GASTRITIS. Chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) is a common yet difficult illness, according to researchers at the Institute for Industry Health in Xian China. Studying the effect of a combination of QiGong exercise with Tuina (Chinese therapeutic massage), they found that 97.1 percent of patients found some benefit.

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