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AZCIM NAMED "CENTER OF EXCELLENCE" The Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (AzCIM; http:// integrativemedicine.arizona. edu) has received Center of Excellence status from the University of Arizona. Founded in 1994 by Andrew Weil, MD, AzCIM was created within the University of Arizona's medical college to educate and support medical professionals in the development of a healing philosophy that incorporates mind, body, and soul. It has created five medical fellowships, received more than $7 million in federal funding, and graduated close to 300 practitioners who have become leaders in integrative medicine research and development. AzCIM's Integrative Medicine in Residency program has a patient-centered curriculum that will be implemented into standard three-year family medicine residency programs nationwide. Migraines and Magnetic Pulses A handheld instrument called a transcranial magnetic stimulation device (TMS) is showing promising results in the treatment of migraines, according to researchers at The Ohio State University Medical Center. The TMS transmits magnetic pulses that interrupt "hyper-excited" neurons in the brain, which many researchers pinpoint as the cause of migraines. The study was conducted on 164 frequent migraine sufferers, testing the TMS device against a placebo. Within two hours of exposure to the device's intense magnetic field, nearly 40 percent of the patients were pain free, compared to only 22 percent of those receiving the placebo. Researchers aim to make the device a reliable alternative to migraine medications. For additional information, visit http://researchnews.osu.edu. Acupuncture and Myofascial Similarities Findings from a Mayo Clinic study, published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (www. liebertonline.com/acm), reveal acupuncture and myofascial trigger therapy, traditionally thought of as distinct disciplines, actually focus on hundreds of similar points on the body and have significant commonalities. The study compared results from tests using both techniques and determined that 92 percent of myofascial trigger points correspond anatomically with acupoints. massagetherapy.com—for you and your clients 19