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The American Traditional Chinese Medicine Association (ATCMA) and Traditional Chinese Medicine Alumni Association (TCMAAA) hosted the 3rd ATCMA Congress just outside the nation’s capital on September 16th and 17th 2017. The lively event was attended by over 300 including multiple esteemed presenters and researchers from China and international practitioners. Two tracks were offered in advanced …

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Sponsorship Opportunities for 3rd American TCM Congress： 1. Summit Meeting Sponsorship: naming right on the Summit, 30 minutes presentation in the plenary session of Saturday conference, two table exhibit space, company name acknowledgment during the announcements throughout the conference. Sponsorship Fee: $20,000. Sold 2. Tea breaks: two coffee/tea breaks each day, four breaks available for sponsorship, …

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Author: Arthur Yin Fan POSITION LETTER ON FDA BLUPRINT FOR PRESCRIBER EDUCATION FOR EXTENDED-RELEASE AND LONG-ACTING OPIOIDS ANALGESICS July 5, 2017 Ref: Docket No. FDA–2017–D–2497 We welcome the FDA’s position with regard to extended-release and long-acting opioids analgesics.  Patients need medications without severe side effects and addictive effects, as well as acupuncture, which belongs to safe, …

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POSITION LETTER ON DRY NEEDLING In terminology, dry needling is a synonym to acupuncture, just a different English translation from the original Chinese term针刺 (Zhen Ci). In China, dry needling is a common name of acupuncture for over 200 years.(1,2)  In West, dry needling has become popular since 1980s, especially since late 1990s, for replacing the term …

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CBS News (2/13, LaPook) reports on its website that the American College of Physicians released new guidelines that says “the first line of therapy” for chronic low back pain “should be non-drug treatments.” The new guidelines recommend “heat wraps, massage, acupuncture and spinal manipulation” for pain lasting less than three months, and recommend treatments such …

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Traditional Chinese Medicine in China The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China December 2016 First Edition 2016 Contents Preface I. The Historical Development of TCM II. Policies and Measures on TCM Development III. Carrying Forward the Tradition and Ensuring the Development of TCM IV. International Exchanges and Cooperation in TCM Conclusion …

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