Hello everybody, I am sending out this post in hopes
that it may help some of your patients living in and around
NYC. There is a study going on that is funded by the
NIH and being held at Columbia University School of
Nursing, in NYC. The study is a controlled clinical
trial that is testing Acupuncture +/or Moxibustion to
reduce the frequency of diarrhea in HIV+ individuals.
I, myself am a licensed acupuncturist and chinese
herbalist (NCCAOM) working as a research study
facilitator on this grant. If you know of anybody who
can benifit from these free treatments (there is also
compensation) please spread the news to those who can
benifit.

There are also 2 pilot studies being held. One of the studies is
primarily for patients who experience "IBS" syptoms. The only
criteria that the patient must fall under is 1- they have been
diagnosed with IBS from their wetern doctor and 2- they must be b/t
the ages of 18- 70 yrs old.
The second pilot study is for HIV+ individuals who experience
naussea +/or vomiting s/sx's.

All treatments are given by licenced acupuncturist and are held in a
cllinical setting at Columbia. There is also compensation for the
treatments the patients come to.

Please, if you know of anybody whether patients, family, or friends
who may be interested in any three of these studies, do not hesitate
to get in touch with me.

There is an increased need for research to expand past only western
modalities. We need the practitioners, patients and the community to
help bridge this gap. Unfortunately you can only go so far
into "proving" what works when were dealing with the energy systems
of the body so pressure is on us to assertain proper and positive
results. Thank you so much for your time. If you have any questions
+/or need more information please contact me at purekarm@...
or purekarm@.... Thanks again-