Library Update
New Articles for the week of May 14, 2012
New Article | May 14, 2012
Tao, C., Xue-zhong, Z., Run-shun, Z., & Lian-wen, Z. (2012). Discovery of regularities in the use of herbs in Chinese Medicine Prescriptions. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 18(2), 93.
Ya, Y., Nan-nan, S., & Li-ying, W. (2012). Development of clinical practice guidelines in 11 common diseases with Chinese Medicine interventions in China. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 18(2), 112.
Yu, X., & Xiu-li, X. (2012). A randomized controlled single-blind clinical trial on 84 outpatients with psoriasis vulgaris by auricular therapy combined with optimized Yinxieling formula LU Chuan-jian. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 18(3), 186.
Quan, J., Xin-yao, Z., & Lei, W. (2012). A one-year evaluation of radiographic progression in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis treated by Qingre Huoxue Decoction. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 18(3), 256.
Jie-jia, L., Jian-ping, F., & Thomas, L. J. (2012). Chinese Medicine approach in clinical practice for breast cancer survivors. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 18(3), 308.
New Articles for the week of May 7, 2012
New Article | May 9, 2012
Burley, C. (2011). How to become infertile in 60 minutes. British Naturopathic Journal, 28(3), 18.
Moussally, K., & Berard, A. (2012). Exposure to specific herbal products during pregnancy and the risks of low birth weight. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 18(2), 36.
Peel, L., & Isbell, B. (2011). Multiple Sclerosis and gluten sensitivity: an evidence-based review. British Naturopathic Journal, 28(3), 5.
Saeterdal, I., Underland, V., & Nilsen, E. S. (2012). Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 28(3), 9.
Yue, L., & Ke-ji, C. (2012). Atherosclerosis, vascular aging and therapeutic strategies. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 18(2), 83.
Fri, May 4th schedule change
Library Schedule | May 3, 2012
The library will only be open from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM pn Friday, May 4th. Sorry for any inconvenience.
April break hours, 2012
Library Schedule | April 9, 2012
Hours for April break (Tuesday, 4/17 through Sunday, 4/29):
Monday - Thursday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday - Sunday, closed
TedKaptchuck.com - selected articles
Suggested Resources | April 3, 2012
For those of you who couldn't make it to the Connections event with Ted Kaptchuck on April 3rd - and those who did, but didn't get a chance to write it down - here's the link to Ted's website. The link is specifically to a page of selected articles, which he referred to during his interview, with links to full text papers.
Also, here's a link to the abstract for the large German observational study on acupuncture that he also referenced (sorry, no full text available):
Community hour presentation postponed, 4/2/12
Library Schedule | April 1, 2012
Monday's Community Hour Presentation, Online Resources and Tools To Help Begin &/Or
Grow Your Practice, has been postponed.
A new date will be announced in The Point and on the Library website.
Sorry for any inconvenience!
- NESA ITS staff
New Articles for the week of April 9, 2012
New Article | March 28, 2012
Oh, H. J., Ko, Y. K., Cho, S. S., & Yoon, S. P. (2012). A cadaceric study of needle isnertion at PC6 in eight wrists of four subjects and an understanding of the anatomy. Acupuncture in Medicine, 30(1), 44-46.
Peplow, P. V., & Baxter, G. D. (2012). Electroacupuncture for control of blood glucose in diabetes: Literature review. Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, 5(1), 1-10.
Sahmeddini, M. A., Eghbal, M. H., Khosravi, M. B., & Ghaffaripour, S. (2012). Electro-acupuncture stimulation at acupoints reduced the severity of hypotension during anesthesia in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, 5(1), 11-14.
New Articles for the week of April 2, 2012
New Article | March 28, 2012
Eddey, S. (2012). Against the grain- How grains cause and feed cancers. Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, 18(1), 30-32.
Lockhart, S. (2012). Why just working on a part of the body won't fix pain. Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, 18(1), 38-40.
