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Anthropology professor studies evolution of traditional practice among rural poor into lucrative industry embraced by Americans.

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 2, 2014 — A compound derived from a traditional Chinese herbal medicine has been found effective at alleviating pain, pointing the way to a new nonaddictive analgesic for acute inflammatory and nerve pain, according to UC Irvine pharmacology researchers. Working with Chinese scientists, Olivier Civelli and his UC Irvine colleagues isolated a compound […]

Surgery is stressful for even the calmest patient, but for children it can be particularly traumatic and frightening. For anesthesiologists, soothing anxious children about to enter surgery is a critical part of the job, and Dr. Zeev Kain, anesthesiology & perioperative care chair at UC Irvine, is turning to ancient Chinese medicine for new methods.

Findings point to herbal treatment to potentially help curb the opioid epidemic

A $200 million shot in the arm aims to transform healthcare and UCI

Doctors and researchers share snapshots of how communication, lifestyle, data, innovation and scientific evidence are changing healthcare as we know it

Ancient Chinese practice lowers blood pressure, may lessen stroke, heart disease risks

Biophysicist Shin Lin explores the science behind the mind-body practice of tai chi.

The Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine’s new “Live Longer, Live Better” program incorporates proven complementary and alternative approaches to treating body, mind and spirit and improving overall health.

Medicine is coming to learn that acupuncture can help treat a host of ailments, but little is known about how…