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Pacific College, San Diego Creates Community Clinic

Pacific College, San Diego has redesigned its community clinic shift to reflect the original community-style acupuncture model. The high cost of health care has affected many Americans and Pacific College attempts to address this problem by serving patients who many not have the time or the finances to afford a more “private,” in-depth treatment. Pacific …

Great American Smokeout 2008: Quit Smoking with Acupuncture

According to the 1982 Surgeon General’s Report, cigarette smoking is the single cause of cancer deaths in the United States. That report is still accurate today. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 46.2 million American adults are current smokers – that is 22.8% of all adults; nearly 1 in 4 people. Even …

North American Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day, 2008

North American Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day is an annual event that observes the positive impact Oriental medicine has had on hundreds of lives.  Pacific College of Oriental Medicine will celebrate North American Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day at all three of its campuses, San Diego, New York, and Chicago on October 24, 2008. Each campus will observe the …

Pacific College Offers Asian Body Therapy Training

‘Asian body therapy’ is a term that applies to several methods of healing. Body therapy can include acupuncture, acupressure, qi gong, tui na, and Thai massage. Each of these methods originated in different areas of Asia (from China and Japan to Thailand),  and each utilizes the idea that the spirit, mind and body are intricately …

Sports Teams, Athletics Clinics Looking for Acupuncturists

Sports teams, athletic organizations, and sports medicine clinics are on the lookout for acupuncturists and Oriental massage practitioners.  Many have discovered that keeping the body in balance through massage and acupuncture allows for more efficient and effective training, which is the surest way to improve performance. A wide range of athletes including swimmers, runners, and …

PCOM Receives Maximum Accreditation from ACAOM

The San Diego Pacific College of Oriental Medicine has recently been accredited by ACAOM, the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. ACAOM awarded PCOM with the maximum periods of five and seven years for its Doctorate and Master’s programs, respectfully. This length of time has previously been unheard of; three and five years used …

Acupuncture Provides Cost-Effective Relief for Asthma Patients

Any kind of ailment can be costly to treat, and asthma is no exception. Inhalers are increasing in price, and consumers are looking for more cost-effective methods of dealing with such respiratory disorders. Asthma affects more than 15 million people in the United States,  and the strain of living with asthma has been compounded by …