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    2. Avants SK, Margolin A, Holford TR, Kosten TR. A randomized controlled trial of auricular acupuncture for cocaine dependence.
      Arch Intern Med 2000 Aug 14-28;160(15):2305-12.
    3. Bannerman R H 1979 Acupuncture: the WHO View. World Health, December, p27-28.
    4. Bensoussan A, Talley NJ, Hing M, Menzies R, Guo A, Ngu M. Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with Chinese herbal medicine: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 1998 Nov 11;280(18):1585-9.
    5. Berman BM, Lao L, Langenberg P, Lee WL, Gilpin AMK, Hochberg MC. Effectiveness of Acupuncture as Adjunctive Therapy in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2004; 141(12):901-910.
    6. Bier ID, Wilson J, Studt P, Shakleton M. Auricular acupuncture, education, and smoking cessation: a randomized, sham-controlled trial. Am J Public Health. 2002 Oct;92(10):1642-7.
    7. Bullock ML, Kiresuk TJ, Sherman RE, Lenz SK, Culliton PD, Boucher TA, Nolan CJ. A large randomized placebo controlled study of auricular acupuncture for alcohol dependence. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2002 Mar;22(2):71-7.
    8. Cardini F, Weixin H. Moxibustion for correction of breech presentation: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 1998;280:1580-1584.
    9. Carlsson CP, Axemo P, Bodin A, Carstensen H, Ehrenroth B, Madegard-Lind I, Navander C. Manual acupuncture reduces hyperemesis gravidarum: a placebo-controlled, randomized, single-blind, crossover study. J Pain Symptom Manage 2000 Oct;20(4):273-9.
    10. David J, Townsend S, Sathanathan R, Kriss S, Dore CJ. The effect of acupuncture on patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 1999 Sep;38(9):864-9.
    11. Dold C. Needles & Nerves. Discover. September, 1998.
    12. Fu H. What is the material base of acupuncture? The nerves! Med Hypotheses 2000 Mar;54(3):358-9
    13. Gollub RL, Hui KK, Stefano GB. Acupuncture: pain management coupled to immune stimulation. Zhongguo Yao Li Xue Bao 1999 Sep;20(9):769-77.
    14. Gordon. MRI Evidence of Acupuncture. The Orange County Register. December 25, 1998. http://www.acupuncturedoc.com/scientif.htm
    15. Henderson H. Acupuncture: evidence for its use in chronic low back pain. Br J Nurs 2002 Nov 28-Dec 11;11(21):1395-403. Review.
    16. Jan, S. Acupuncture treatment of grade III and IV canine thoracolumbar disc disease ( hind limb paralysis). Am J Acupunct
      1998 26/3-Feb:179-187 (Not avail on MedLine).
    17. Joos S, Schott C, Zou H, Daniel V, Martin E. J Altern Complement Med 2000 Dec;6(6):519-25. Immunomodulatory effects of acupuncture in the treatment of allergic asthma: a randomized controlled study.
    18. Kim KS, Koo MS, Jeon JW, Park HS, Seung IS. Capsicum plaster at the korean hand acupuncture point reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting after abdominal hysterectomy. Anesth Analg. 2002 Oct;95(4):1103-7.
    19. Kong J, Ma L, Gollub RL, Wei J, Yang X, Li D, Weng X, Jia F, Wang C, Li F, Li R, Zhuang D. A pilot study of functional magnetic resonance imaging of the brain during manual and electroacupuncture stimulation of acupuncture point (LI-4 Hegu) in normal subjects reveals differential brain activation between methods. J Altern Complement Med. 2002 Aug;8(4):411-9.
    20. MacPherson, Thomas, Walters, Fitter. The York acupuncture safety study: prospective survey of 34 000 treatments by traditional acupuncturists. BMJ 2001; 323: 486-487.
    21. Margolin A, Kleber HD, Avants SK, Konefal J, Gawin F, Stark E, Sorensen J, Midkiff E, Wells E, Jackson TR, Bullock M, Culliton PD, Boles S, Vaughan R. Acupuncture for the treatment of cocaine addiction: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2002 Jan 2;287(1):55-63.
