On behalf of all the Acus Preceptors and Staff, we wish a hearty congratulations to the graduates of our 2017-18 military medical acupuncture course! You did it! And you are ... the best class ever! 🔔
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On this Memorial Day Weekend, honor the service and sacrifice of our nation's military by giving to Acus Foundation. Imagine Veterans relieved of pain and stress without drugs. Envision Doctors inspired by seeing their patients get better. Realize Millions of dollars saved in medical costs. Enhance Well-being among all members...
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In this issue: acupuncture as preemptive strike, physicians become "architects," new mission statement, and more. Click here to read it today!
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In 2007, seven years before Acus Foundation was established, Founder and President Joseph M. Helms, MD presciently wrote this in the conclusion of his book, Getting to Know You: A Physician Explains How Acupuncture Helps You Be the Best YOU. Talk about putting vision into action! "Acupuncture is an ideal...
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We are thrilled to announce the publication of a new peer-reviewed article by the Acus research team in The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. The article, "Critical Factors to Practicing Medical Acupuncture in Family Medicine: Patient and Physician Perspectives" was co-authored by Christy J.W. Ledford, PhD; Carla...
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The latest Acus newsletter is out! In this edition, read about the uniqueness of service-related pain and stress, and how acupuncture can help, sometimes with just one needle. Click here for the full newsletter.
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Above. Acus Preceptor, Dr. Freda Dreher, supervises military physician-students at the January training module. In January 2018, our third cohort of military physician-students reached the halfway point in their Acus medical acupuncture training program. We are very proud of our students! They were engaged, energized, and primed to use...
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The Acus Foundation office in Berkeley, Calif. will be closed December 23-January 1, 2018. If you need to contact us over the break, please send us an email to info@acusfoundation.org. Thank you, and happy holidays!
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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...
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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...
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