Guest guest Posted March 7, 2002 Report Share Posted March 7, 2002 Hi Joanne, That was a great post! I refer to the first part of the one that follows: >>MELANOMA Your choices determine your risk. There's a very good chance you know someone personally who has had skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. This year, skin cancer is expected to claim the lives of 9,600 people. according to the American Cancer Society. Unfortunately, a person born today is twice as susceptible to malignant melanoma--the most dangerous form of skin cancer--as someone born 10 years ago, and 12 times as susceptible as someone born 50 years ago. Who's at risk? Anyone can get skin cancer. However, individuals with certain characteristics face a greater risk. Those characteristics include: *Fair complexion and blue eyes *Family History of skin cancer *History of sunburns during childhood *Unusual moles *A high number of moles *Freckles >> Back to Reply, I have 3 or 4 of those and Actinos.......... and Squamous Ceell and ........ for 30 years, contolled by freezing and Vitamins. Please, where did you get the info you posted? Lorenzo lorenzo1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2002 Report Share Posted March 7, 2002 ---Lorenzo. The jist of the information was obtained from newsletters and pamphlets by Dr. Julian Whitaker. This info and more is available at his site. http://www.drwhitaker.com/nc/skin_cancer.asp That should work! Wishing you the VERY BEST!! JoAnn Lorenzo " <lorenzo1@w...> wrote: > > Hi Joanne, > > That was a great post! > > I refer to the first part of the one that follows: > There's a very good chance you know someone personally who has had > skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the > Back to Reply, I have 3 or 4 of those and Actinos.......... and Squamous > Ceell and ........ > for 30 years, contolled by freezing and Vitamins. > > Please, where did you get the info you posted? > > Lorenzo lorenzo1@w... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Hi all, As long as the subject of research has been brought up, I think it extremely important that acupuncturists become involved and watch the trends of what is happening with research. Acupuncture research is not just about the efficacy of acupuncture. It is about our future - the acupuncturists. This is a pivotal time in the US. If you are still involved with an acupuncture school in your area, keep an eye to what is happening with the research and who is running the show. Make sure that there is an IRB at the school or institute and that the acupuncture community is represented in whatever board is overseeing the research. If there is not an IRB, make some noise! A lot of research will be backed financially by allopathic medical institutions. It does not suffice to have only their institutional review boards overseeing the research. In October of 2003 the NIH awarded $2 million to the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA) to promote research in partnership with the Osher Institute (Harvard Medical School), Dana Farber and Children's Hospital in Boston. These are powerful institutes. see http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2003/nccam-29a.htm If you look at NESA website, you will see that there is a collaboration between Tufts medical school and NESA whereby Tufts students are able to shadow interns at NESA clinic and NESA students are allowed to collaborate on academic projects (literature search and mock research). I could be wrong but seems the yin and yang aren't quite balanced there. Karen Donahue, M.Ac. --- Chinese Medicine wrote: > There are 12 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Acupuncture legislation in Israel > " Shmuel Halevi Ph.D " > <halevis > 2. Re: Acupuncture legislation in Israel (long > answer) > " Fernando Bernall " > <flb > 3. Re: Acupuncture legislation in Israel > " kenrose2008 " > <kenrose2008 > 4. Re: Digest Number 314 > " kenrose2008 " > <kenrose2008 > 5. deficiency in EDU for Ken > " skip80802001 " <skip8080 > 6. Thank you Ken and Fernando > " Shmuel Halevi Ph.D " > <halevis > 7. Re: Digest Number 314 > " RANDY R " <tcmgyn > 8. Re: Acupuncture legislation in Israel > " gypsydust1 " <inamorata1 > 9. Re: Acupuncture legislation in Israel > " gypsydust1 " <inamorata1 > 10. Re: Case histories - Precedence > " gypsydust1 " <inamorata1 > 11. acupuncture legislation in Israel > " rey tiquia " <rey > 12. Re: Digest Number 316 > bobbiaqua > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 1 > Sun, 04 Jan 2004 16:01:23 -0000 > " Shmuel Halevi Ph.D " > <halevis > Acupuncture legislation in Israel > > The Israeli Acupuncture Association is requesting > information on the > following subjects, in order to promote acupuncture > legislation in > the Israeli parliament: > > 1. Who in your country is permitted to practice > acupuncture/herbal > medicine. > > 2. Basic prerequisites for practice, such as: years > of study, > academic certification, apprenticeship and other > prerequisites. > > 3. Practitioners independence in receiving patients. > Does a patient > need to see an M.D. before approaching an > acupuncture practitioner, > do the treatments need to be supervised by a > licensed M.D., does the > practitioner need to demand that the patient will > undergo W.M. > diagnosis, are there any formal forms on behalf of > the health > ministry, etc. > > I shall be much obliged for your inputs on this > issue, as the > subject is getting " hot " in Israel, and an > " acupuncture " law is > being forwarded to the parliament in the near > future. We would like > to know the legal situation on this issue in as many > countries as > possible. > > Thank you for your assistance. > > Shmuel.................... www.acumedico.com > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 2 > Sun, 04 Jan 