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		<title>Accidentally Misquoted &#8211; And Clarifications from Dr. Eddie Concepcion</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2011/09/16/accidentally-misquoted-and-clarifications-from-dr-eddie-concepcion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Eddie Concepcion is one of the best acupuncturists in the Philippines.  I know, because for the past five years or so, I have had a chance to witness him in action firsthand as one of his colleagues at Oasis Acupuncture Clinic.  He&#8217;s a mild mannered yet stunningly engaging clinician who shuns the spotlight.  Sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing wordpress app</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2011/04/22/testing-wordpress-app/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, not much in terms of tcm blogging. Not that there hasn&#8217;t been much to comment on; more of too busy to set my thoughts on virtual paper. In the meantime I&#8217;m trying wordpress for iOS. This should make blogging easier hehe.]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holidays!</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/12/26/happy-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/12/26/happy-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know I haven&#8217;t blogged in a while &#8211; very hectic schedule and all &#8211; but I simply must greet my handful of readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Warning Issued On Chinese Medicine&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/11/17/warning-issued-on-chinese-medicine/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/11/17/warning-issued-on-chinese-medicine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Herbal Medicine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Biased News Headline stirs Philip's Liver Qi.]]></description>
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		<title>Mainstream Medical Journals say Acupuncture Works; Skeptics Irritated.</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/09/05/mainstream-medical-journals-say-acupuncture-works-skeptics-irritated/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/09/05/mainstream-medical-journals-say-acupuncture-works-skeptics-irritated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Qi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sham acupuncture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[University of Maryland School of Medicine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The title says it all.]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Nice to Be Noticed</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/08/17/its-nice-to-be-noticed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[medicalcodingcertification.com]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Granted, I haven&#8217;t been posting as frequently since coming back from China (more on my busy 2nd week of August later), but I am glad that my humble little nook in cyberspace is being noticed. 30 Best Blogs to Learn More About Acupuncture/ was a blog post dated August 9 that listed (obviously) 30 websites. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Updates</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/07/02/personal-updates/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/07/02/personal-updates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not so much real &#8220;news&#8221; but personal news.  I&#8217;ll be flying over to Beijing tomorrow for a one month preceptorship.  Well I won&#8217;t literally be flying&#8230; I&#8217;ll be riding a plane which will do the flying&#8230; ha. Anyway as I was walking back to my Shenzhen hotel room with my walmart-purchased dinner, I glanced at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worth Forwarding.</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/05/26/worth-forwarding/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/05/26/worth-forwarding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study casts doubts on the veracity of other studies.  Confused?]]></description>
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		<title>I Love New York (Times)</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/05/08/i-love-new-york-times/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/05/08/i-love-new-york-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 13:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times has an article on how patients can get acupuncture treatment despite lack of insurance coverage.  That implies that acupuncture is worth getting.]]></description>
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		<title>Research Shows Which Nerve Fibers Get the Point</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/05/03/research-shows-which-nerve-fibers-get-the-point/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/05/03/research-shows-which-nerve-fibers-get-the-point/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 06:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[a-delta fibers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Berman]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[C fibers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gabriel Stux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mechanism of action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pain threshold]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new pilot study shows yet another way acupuncture works, and verifies objectively that pain threshold is increased by up to 50%]]></description>
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