Alparslan, G. B., Eskin, N., Akay, M., Acikgoz, A., & Cheng, L. (2012). Effect of ginger on chemotherapy-induced nausea and/or vomiting in cancer patients. Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, 18(1), 15-18.
Miller, T. (2012). Ocular signs of the renal system. Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, 18(1), 19-26.
Birkeflet, O., Laake, P., & Vollestad, N. (2012). Traditional Chinese Medicine patterns and recommended points in infertile and fertile women. Acupuncture in Medicine, 30(1), 12-16.
New Articles for the week of March 26, 2012
New Article | March 15, 2012
Blumenthal, M. (2012). ABC, AHP, and AHPA provide identity information on Star Anise confusion. Herbalgram, 93, 62-63.
Cakmak, Y. O. (2011). Infantile Colic: exploring the potential role of maternal acupuncture. Acupuncture in Medicine, 29(4), 295-297.
Park, J. J., Akazawa, M., & Ahn, J. (2011). Acupuncture sensation during ultrasound guided acupuncture needling. Acupuncture in Medicine, 29(4), 257-265.
Gopalan, R., Scott, R., & Arabia, F. (2011). Electro-acupuncture therapy in a patient with a total artificial heart. Acupuncture in Medicine, 29(4), 302-303.
Drok, A. (2012). Placenta Preparation. The Lantern, 9(1), 38-41.
New Articles for the week of March 19, 2012
New Article | March 15, 2012
Sanudo, B., Hoyo, M. d., & Carrasco, L. (2012). Effect of whole-body vibration exercise on balance in women with fibromyalgia syndrome: a randomized, controlled trial. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine: Research on paradigm, practice and policy, 18(2), 158-164.
Wu, Y., Wei, Y., Tai, Y., Chen, K., & Li, H. (2012). Clinical Efficacy of Macrophage-activating Chinese Mixed Herbs (MACH) in improvement of Embryo qualities in women with long-term infertility of unknown etiology. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 40(1), 1-10.
Azizi, H., Liu, Y. F., & Wang, C. H. (2011). Menopause-related symptoms: Traditional Chinese Medicine vs. Hormone therapy . Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 17(4), 48-53.
Sarris, J. (2011). Clinical Depression: An evidence-based integrative complementary medicine treatment model. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 17(4), 26-37.
Stafford, L. (2012). Herbal experts say CSPI Petition for St. John's Wort warning inaccurate. Herbalgram, 93, 58-61.
New Articles for the week of March 11, 2012
New Article | March 15, 2012
Chou, W., Liu, H., & Lin, Y. (2012). 2 Hz Electro-acupuncture at Yinlingquan (SP9) and Ququan (LR8) acupoints induces changes in blood flow in the Liver and Spleen. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 40(1), 75-84.
MD, J. H. (2012). Patients and evidence motivate Hosptials' increase in CAM services. Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 18(1), 21-23.
Lo, S. Y. (2012). Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Autism via Meridian Therapy. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 40(1), 39-56.
Main, M. E., Williams, D., & Jones, M. S. (2012). Treatment of burns with burns & wound (B&W) ointment and leaf therapy. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine: Research on paradigm, practice and policy, 18(2), 109-111.
Rogers, N. J., & Mousa, S. A. (2012). The short-comings of clinical trials assessing the efficacy of probiotics in irritable bowel syndrome. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine: Research on paradigm, practice and policy, 18(2), 112-119.
Hours for February Break
Library Schedule | February 20, 2012
We will be open Monday - Thursday, 2/20 - 2/23, from 10:00AM - 5:00PM. We will NOT be open Friday or Saturday during the break.
International Acu/TCM aid organizations
Suggested Resources | January 18, 2012
Below is a list of links to TCM/acupuncture international aid organizations or projects. Some of these are actively looking for practitioner volunteers, while others are interested mostly in monetary donations. This is by no means a comprehensive list, so please feel free to contact the library with suggestions of other organizations to add!
