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...drug discovery and development company in Emeryville, Calif., that's behind BZL101, there's hope too. The trial is the first FDA-validated clinical study of a potential cancer drug derived from a Chinese medicinal herb, says Dr. Mary Tagliaferri, a co-founder of the company, former practicing acupuncturist and a breast-cancer survivor. "Sixty-two percent of chemotherapy drugs come from natural products, and plants have been the basis of almost every new class of medication," she says. "It makes sense that these plants can act as anticancer agents...
...York City hotel room Tuesday afternoon trying food on for size, Kobayashi could open his mouth wide enough to accommodate a hot dog by itself, but an attempt to push through a bun resembled a Mack truck trying to enter a home garage. Two visits to an acupuncturist in the city, painkillers and anti-inflammatory pills lessened the pain - but not the shame - of his current condition. "I'm very embarrassed as an athlete and as a competitive eater that I didn't take care of my body and that I'm at this point now," Kobayashi said...
...thank you" said Anna. A chiropractor and an acupuncturist have not helped. Her medical doctor put her on a diet and she did feel good about losing some weight - but the pains continued. She even went to a famous back doctor in the city who told her the problem was actually in her head; not surprisingly, this information also failed to relieve the pain. And so she finally made it to the "most famous orthopedic surgeon" - in my house at dinnertime anyway - trembling with the expectation of my bold new treatment plan and a rapid cure...
Sean Dixon lies on a treatment table at a clinic in central London as acupuncturist Bernard Nolan inserts 10 tiny needles into his feet, ankles, shins, hands and abdomen. "Can you feel that?" Nolan asks. "Yeah," his patient answers, wincing slightly. Dixon isn't entirely comfortable with needles but he's paid $120 for the weekly sessions since February, after six months of traditional physical therapy failed to cure his strained neck. Six weeks into acupuncture with Nolan, he is feeling much better. "I have no idea why it works," Dixon, 41, says, "but this problem is almost gone." Nolan...
...then you meet one of those blessed souls who have made a carefree career out of chasing winds or waves around the globe - and think, What a glorious scam. Perhaps that's why windsurfer Barbara Kendall is always smiling. As Auckland slips into winter, Kendall, fresh from the acupuncturist, shows off laugh lines and a healthy glow while others contend with wind burn and the commute to work...