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Dec 14

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Oprah Magazine Honors Acus Founder Dr. Joseph Helms

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, anxiety, Health Heroes, Medicine, Military, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Reduction, Opioids, Oprah, Pain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Prescription drugs, Veterans | No Comments

BERKELEY, Calif. (December 14, 2017) — Acus Foundation is thrilled to announce that founder Dr. Joseph Helms has been named by Oprah Magazine as one of fourteen 2018 Health Heroes. He also received recognition as Oprah’s 2018 Opioid Fighter. Helms, who graduated from UCLA medical school said, “Being trained in...

Dec 04

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Acus Research Spotlight: Medical Acupuncture Builds Trust between Physicians and Patients

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, anxiety, Medicine, Military, Pain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Prescription drugs, Veterans | No Comments

LAS VEGAS – One notable finding that Dr. Carla L. Fisher and her colleagues discovered during their research on medical acupuncture at Nellis AFB was the feeling of greater trust between patients and physicians. “Acupuncture really changed that relationship,” Fisher said. “It warrants that doctors take more time, and they...

Oct 31

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Acus Foundation September-October 2017 Newsletter | The Economist Highlights Our Opioid Success

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, Acus Foundation, Las Vegas, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Nellis, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Reduction, Opioids, The Economist, Veterans | No Comments

Our September-October 2017 newsletter has been published. Highlights include: The Economist Intelligence Unit profiles Acus as one of eight programs nationwide successfully combating the opioid epidemic; Acus research spotlight shows that acupuncture builds trust between patients and physicians, and more. Click here to read the newsletter.

Oct 05

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Acus-funded research on opioid reduction featured in 2017 White Paper

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Reduction, Opioids, Prescription drugs, Veterans | No Comments

We are pleased to share that Acus-funded research on opioid reduction has been highlighted in the latest White Paper on "Acupuncture's Role in Solving the Opioid Epidemic." Check it out on page 6 of the report! http://www.asacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Acupunctures-Role-in-Solving-the-Opioid-Epidemic-_Final_September_20_2017.pdf

Oct 03

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Our thoughts are with Las Vegas

By Acus Admin | Las Vegas, Veterans, Wounded warriors | No Comments

With the Acus flagship training program based in Las Vegas, the tragedies of Sunday evening hit very close to home. Our thoughts are with all those affected by the violence, their families, and the people of Southern Nevada.