary Sciatica Treated with Manual Manipulation in Combination with Acupuncture.       Clinical Report of 348 Cases of Facial Paralysis Treated with Acupuncture of Four Needles.       Clinical Observation of 186 Cases of Alopecia Treated with Acupuncture.       Observation of Blood Flow Capacity of Vertebra and Cervical Artery Affected by Propagated Sensation with Acupuncture Excitation. Top of Page Volume 19, No. 4 (1991)   Pregnancy and Acupuncture from Conception to Postpartum C. Rempp, A. Bigler   Influence of Moxibustion on Immune Function in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Zhu Yuewei, et al.   Trigger Finger Relieved by Activation of Distal Ahshi Points in the Area of the Pericardium and Heart Meridians: A Pilot Study M. Sternfeld, E. Lipskier, et al.   The Treatment of Pathological Obesity by a New Auricular Method: A Five Year Clinical Experience G.K. Alkaysi   Immune Enhancement through Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Specific Treatment for Allergic Disorders, Mild Infectious Disease, and Secondary Infections K. Nagano   War Neurosis According to Chinese Medicine: A Preliminary Survey R. Monajem   Electroacupuncture During Labor and Its Effect on Peripheral Beta-Endorphin Concentration E. Shalev, N. Yanay, D. Peleg, E. Yagudin   The Principles and Clinical Applications of the Triple Warmer and the Five Phases in Eye Orbit Micro-Acupuncture R. Dale   Contemporary Acupuncture Research: The Difficulties of Research Across Scientific Paradigms A. Bensoussan   Medical Applications of Qigong and Emitted Qi on Humans, Animals, Cell Cultures and Plants: Review of Selected Scientific Research K. Sancier, B-K. Hu   CORRESPONDENCE     Shifting Meridians...       False Premises, Fuzzy Solutions   BOOK FORUM     Acupuncture in Anaesthesia and Surgery: Studies in China and the Netherlands       The Golden Needle and Other Odes of Traditional Acupuncture       The Vital Meridian: A Modern Exploration of Acupuncture       Scatology and The Gate of Life: The Role of the Large Intestine in Immunity — An Integrated Chinese-Western Approach   VIDEO FORUM     Mystery of the Needle: Japanese Art in Needling   ABSTRACTS     1291 Cases of Cholelithiasis Treated with Electric Shock on Otoacupoints.       Effect of Acupuncture Point Stimulation on Diastolic Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Subjects: A Preliminary Study.       Treatment of Essential Hypertension with Auriculoacupressure.       The Effect of Acupuncture on Endocrine Regulation in Hypertensive Patients.       Effect of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Anti-Obesity in the Variation of Plasma Cyclic Nucleotide and the Function of Vegetative Nervous System.       Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Patients with Obstructive Chronic Lung Diseases.       A Controlled Study of Clinical Therapeutic Effects of Laser Acupuncture for Schizophrenia.       Acupuncture for Treatment of Facial Muscular Pain.       Pneumothorax Resulting from Acupuncture.       Permanently Imbedded Subcutaneous Acupuncture Needles: Radiographic Appearance.       A Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Evaluation of Acupressure in the Treatment of Motion Sickness.       W.H.O. and The Development of Acupuncture Nomenclature: Overcoming a Tower of Babel.       Reflex Analgesia in the Combined Treatment of Pregnant Women with a Pathological Preliminary Period.       Use of the Method of Pulsed Thermopuncture in the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Alcoholism During Therapeutic Remission.       Possibility of Correcting Interhemispheric EEG Asymmetry in the Process of Prevention of Recurrences of Alcoholism by Reflexotherapy [Acupuncture].       Effect of Reflexotherapy [Acupuncture] and Drugs on the Secretory Function of the Stomach in Children with Chronic Gastroduodenitis.       Effect of Acupuncture on Intestinal Motion and Sero-Enzyme Activity Post Surgery.       The Effect of Acupuncture on the Psychosomatic Status of Peptic Ulcer Patients.       Local Anesthesia Blocks the Anti-emetic Action of PC-6 Acupuncture.       Effect of PC-6 Acupressure on Postoperative Vomiting in Children Undergoing Outpatient Strabismus Correction.       Clinical Observations on Acupuncture Treatment of Peripheral Facial Paralysis Aided by Infrared Thermography: A Preliminary Repo