- Acupuncture Ambassadors - www.acupunctureambassadors.org (new address! updated 3/21/12)
- Acupuncture Relief Project – http://www.acupuncturereliefproject.org/
- Acupuncture Without Borders – http://www.acupuncture-sfi.org/Home.htm (click on English option on the left-hand menu)
- Guatemala Acupuncture and Medical Aid Project (GUAMAP) – http://www.guamap.net/
- Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Acupuncture Project (JETAP) – http://japanesetsunamiaid.blogspot.com/
- Mindful Medicine Worldwide (MMW) – http://www.mindfulmedicineworldwide.org/Blogs/Default.aspx?n=Volunteer%20Blogs
- Moxafrica – http://www.moxafrica.org/index.html
- National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) – www.acudetox.com/nada-protocol/nada-advocacy.html (No formal international aid program, but they do advocacy work to encourage practitioners to address unmet healthcare needs – see http://acudetox.com/guidepoints/news-from-guidepoints/100-gaza-residents-empowered-to-treat-trauma-.html for an example of one of these projects)
- Pan African Acupuncture Project – http://www.panafricanacupuncture.org/
- TCM - Social Forum – http://www.tcm-sozialforum.org/index.php?lang=en (has closest thing to a list of projects/organizations, though it is incomplete and skewed more towards organizations working out of Germany or other European countries)
Extended hours permanent
Library Schedule | January 12, 2012
In response to numerous student requests, we have now permanently extended our regular hours and will now open at 8:00am, Monday - Thursdays, and will be open Fridays from 10:00am-3:00pm.
Tuina series
New DVD | January 12, 2012
We're continuing to grow our collection of bodywork resources from Bill Helm's series. Depending on how your holidays went, one of these should help you to recover!
Tuina full body massage for organ tonification
Location: AV Call# WB 537 T856fb
Tuina full body massage for relaxation and dispersion
Location: AV Call# WB 537 T856rd
Auricular & Microsystems
New Book | January 11, 2012
New books in auricular and microsystems:
Auricular acupuncture and addiction : mechanisms, methodology, and practice
Wager, Kim.
Location: Gen.Col. Call# WB 369.5 E2 W346a 2009
Auricular acupuncture diagnosis
Romoli, M.
Location: Gen.Col. Call# WB 369.5 E2 R766a 2010
Auricular medicine and auricular therapy : a practical approach
Frank, Bryan L.
Location: Gen.Col. Call# WB 369.5 E2 A875 2007
Ear acupuncture
Landgren, Kajsa,
Location: Gen.Col. Call# WB 369.5 E2 L257o 2008a
Micro-acupuncture in practice
Wang, Yajuan.
Location: Gen.Col. Call# WB 369.5 M6 W364m 2009
Microsystems acupuncture - the complete guide : ear-scalp-mouth-hand
Hecker, Hans-Ulrich.
Location: Gen.Col. Call# WB 369.6 M6 H43m 2006
New website!
Library News | January 11, 2012
Please explore the new look, pages, and features! This new site is still a work in progress, however, so please excuse the occasional blank page or dead link while we edit and update our information. If you find a mistake in either content or omission, please feel free to email us.
We're also happy to hear general feedback and/or suggestions you might have. We're working to make your studying and research experience as easy and productive as possible. We're hoping the cleaner look and new weekly updates will be to your liking, but we won't know unless you tell us!
New from Dec ‘11
New Article | December 28, 2011
Mcleod, Alexus; Van Norden, Bryan. Introduction to classical chinese philosophy. Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy. [English]. December 2011, 10(4): 567.
Catherine Ulbricht; Erica Seamon; Regina C. Windsor, et al.. An evidence-based systematic review of cinnamon (cinnamomum spp.) by the Natural Standard Research Collaboration. Journal of Dietary Supplements. December 2011, 8(4): 378.
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Suggested Resources | December 28, 2011
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy is one of the most widely used medical references worldwide. Use the left-hand menu on this free online version to browse by disorder or symptom, or use the index to search for a specific term.