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Celebrating Diversity: Asian/Pacific American Heritage program wraps up
Submitted by lok-kwan on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 5:07pmMy third and final presentation on acupuncture as part of the Chicago Public Library's Celebrating Diversity: Asian/Pacific American Heritage program will take me to Chinatown this Thursday evening. Hope to see you there:
"Study Shows Acupuncture Trumps Standard Care for Back Pain Relief"
Submitted by lok-kwan on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 2:10pmA May 11, 2009 article in WebMD Health News reports a study funded by the National Institutes of Health as follows:
'The ancient technique of acupuncture helps relieve chronic back pain better than standard care such as medications or physical therapy, according to a new study.
Obama Positive Toward Acupuncture
Submitted by lok-kwan on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 10:34pm"Unfortunately, the hardest thing to do in politics - and certainly in health care reform - has been to get policymakers to make investments early that will have long-term payoffs. Because people - their attitude is, well, I'll be out of office by the time that kid grows up; and the fact that they're healthy, that doesn't help me. And in the private-sector insurance system, oftentimes insurers make the same calculation...That's the logic of our health care system that we're going to have to change."
Read the excerpt from Obama's April 29, 2009, Town Hall meeting in St. Louis:
http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=31983
Forthcoming Events in May
Submitted by lok-kwan on Sat, 05/16/2009 - 3:32pmI will give two more presentations on acupuncture as part of the Chicago Public Library's Celebrating Diversity: Asian/Pacific American Heritage program. Hope to see you there:
Chicago Waldorf School: 36th Annual May Fair Festival
Submitted by lok-kwan on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 3:15pmI will be participating in Chicago Waldorf School's 36th Annual May Fair Festival this Saturday, May 16th, from 10am to 4pm. Come over with family for some fun, food and music and of course, pulse reading and acupuncture. Admission is free. For more information, go to: http://www.chicagowaldorf.org/
Celebrating Diversity: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
Submitted by lok-kwan on Wed, 04/29/2009 - 1:44pmI have been invited by the Chicago Public Library to participate in the Celebrating Diversity: Asian/Pacific American Heritage event in May. I will give presentations on acupuncture on three different dates. Hope to see you there: