In times of war, it’s tough to cut the military budget. Unthinkable, really. But what if the military is spending money on something that actually harms wounded military men and women coming back from ...

Pseudoscience continued to thrive in 2011, making my choice for the worst quackery of the year a difficult one. So much nonsense! Promoters of both new age and old-time hocus pocus continued to sell ...

FORT WAINWRIGHT — In a small treatment room inside Bassett Army Community Hospital, Joann Allison quietly breathes as golden needles are placed into her ear. She isn’t here for a routine exam, she’s ...

Dr. Richard Niemtzow, chief of the Air Force Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine Center, performs battlefield acupuncture on a patient. BFA can be taught and safely performed by medics throughout the ...

FORT POLK, La. —Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is spotlighting battlefield acupuncture, a fast-acting, medication-free ear acupuncture protocol used to treat chronic pain, migraines, anxiety and ...

A rehabilitation specialist in central Iowa is the first doctor in the state to be certified in what’s known as “battlefield acupuncture.” Developed in 2005 by a U.S. military doctor, the technique ...

"Battlefield Acupuncture, is a simplified name for the Auricular Stimulation Procedure" said Lt. Col. Kane Morgan, USAHC-Vicenza Commander. "It was designed as an easy and effective treatment for ...