Skin Lightening and Beauty in Four Asian Cultures
Skin Lightening and Beauty in Four Asian Cultures ~ “Whiteness” or having white skin is considered an importantelement in constructing female beauty in Asian cultures. A dramatic growth of skin whitening and lightening products has occurred in Asian markets. Contemporary meanings of whiteness areinfluenced by Western ideologies as well as ...
September 14, 2012 by densus99 | Skin Care | photos | » read more . . .
An update on the pathogenesis and management of acne vulgaris
An update on the pathogenesis and management of acne vulgaris ~ Acne vulgaris is an easily recognizable derma- tologic disease. It is also very common. Acne is seen in nearly 100% of individuals at some time during their lives. Small, noninflamed acne lesions may not be more than a slight ...
August 30, 2012 by densus99 | Skin Care | photos | » read more . . .
The Persistent Problem of Colorism: Skin Tone, Status, and Inequality
The Persistent Problem of Colorism: Skin Tone, Status, and Inequality ~ Abstract- Colorism is a persistent problem for people of color in the USA. Colorism, or skin color stratification, is a process that privileges light skinned people of color over dark in areas such as income, education, housing, and the ...
September 12, 2012 by densus99 | Skin Care | photos | » read more . . .
Acupuncture Point Topography in the Horse
Christiane P. Krueger, D. V. M. Tannenstrasse 6, D 8431 Freystadt/Opf., West Germany Abstract: Chinese texts describe some 130 acu- puncture points on the horse, but fail to identify the “master points” and their locations. This lack of clearness was the reason for a more precise examination of the acupuncture points and their ...
February 07, 2013 by densus99 | Medicine | photos | » read more . . .
Chinese acupuncture–moxibustion
Chinese acupuncture–moxibustion75Chinese medicine (TCM). It is the study ofthe meridians and collaterals, acupoints,acupuncture techniques, and the laws ofprevention and treatment of diseases byacupuncture–moxibustion. Thousands ofyears ago, ancient Chinese medicine usedbianstone (needle stone) as an instrumentfor the treatment of diseases, and thendiscovered the points and invented specialacupuncture instruments. Gradually, the“theory of ...
February 07, 2013 by densus99 | Health & Medicine | photos | » read more . . .
Somatosympathetic Reflex and Acupuncture-Related Analgesia
Corresponding author: Dr. Yuan-Feen Tsai, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1 Jen-Ai Road, Section 1, Taipei 10051, Taiwan, ROC. Tel: +886-2-2312-3456 ext. 88240, Fax: +886-2-2322-5007, E-mail:
[email protected] Received: June 19, 2009; Accepted: August 17, 2009. ©2009 by The Chinese Physiological Society. ISSN : 0304-4920. http://www.cps.org.tw ...
February 07, 2013 by densus99 | Medicine | photos | » read more . . .
Clinical Research on Treating Senile Dementia by Combining Acupuncture with Acupoint-Injection
Yemeng Chen, M.D. Acupuncture Department, Huashan Hospital Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 20040, P. R. China Abstract: Combining: Combining acupuncture with acupoint-injection of aceglutamidi has been used in treating 38 cases of senile dementia. The experiment showed that the therapy is effective for the cases of multi-infarct dementia, the rate of success being 42.82% ...
February 07, 2013 by densus99 | Medicine | photos | » read more . . .
Acupuncture and Knee Osteoarthritis A Three-Armed Randomized Trial
Acupuncture and Knee Osteoarthritis A Three-Armed Randomized Trial Hanns-Peter Scharf, MD; Ulrich Mansmann, PhD; Konrad Streitberger, MD; Steffen Witte, PhD; Jürgen Krämer, MD; Christoph Maier, MD; Hans-Joachim Trampisch, PhD; and Norbert Victor, PhD Background: Despite the popularity of acupuncture, evidence of its efficacy for reducing pain remains equivocal. Objective: To assess the efficacy and ...
February 07, 2013 by densus99 | Medicine | photos | » read more . . .
Effects of Acupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6) of thePericardial Meridian on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability
Corresponding author: Dr. Shyang Chang, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, ROC. Tel: 886-35731146, Fax: 886-35715971, E-mail:
[email protected] Received: October 8, 2007; Revised: December 27, 2007; Accepted: February 19, 2008. 2008 by The Chinese Physiological Society. ISSN : 0304-4920. http://www.cps.org.tw Chinese Journal of Physiology 51(3): ...
February 07, 2013 by densus99 | Medicine | photos | » read more . . .
Effect of electro-acupuncture at Foot-Yangming Meridian onsomatostatin and expression of somatostatin receptor genesin rabbits with gastric ulcer
Shou-Xiang Yi, Ren-Da Yang, Jie Yan, Xiao-Rong Chang, Ya-Ping Ling www.wjgnet.com Shou-Xiang Yi, Ren-Da Yang, Jie Yan, Xiao-Rong Chang, Ya- Ping Ling, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Hunan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 41007, Hunan Province, China Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.30171136 Correspondence to: Professor Shou-Xiang ...
February 07, 2013 by densus99 | Medicine | photos | » read more . . .
A pilot study on acupuncture for lower urinary tract symptomsrelated to chronic prostatitis/ chronic pelvic pain
Research A pilot study on acupuncture for lower urinary tract symptoms related to chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain Jillian L Capodice*1, Zhezhen Jin2, Debra L Bemis1, David Samadi1, Brian A Stone1, Steven Kapan3 and Aaron E Katz1 Address: 1Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA, 2Department of Biostatistics, Columbia University Medical ...
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