Richard A. Covello, L.Ac., is the founder of Acupuncture Connecticut. Richard is a graduate of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and the State University of New York Center at Binghamton. He is Board Certified by the National Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Health Care Perspective: 2002 - Richard A. Covello, L.Ac., opened his acupuncture practice in Branford Connecticut (USA). Arguable the start of what is today called “Alternative Medicine.” Arguable the start of what is today called “Western Medicine.” 200 BC - Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic (Huang di nei jing), contained the theoretical foundations of traditional Chinese medicine. This book was primarily concerned with acupuncture. 168 B.C. - the formulas for fifty two ailments was ceiled in the Ma Wang Tui tomb. This book was discovered in early 1970. 206 BC – 220 AD - Discussion of Cold Induced Disorders and Miscellaneous Diseases was written by Zhang-Zhong-Jing, was the first to identify the condition of the patient with a particular formula to treat the condition. 1632-1723 - Anton van Leeuwenhoek of Holland, was the first to see and describe bacteria, yeast plants, the teeming life in a drop of water, and the circulation of blood corpuscles in capillaries. During a long life he used his lenses to make pioneer studies on an extraordinary variety of things, both living and non living, and reported his findings in over a hundred letters to the Royal Society of England and the French Academy. After scheduling your appointment, please print and complete the first visit form found on this web sites home page. Thank you for visiting acupuncture Connecticut (CT).