Please only tell me why western medicine is more effective, regardless if you think traditional medicine is better. Western medicine is referred to as pills, the ones we eat normally. Traditional chinese medicine are those that are made of herbs or the method of acupuncture. Please tell me why western medicine is better, compared to chinese medicine.

I know there is a certain type of pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine that can indicate pregnancy. How soon after conception is it possible for a LAc to read this type of pulse? How accurate is this? What other conditions could a “pregnancy pulse” be related to?

Besides the killing of tens of millions of sharks each year just to harvest their fins for soup and throwing the rest away the Chinese continue to use tiger parts,rhino parts and the parts of other rapidly declining species for their traditional medicine. I consider the Chinese to be among the most selfish people on earth. As long as they get theirs the hell with the rest of the animal kingdom! What are your thoughts?

?English Study?
I am correcting a draft of a journal and the English name of it has not been decided yet. Which one sounds better? Is Journal necessary in this case?

1. World TCM Education Journal
2. World TCM Education
3. World Education on TCM
3. World Education of Traditional Chinese Medicine

*TCM=Traditional Chinese Medicine

I am considering getting my masters degree in accupuncture. Where can I obtain the best possible education? Please share your experiances with education in this field. If you are a practicing accupuncture specialist, I would love to hear from you. How soon after completing the master’s degree were you able to secure a job? Do you run your own practice? Do you love your job?