    22. NCCAM, National Institutes of Health. Acupuncture Clinical Trials (as of 1/27/03). http://nccam.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/acupuncture.htm
    23. NIH. NIH Consensus Conference on Acupuncture, Programs and abstracts (Bethesda, MD, Nov. 3-5, 1997). Office of Alternative Medicine and Office of Medical Applications of Research. Bethesda
    24. Pei J, Sun L, Chen R, Zhu T, Qian Y, Yuan D. The effect of electro-acupuncture on motor function recovery in patients with acute cerebral infarction: a randomly controlled trial. J Tradit Chin Med. 2001 Dec;21(4):270-2.
    25. Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD; George D. Lundberg, MD. Alternative Medicine Meets Science. JAMA. 1998;280.
    26. Pouresmail Z, Ibrahimzadeh R. Effects of acupressure and ibuprofen on the severity of primary dysmenorrhea. J Tradit Chin Med. 2002 Sep;22(3):205-10.
    27. Ramnero A, Hanson U, Kihlgren M. Acupuncture treatment during labour–a randomised controlled trial. BJOG. 2002 Jun;109(6):637-44.
    28. Rosted P. Literature survey of reported adverse effects associated with acupuncture treatment. Am J Acupunct. 1996;24:27-34.
    29. Skilnand E, Fossen D, Heiberg E. Acupuncture in the management of pain in labor. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2002 Oct;81(10):943-8.
    30. Smith C, Crowther C, Beilby J. Pregnancy outcome following women’s participation in a randomised controlled trial of acupuncture to treat nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. Complement Ther Med. 2002 Jun;10(2):78-83.
    31. Studdert DM, Eisenberg DM, Miller FH, et al. Medical malpractice implications of alternative medicine. JAMA. 1998;280:1610-1615.
    32. Sumano H, Bermudez E, Obregon K. Treatment of wobbler syndrome in dogs with electroacupuncture. Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr. 2000 Jun;107(6):231-5.
    33. Taguchi A, Sharma N, Ali SZ, Dave B, Sessler DI, Kurz A. The effect of auricular acupuncture on anaesthesia with desflurane. Anaesthesia. 2002 Dec;57(12):1159-63.
    34. Wang L, He C, Liu Y, Zhu L. Effect of acupuncture on the auditory evoked brain stem potential in Parkinson’s disease. J Tradit Chin Med. 2002 Mar;22(1):15-7.
    35. Wang SM, Kain ZN. P6 acupoint injections are as effective as droperidol in controlling early postoperative nausea and vomiting in children. Anesthesiology. 2002 Aug;97(2):359-66.
    36. White PF, Issioui T, Hu J, Jones SB, Coleman JE, Waddle JP, Markowitz SD, Coloma M, Macaluso AR, Ing CH. Comparative efficacy of acustimulation (ReliefBand) versus ondansetron (Zofran) in combination with droperidol for preventing nausea and vomiting. Anesthesiology. 2002 Nov;97(5):1075-81.
    37. White, Hayhoe, Hart, Ernst. Adverse events following acupuncture: prospective survey of 32 000 consultations with doctors and physiotherapists. BMJ 2001; 323: 485-486.
    38. Witt CM, Jena S, Selim D, Brinkhaus B, Reinhold T, Wruck K, Liecker B, Linde K, Wegscheider K, Willich SN. Pragmatic randomized trial evaluating the clinical and economic effectiveness of acupuncture for chronic low back pain. Am J Epidemiol. 2006 Sep 1;164(5):487-96. Epub 2006 Jun 23.
    39. Wong AM, Leong CP, Su TY, Yu SW, Tsai WC, Chen CP. Clinical trial of acupuncture for patients with spinal cord injuries. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2003 Jan;82(1):21-7.
    40. Yamashita, Tsukayama, Tanno, Nishijo. Adverse Events Related to Acupuncture. JAMA 1998; 280 (18)
    1. Allais G, De Lorenzo C, Quirico PE, Airola G, Tolardo G, Mana O, Benedetto C. Acupuncture in the prophylactic treatment of migraine without aura: a comparison with flunarizine. Headache. 2002 Oct;42(9):855-61.
