In a boost for alternative medicine and patient choice, new guidelines for approving acupuncture as a treatment have been OK'd in workers' compensation cases in California.

The ancient Chinese therapeutic technique using fine needles was incorporated back into the state's workers' compensation system as of June 15 by the California Division of Workers' Compensation.

After the state's workers' compensation reform of 2003, while officials were trying to curb medical costs, many patients were denied regular acupuncture treatments during a debate over the method's effectiveness.

"This is a huge victory for acupuncture and for patients and their choice for medical treatment," said Ted Priebe, chief executive officer of the National Oriental Medicine Accreditation Agency.

The state's Division of Workers' Compensation reinstated the treatment by adopting "Colorado's guidelines" for acupuncture treatment.

WEX Reconstitutes Scientific Advisory Board

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - May 25, 2007) - WEX Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("WEX" or the "Company") (TSX:WXI) today announces that the Company has reconstituted its Scientific Advisory Board and appointed an outstanding group of physicians and scientists to its new Scientific Advisory Board. These five advisory board members will provide WEX senior management with scientific and medical advice on the Company's drug development plans and strategies.

"We are privileged to have assembled such a distinguished board," said Dr. Edge Wang, President and CEO of the Company. "As we move forward with our drug development plans, we will undoubtedly benefit from the advice and guidance of such an esteemed group of experts."

The new WEX Scientific Advisory Board will include:

Charles Berde, MD, PhD, is the Sara Page Mayo Chair, Chief of the Division of Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston and a Professor of Anaesthesia (Pediatrics) at Harvard Medical School.

Eat American Made, Or...!

China has become an exporter of poisons and the poisons are in everything from toothpaste, eggs, teas, medicines, baby foods, herbs, vitamins, pet foods, fish, wheat, rice and who dares do guess what else? Given that the FDA inspects only 1% of food imports and tests only 0.5%, how safe do you think our food supply is?

China is one of the worlds leading producers of rice, corn, wheat, soybeans, vegetables, soybeans and pork. China is also the worlds leading producer of vitamin C and B12. Almost all of Chinas food exports have come under close scrutiny by their trade partners. There have been bans by the EU, Japan and the U.S. What is unknown is what ingredients from China have made their way into the food production process. Even within China there have been reports of massive food poisonings including adults and babies.

Parents worry toy chest could hold more unsafe toys

The bright reds and yellows that define children's toys have turned into warning signs for many parents, who are thinking twice about what to buy in reaction to news that a growing list of Chinese-made trains, tops and other products are being recalled because they contain dangerous lead paint.

Parents also are realizing the threat isn't limited to current toys; it's potentially already hidden on dusty shelves at homes, or found on Internet resale sites, since some of the products placed under recall haven't been offered new for years.

The result is that parents are starting to look twice at many products, wondering which ones could possibly hurt their children.

No you’re not paranoid, the SEC is out to get you

Now you get commitments from clients who are agreeing to buy that same stock in the underwriting syndicate with a 5 percent markup over the IPO price or 55 percent more than you are paying. The price charged here is referred to as a premium, for whom you can see. From this is deducted the kickbacks, reimbursements of expenses, and that vacation to Hawaii on the private jet for the firms major executives.

SPECIAL REPORT: East Turkestan, A Forgotten Muslim Nation Under ...

For over 200 years of occupation, living under draconian laws worse than Britain, oppression worse than Palestine, and slaughter worse than Nazi Germany, the Muslims of East Turkestan are a forgotten nation, living a hellish existence under Chinese occupation as this special report by JUS correspondent Umm Saad brings to the forefront. The soil of this land is gold, its rivers are oil, its stones gems and diamonds, and its reserves silver, uranium and other rare riches. Its winds blow steadily from the mountains that rise mightily over the valleys in which the residents reside. Its farms are a paint of deep green; its rivers hop over stones leaving foams and trails of the neatness of pure and fresh waters the creation of Allah who perfected everything. To one side you will find mountains standing firm like gallant warriors and to the other deserts far and wide, with mirages watering its distant points at every angleand yet to another, a dark industrial life rising like a giant monster to destroy the unique picturesque combination of the very serene land.

Family prepares three children for a new school year

Abby, who turns 10 this weekend, and Andrew, 8, are going into fifth and third grades at Clarmar Elementary School, Jeanette said, but 6-year-old A.J. is going to start kindergarten at the new Archbishop Bergan Elementary School.“This year has been different," Jeanette said.

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