***Acupuncture*** *is one of the most frequently used CAM methods and has already been recognized and legalized in many developed countries. This chart shows a **steady increase** in the publishing activity in the field of acupuncture **from the beginning of the 21st century to the present**.* \ *Acupuncture PubMed Publications: 1980 to present \[1\].* Source: LUPI, Giuseppe. Acupuncture as a complementary therapy in patients with cancer: the experience of a Regional Public Health Service in Italy \[online\]. [http://icihm.damid.de/images/Presentations/Track19_Lupi_Stoccarda_2016_def.pdf](http://icihm.damid.de/images/Presentations/Track19_Lupi_Stoccarda_2016_def.pdf) --- \[1\] LUPI, Giuseppe, MD. Acupuncture as a complementary therapy in patients with cancer: the experience of a Regional Public Health Service in Italy \[online\]. International Congress for Integrative Health & Medicine June 2016 – Stuttgart, p. 4 \[cit. 2016-06-26\]. Available from: [http://icihm.damid.de/images/Presentations/Track19_Lupi_Stoccarda_2016_def.pdf](http://icihm.damid.de/images/Presentations/Track19_Lupi_Stoccarda_2016_def.pdf) --- (Czech) ***Akupunktura*** *je jednou z nejvíce využívaných metod CAM a v mnoha vyspělých zemích již došlo k jejímu uznání a legalizaci. Tento graf ukazuje **stálý výrazný nárůst** publikační činnosti v oblasti akupunktury **od začátku 21. století až do současnosti**.*  *Publikace o akupunktuře v databázi PubMed: od roku 1980 po současnost \[1\]* --- \[1\] LUPI, Giuseppe, MD. Acupuncture as a complementary therapy in patients with cancer: the experience of a Regional Public Health Service in Italy \[online\]. International Congress for Integrative Health & Medicine June 2016 – Stuttgart, str. 4 \[cit. 2016-06-26\]. Dostupné z: [http://icihm.damid.de/images/Presentations/Track19_Lupi_Stoccarda_2016_def.pdf](http://icihm.damid.de/images/Presentations/Track19_Lupi_Stoccarda_2016_def.pdf)