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	<title>Acupuncture &#038; Massage BLOG</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 21:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>ACUPUNCTURE RELIEVES HOT FLASHES IN BREAST PATIENTS TAKING TAMOXIFEN</title>
		<link>http://www.amcollege.edu/blog/uncategorized/acupuncture-relieves-hot-flashes-in-breast-patients-taking-tamoxifen.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 21:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard Browne</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Acupuncture provides effective relief from hot flashes in women who are being treated with the medication tamoxifen following surgery for breast cancer, according to recent research presented at the Breast Cancer Conference in Berlin.
Jill Hervik, an acupuncturist at Vestfold Central Hospital in Norway, stated that breast cancer patients who received traditional Chinese acupuncture had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACUPUNCTURE FOUND TO REDUCE PAIN, NEED FOR OPIOIDS AFTER SURGERY</title>
		<link>http://www.amcollege.edu/blog/uncategorized/acupuncture-found-to-reduce-pain-need-for-opioids-after-surgery.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 23:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard Browne</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Using acupuncture before and during surgery reduces the pain and the amount of medications needed by patients after the surgery is over, according to Duke University Medical Center anesthesiologists who combined data from 15 small randomized acupuncture clinical trials.
&#8220;While the amount of opioids needed for patients who received acupuncture was much lower than those who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>COMMONLY USED ACUPUNCTURE POINTS</title>
		<link>http://www.amcollege.edu/blog/uncategorized/commonly-used-acupuncture-points.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard Browne</dc:creator>
		
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The number of acupuncture points was originally established to be the same as the number of days in the year: 365. These points were mapped to 14 major channel lines, one channel for each of the 12 inner organs, one channel along the spine (called the governing vessel), and another along the midline of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MUSIC AND HEALTH</title>
		<link>http://www.amcollege.edu/blog/uncategorized/music-and-health.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 22:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard Browne</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Music has a profound effect on your body and psyche. Certain music helps to focus attention, accelerate learning and enhance health. Music has also been found to bring many other benefits, including lowered blood pressure and reduced risk of stroke. Music is increasingly being utilized as a tool to help the body maintain health and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BRAIN FOODS</title>
		<link>http://www.amcollege.edu/blog/uncategorized/brain-foods.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 19:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard Browne</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Brain foods improve cognitive fitness and enhance mental power. It’s possible to improve the brain’s performance by including brain foods in our diet. Eating the right foods can boost IQ, improve mood and concentration and sharpen memory.
A diet containing specific brain foods also helps to decrease the effects of oxidation and inflammation on the brain. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acupuncture For Smoking Cessation</title>
		<link>http://www.amcollege.edu/blog/acupuncture/acupuncture-for-smoking-cessation.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard Browne</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Acupuncture</category>
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One of the most common addiction-related uses for acupuncture is to help people quit smoking. Although acupuncture has been an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, the idea of using acupuncture to help people overcome certain addictions is relatively new, originating in the early 1970’s.
Acupuncture therapy aids in addressing your particular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aromatherapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard Browne</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Herbs &#038; Medicine</category>
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Aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils, the volatile portion of aromatic plant products. Essential oils are aromatic essences generally distilled from the bark, roots, flowers, stems, leaves, or other plant elements. The aroma and chemical composition of essential oils can produce therapeutic and medical benefits through inhalation and absorption through the skin.
Aromatherapy is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acupuncture Benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard Browne</dc:creator>
		
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Acupuncture benefits include the effective treatment of headache, back pain, tennis elbow, osteoarthritis, circulatory problems, sciatica, skin conditions, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma. Acupuncture benefits can also aid in smoking cessation, reduce postoperative nausea, decrease postoperative dental pain, and may be used as a stand-alone therapy for the treatment of many health conditions. Acupuncture benefits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TAI CHI May Protect From Shingles</title>
		<link>http://www.amcollege.edu/blog/health-fitness/tai-chi-may-protect-from-shingles.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.amcollege.edu/blog/health-fitness/tai-chi-may-protect-from-shingles.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard Browne</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Health &#038; Fitness</category>
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Shingles, a painful skin condition, may be prevented by Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese martial art, according to researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles. Tai Chi is commonly used as a low-impact exercise for older people.
Study findings indicated that elderly people who performed Tai Chi enjoyed better immune responses against the shingles-causing virus, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stress Management May Improve Control of Systolic Hypertension</title>
		<link>http://www.amcollege.edu/blog/meditation-yoga/stress-management-may-improve-control-of-systolic-hypertension.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard Browne</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Meditation &#038; Yoga</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adding the relaxation response, a stress management approach, to other lifestyle interventions may significantly improve treatment of systolic hypertension in the elderly. In a study conducted at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
Hypertension Program and the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine at MGH, participants who received relaxation response training in addition to advice on reducing lifestyle [...]]]></description>
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