    2. Avants SK, Margolin A, Holford TR, Kosten TR. A randomized controlled trial of auricular acupuncture for cocaine dependence.
      Arch Intern Med 2000 Aug 14-28;160(15):2305-12.
    3. Bannerman R H 1979 Acupuncture: the WHO View. World Health, December, p27-28.
    4. Bensoussan A, Talley NJ, Hing M, Menzies R, Guo A, Ngu M. Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with Chinese herbal medicine: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 1998 Nov 11;280(18):1585-9.
    5. Berman BM, Lao L, Langenberg P, Lee WL, Gilpin AMK, Hochberg MC. Effectiveness of Acupuncture as Adjunctive Therapy in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2004; 141(12):901-910.
    6. Bier ID, Wilson J, Studt P, Shakleton M. Auricular acupuncture, education, and smoking cessation: a randomized, sham-controlled trial. Am J Public Health. 2002 Oct;92(10):1642-7.
    7. Bullock ML, Kiresuk TJ, Sherman RE, Lenz SK, Culliton PD, Boucher TA, Nolan CJ. A large randomized placebo controlled study of auricular acupuncture for alcohol dependence. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2002 Mar;22(2):71-7.
    8. Cardini F, Weixin H. Moxibustion for correction of breech presentation: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 1998;280:1580-1584.
    9. Carlsson CP, Axemo P, Bodin A, Carstensen H, Ehrenroth B, Madegard-Lind I, Navander C. Manual acupuncture reduces hyperemesis gravidarum: a placebo-controlled, randomized, single-blind, crossover study. J Pain Symptom Manage 2000 Oct;20(4):273-9.
    10. David J, Townsend S, Sathanathan R, Kriss S, Dore CJ. The effect of acupuncture on patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 1999 Sep;38(9):864-9.
    11. Dold C. Needles & Nerves. Discover. September, 1998.
    12. Fu H. What is the material base of acupuncture? The nerves! Med Hypotheses 2000 Mar;54(3):358-9
    13. Gollub RL, Hui KK, Stefano GB. Acupuncture: pain management coupled to immune stimulation. Zhongguo Yao Li Xue Bao 1999 Sep;20(9):769-77.
    14. Gordon. MRI Evidence of Acupuncture. The Orange County Register. December 25, 1998. http://www.acupuncturedoc.com/scientif.htm
    15. Henderson H. Acupuncture: evidence for its use in chronic low back pain. Br J Nurs 2002 Nov 28-Dec 11;11(21):1395-403. Review.
    16. Jan, S. Acupuncture treatment of grade III and IV canine thoracolumbar disc disease ( hind limb paralysis). Am J Acupunct
      1998 26/3-Feb:179-187 (Not avail on MedLine).
    17. Joos S, Schott C, Zou H, Daniel V, Martin E. J Altern Complement Med 2000 Dec;6(6):519-25. Immunomodulatory effects of acupuncture in the treatment of allergic asthma: a randomized controlled study.
    18. Kim KS, Koo MS, Jeon JW, Park HS, Seung IS. Capsicum plaster at the korean hand acupuncture point reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting after abdominal hysterectomy. Anesth Analg. 2002 Oct;95(4):1103-7.
    19. Kong J, Ma L, Gollub RL, Wei J, Yang X, Li D, Weng X, Jia F, Wang C, Li F, Li R, Zhuang D. A pilot study of functional magnetic resonance imaging of the brain during manual and electroacupuncture stimulation of acupuncture point (LI-4 Hegu) in normal subjects reveals differential brain activation between methods. J Altern Complement Med. 2002 Aug;8(4):411-9.
    20. MacPherson, Thomas, Walters, Fitter. The York acupuncture safety study: prospective survey of 34 000 treatments by traditional acupuncturists. BMJ 2001; 323: 486-487.
