Author Archives for Paul Murray, CNC, L.Ac.
Acupuncture Keeps Golfers Swinging
Golf may look like an easy game that doesn’t require a lot of strenuous physical activity compared to some other sports. However, there is a lot of repetitive twisting and turning to the activity that requires a good deal of coiling, swinging and hitting. And, when something goes wrong with the body, it can leave [...]
Blood Sugar Levels of Americans Continue to Rise at Record Rates
The incidence of diabetes is rising at an astounding rate in America. According to facts and figures just released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 3 million more Americans have diabetes now than were diagnosed with it two years ago. That’s right, an increase of 3 million people!
This 3 million person increase [...]
Court Finds Against Drug Companies in Medicaid Overcharge Pricing Scheme
For the second time this year, the State of Alabama has won a significant victory in court against powerful drug companies. This time, the litigation involved
GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp and with the court awarding a total of $114,247,233 to the state. Earlier this year, the state was awarded a $215 million verdict against the [...]
Acupuncture Offers a Drug-free Way to Kick the Smoking Habit for Good!
Americans as well as the British seem to be trying to quit the smoking habit in greater numbers. Unfortunately, millions of them are turning to powerful drugs to ease their cravings. In fact, one such pharmaceutical product is now being accused of causing adverse reactions such as suicidal thinking and strange dreams.
Acupuncture, on the other [...]
Acupuncture Improves Life for Rheumatoid Arthritis Sufferers
Problems and help for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers have received very little attention from researchers who do Acupuncture studies. Now some new research into this type of arthritis finds that Acupuncture may hold benefits to people who suffer from the condition.
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) causes inflammation and swelling of joint linings. It results in a painful condition [...]
Massage is for Infants, too!
Westerners are just beginning to know what people in Eastern countries have known for centuries – that babies do well when they get massage. People living in places like Eastern Europe, Africa and even Latin America routinely massage their infants. In fact, mothers in India have been giving their newborn children massages for over 3,000 [...]
Acupuncture Provides Answers for Athletes in Preventing Injuries to Ankle Joints
In sports arenas and athletic workout rooms, injuries to the ankles occur with some frequency. Traditional treatment of the condition in Western medicine is totally symptom oriented after the fact of injury. Acupuncture and an Eastern medicine approach brings a new look to restoring healthy function to an injured ankle and also sheds major light [...]
Ibuprofen and Aspirin Interaction Raises Risk of Heart Attack
Patients with a high cardiovascular risk taking both ibuprofen and aspirin are nine times more likely suffer a heart attack, according to research led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.
The research compared the cardiovascular health of 18,523 osteoarthritis patients over 50 years of age who were all taking high doses of one [...]