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Nov 17
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Acus Foundation November-December 2016 Newsletter Published

By | Acupuncture, anxiety, Las Vegas, Military, Nellis, Pain, Veterans | No Comments
Our last newsletter of 2016 has been published! In this issue: Acus Preceptor, Tom Etges, MD talks about "A-ha" moments; resident-physicians at Nellis AFB needle clementines; we welcome newest Acus Advisory Board Member, Kelly Welles; our preceptors head to Nantucket for advanced training, and more. Click here to read the...
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Sep 28
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Acus Foundation September-October 2016 Newsletter Published

By | Acupuncture, anxiety, Las Vegas, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Opioids, Pain, Prescription drugs, Veterans, Wounded warriors | No Comments
Our latest newsletter is out! Click here to get the most up-to-date Acus news. In this issue read about: our new cohort of resident physicians beginning their medical acupuncture training at Nellis AFB; the release of our 2015 Annual Report; our mid-year Board Meeting; and upcoming Acus events.
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Aug 18
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Acus Foundation 2015 Annual Report Published

By | Acupuncture, Acus Foundation, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Nellis, Opioids | No Comments
We are very pleased to announce that our 2015 Annual Report has just been published. Download your electronic copy here, or if you prefer a paper copy, please email info@acusfoundation.org. Acus Foundation Annual Report_2015 What military physicians, service members, and veterans are saying about Acus medical acupuncture “The D-word [divorce]...
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Jun 14
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Acus Foundation graduates first cohort of Nellis AFB physicians

By | Acupuncture, Acus Foundation, anxiety, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Opioids, Pain, Veterans | No Comments
The Acus team warmly congratulates the first cohort of U.S. Air Force physicians who graduated from our "Medical Acupuncture for Military Physicians" course at Nellis Air Force Base on Monday, June 13, 2016! These residents completed 300 hours of medical acupuncture training, and they will use their acupuncture skills both...
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May 30
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Acupuncture at the Phoenix VA: An Interview with Dr. Nacchal Nachiappan

By | Acupuncture, Acus Foundation, Las Vegas, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Opioids, Veterans | No Comments
Acus Acting Executive Director Brad Erickson, PhD, interviews Acus graduate Nacchal Nachiappan, MD, about her experience using acupuncture to treat veterans. Where do you practice medicine, what kinds of patients do you care for, and what are their particular challenges? I'm at the Phoenix VA. My specialty is general internal...
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Jan 29
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Acupuncture and senior care at Nellis AFB

By | Acupuncture, anxiety, Medicine, Military, Pain, Prescription drugs, Seniors, Stroke, Veterans | No Comments
Much of the public attention on acupuncture in the military has focused on the benefits for active duty soldiers and recent veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet medical clinics at military bases serve a large population of retired military personnel and their families. As medical providers at these facilities incorporate...
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Jan 06
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Interview with Dr. Freda Dreher, Acus Clinical Preceptor

By | Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Pain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Wounded warriors | No Comments
"This acupuncture treatment neither removed nor added anything to your body. Thus the healing is within you." Acus Preceptor Dr. Freda Dreher explains how acupuncture influences the neurological and physiological processes that perpetuate PTS among military service members in this interview with Acus Acting Executive Director Brad Erickson. Dr. Freda...
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Nov 30
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Interview with Dr. Joe Helms, President, Acus Foundation

By | Acupuncture, Acus Foundation, Health Heroes, Helms Medical Institute, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Reduction, Opioids, Oprah, Veterans, Wounded warriors | 3 Comments
Acus Founder Dr. Joseph Helms is regarded as the father of medical acupuncture in the United States.  He has taught physicians since 1978 through the continuing medical education program “Medical Acupuncture for Physicians,” sponsored initially by the UCLA School of Medicine, then Stanford School of Medicine.  Since 2000 he has...
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Past Newsletters:

Acus Newsletter No. 4 | September-October 2016

Acus Newsletter No. 3 | July-August 2016

Acus Newsletter No. 2 | April-June 2016

Acus Newsletter No. 1 | November-December 2015

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