    21. Margolin A, Kleber HD, Avants SK, Konefal J, Gawin F, Stark E, Sorensen J, Midkiff E, Wells E, Jackson TR, Bullock M, Culliton PD, Boles S, Vaughan R. Acupuncture for the treatment of cocaine addiction: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2002 Jan 2;287(1):55-63.
    22. NCCAM, National Institutes of Health. Acupuncture Clinical Trials (as of 1/27/03). http://nccam.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/acupuncture.htm
    23. NIH. NIH Consensus Conference on Acupuncture, Programs and abstracts (Bethesda, MD, Nov. 3-5, 1997). Office of Alternative Medicine and Office of Medical Applications of Research. Bethesda
    24. Pei J, Sun L, Chen R, Zhu T, Qian Y, Yuan D. The effect of electro-acupuncture on motor function recovery in patients with acute cerebral infarction: a randomly controlled trial. J Tradit Chin Med. 2001 Dec;21(4):270-2.
    25. Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD; George D. Lundberg, MD. Alternative Medicine Meets Science. JAMA. 1998;280.
    26. Pouresmail Z, Ibrahimzadeh R. Effects of acupressure and ibuprofen on the severity of primary dysmenorrhea. J Tradit Chin Med. 2002 Sep;22(3):205-10.
    27. Ramnero A, Hanson U, Kihlgren M. Acupuncture treatment during labour–a randomised controlled trial. BJOG. 2002 Jun;109(6):637-44.
    28. Rosted P. Literature survey of reported adverse effects associated with acupuncture treatment. Am J Acupunct. 1996;24:27-34.
    29. Skilnand E, Fossen D, Heiberg E. Acupuncture in the management of pain in labor. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2002 Oct;81(10):943-8.
    30. Smith C, Crowther C, Beilby J. Pregnancy outcome following women’s participation in a randomised controlled trial of acupuncture to treat nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. Complement Ther Med. 2002 Jun;10(2):78-83.
    31. Studdert DM, Eisenberg DM, Miller FH, et al. Medical malpractice implications of alternative medicine. JAMA. 1998;280:1610-1615.
    32. Sumano H, Bermudez E, Obregon K. Treatment of wobbler syndrome in dogs with electroacupuncture. Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr. 2000 Jun;107(6):231-5.
    33. Taguchi A, Sharma N, Ali SZ, Dave B, Sessler DI, Kurz A. The effect of auricular acupuncture on anaesthesia with desflurane. Anaesthesia. 2002 Dec;57(12):1159-63.
    34. Wang L, He C, Liu Y, Zhu L. Effect of acupuncture on the auditory evoked brain stem potential in Parkinson’s disease. J Tradit Chin Med. 2002 Mar;22(1):15-7.
    35. Wang SM, Kain ZN. P6 acupoint injections are as effective as droperidol in controlling early postoperative nausea and vomiting in children. Anesthesiology. 2002 Aug;97(2):359-66.
    36. White PF, Issioui T, Hu J, Jones SB, Coleman JE, Waddle JP, Markowitz SD, Coloma M, Macaluso AR, Ing CH. Comparative efficacy of acustimulation (ReliefBand) versus ondansetron (Zofran) in combination with droperidol for preventing nausea and vomiting. Anesthesiology. 2002 Nov;97(5):1075-81.
    37. White, Hayhoe, Hart, Ernst. Adverse events following acupuncture: prospective survey of 32 000 consultations with doctors and physiotherapists. BMJ 2001; 323: 485-486.
    38. Witt CM, Jena S, Selim D, Brinkhaus B, Reinhold T, Wruck K, Liecker B, Linde K, Wegscheider K, Willich SN. Pragmatic randomized trial evaluating the clinical and economic effectiveness of acupuncture for chronic low back pain. Am J Epidemiol. 2006 Sep 1;164(5):487-96. Epub 2006 Jun 23.
    39. Wong AM, Leong CP, Su TY, Yu SW, Tsai WC, Chen CP. Clinical trial of acupuncture for patients with spinal cord injuries. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2003 Jan;82(1):21-7.
    40. Yamashita, Tsukayama, Tanno, Nishijo. Adverse Events Related to Acupuncture. JAMA 1998; 280 (18)