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Our media center is a service to help inform the public about East Asian Traditional Medicines by providing enough information for people to make informed decisions. We have designed it to provide easy access to references for basic information. The background papers presented here address the main points of Chinese Medicine’s history, in particular, misunderstandings that have appeared in public media. These articles provide enough sound scientific and historical information to background media stories.
Beginning in the mid-1990’s, but particularly accelerated by the announcement of acceptable controlled clinical trial evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture by the National Institute of Health Consensus Development Conference on Acupuncture in November 1997, public interest in acupuncture and traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine has grown at an unprecedented rate.
Because the authors we are privileged to publish have fully participated in the peer system, their work (some of which can be found in the References section of this site) has been recognized as seminal in the Western transmission of these traditional medical arts. However, we have generally been unprepared to handle the media attention. As full-time academics and clinicians whose responsibilities preclude their participation on the “conference circuit” and the usual book promotion events, they have been difficult, if not impossible, to reach for comment. For example, Stephen Birch and Richard Hammerschlag who created the materials examined at the Consensus Development Conference were never actually queried in all the press that conference engendered.
The Media Center is meant to assist in this regard in a small way. We see three areas where we can be of some assistance to working editors and reporters.
- Providing access to authors,
- Providing references to sources of basic information,
- Providing easy, ad hoc access to materials book reviewers and editors may require.
Materials for Book Reviewers and Bibliographers
We are happy to provide further information about our books, review copies, and access to interviews with our authors. Reviewers, bibliographers and those wishing to contact the authors of our texts should contact info@paradigmpubs.com
Materials for Articles, School Papers and Reports
The following brief articles provide background information about acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. These are Copyright © Paradigm Publications 2016 but may be freely used without fee or written permission. We would appreciate credit as the source as a reference to www.paradigmpubs.com.
The Ancient History of Chinese Medicine – Part One: Prehistory to First Century
The Ancient History of Chinese Medicine – Part Two: First Century to 1200 CE
The Ancient History of Chinese Medicine – Part Three: 1200 CE to 1900 CE
The Ancient History of Chinese Medicine – Questions and Answers
The Modern History of Chinese Medicine – Part One: Early 1900’s CE
The Modern History of Chinese Medicine – Part Two: War Years to 1970’s
The Modern History of Chinese Medicine – Part Three: Modern Period
The Modern History of Chinese Medicine – Questions and Answers