2004 17:01:38 -0000 > " Fernando Bernall " > <flb > Re: Acupuncture legislation in Israel (long > answer) > > Dear Shmuel, > > First, good luck with the process. See my answers > below as I > understand them here in the States. > > > 1. Who in your country is permitted to practice > acupuncture/herbal > > medicine. > > This depends on the State. a)Practitioners who have > been granted > licensure after either passing a State examination > or who have passed > the NCCAOM (National Commission For Certification of > Acupuncture and > Oriental Medicine) boards. Please note that the > NCCAOM is not a > goverment agency. Nonetheless, many states > reciprocate to their > certification for local licensure. There's an > apprenticeship route > that allows for NCCAOM Diplomate certification in > acupuncture and > Chinese herbs. > > MDs. As I understand it, Medical doctors are allowed > to practice > acupuncture. Some States may require completion of > 200 hrs of > training. This also applies to Doctors of Osteopathy > and often to > Chiropractors. (if your country can avoid this, > you'll be doing a > great service to the public and to the profession. > IMO) > > In some States a new type of practitioner has > emerged. ADS > (Acupuncture Detox Specialist) These practitioners > are allowed to > practice Auricular acupuncture for the control of > substance abuse. > Demographics include, nurse practitioners, Drug > counselors. Often > they are under the supervision of either an MD or in > some cases that > of a licensed acupuncturist. This type of > practitioner is not allowed > in Florida. > > > > 2. Basic prerequisites for practice, such as: > years of study, > > academic certification, apprenticeship and other > prerequisites. > > Here's what Florida requires: > > 457.105 Licensure qualifications and fees.-- > > (1) It is unlawful for any person to practice > acupuncture in this > state unless such person has been licensed by the > board, is in a > board-approved course of study, or is otherwise > exempted by this > chapter. > > (2) A person may become licensed to practice > acupuncture if the > person applies to the department and: > > (a) Is 21 years of age or older, has good moral > character, and has > the ability to communicate in English, which is > demonstrated by > having passed the national written examination in > English or, if such > examination was passed in a foreign language, by > also having passed a > nationally recognized English proficiency > examination; > > (b) Has completed 60 college credits from an > accredited > postsecondary institution as a prerequisite to > enrollment in an > authorized 3-year course of study in acupuncture and > oriental > medicine, and has completed a 3-year course of study > in acupuncture > and oriental medicine, and effective July 31, 2001, > a 4-year course > of study in acupuncture and oriental medicine, which > meets standards > established by the board by rule, which standards > include, but are > not limited to, successful completion of academic > courses in western > anatomy, western physiology, western pathology, > western biomedical > terminology, first aid, and cardiopulmonary > resuscitation === message truncated === Find out what made the Top Searches of 2003 http://search./top2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Karen, I agree that people need to make some noise about research. The editorial committee of Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, tried to make some noise about research for several years, an undertaking that was met with enormous indifference among the professional community. More than noise, I now believe, it's time that we started making some sense. When we make sense about who we are and what we do, people will listen. Until we do, they won't. In order to make sense, we have to understand what we're talking about; and when we talk about the deficiencies and gaps in education, training and preparation to practice successfully, this aspect of sense-making must be the very first item on the list. People are often " taught " that it will all make sense later, but for far too many later never comes. I have been dealing with how to make sense out of traditional Chinese medical ideas, terms, and texts for many years now and, most importantly, how to translate this sense-making into clinical results and healthier human beings. I urge people to do a simple self-diagnostic examination. Ask yourself the meaning of the following terms: qi yin/yang jing luo wu xing zang/fu xu/shi and listen very carefully to your replies. Once you've got an idea of how stable or unstable your own grasp of these terms is, ask colleagues and fellow students to define them. And listen again very carefully to determine how deep the understanding penetrates. I have taken part in numerous discussions with MDs and scientific investigators on the subject of how to design research into traditional Chinese medicine methods and substances. When it comes down to it, the key is, just as Nigel Wiseman pointed out three years ago, language. We must increase the level of our use of language, by which I mean English language descriptions of what we do, scientific language descriptions of what we do, and just as importantly Chinese language descriptions not only of what we do but of the entire rationale on which what we do is based. I'm preparing a course now to help bring people up to speed on Chinese medical language as part of an overall effort to improve the quality of communication between practitioners of Chinese medicine and the communities in which they live and work. And the research community is a critical group that must be effectively communicated with as the field continues to develop. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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