A special chronological report on our 2006 “Medicine Week” Group tour to Germany SUNDAY (October 29th):  Most of the ten tour participants met at our Frankfurt hotel this evening for an informal welcome reception. Many North Americans had to leave on Saturday to get to Germany today, due to North Atlantic flight schedules and losing time zones. Because delegates joined us from different countries, everyone made their own airline arrangements. Although our limit was twenty-five participants, this tour was much smaller than we anticipated, as compared to previous tours [...]

A Complementary Medical Method Comments from the Director: This article has a very interesting history and was commissioned and translated through the Med-Tronik firm in Germany. About a year and a half ago a new distributor for China had the MORA-Super device registered and approved for use in hospitals and clinics throughout his very large country. Recently a series of articles debunking MORA and stating that it does not work and so on and so on was widely published in newspapers and magazines throughout China. [...]

A Special Chronological Report Biological Medicine Group Tour to Germany (Oct. 2005, Tour #32) Including the Baden-Baden "Medicine Week" Sponsored by: Occidental Institute Research Foundation (OIRF) Penticton, British Columbia Canada Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau, Germany SUNDAY (October 30/05):  Most of the seventeen tour participants met at our Frankfurt hotel this evening for an informal welcome reception with our three staff members. Many North Americans had to leave on Saturday to get to Germany today, due to North Atlantic flight schedules and losing time zones. Because delegates [...]

25 years – Med Tronik GmbH in Friesenheim The beginning of MORA® Even a few years before the formation of Med-Tronik GmbH [Ltd.] the engineer and specialized teacher Erich Rasche drew attention to himself with pioneering developments within the field of electromagnetic oscillations in the specialized area of medical instrument technology: In 1976 with the TSE Test-Sender-Receiver for the wireless transfer of medication information he established proof that medications work not only by their material substance, but also informationally via their micro-magnetic field. In 1977, encouraged by these insights, [...]

Our Honored Founding Medical Director Dr. Sturm’s contributions to the field of biological medicine began in the late 1960’s. The list of firms, methods and remedies that he introduced to North America, and around the world in all English speaking countries, is extensive. It shows his dedication to finding and teaching the best and most effective methods, and his obsession with “keeping the field clean”. Without Dr. Sturm so many methods and therapies in the field of biological medicine would be unknown in the English speaking world – or [...]

In Memoriam Dr. Walter D. Sturm (BEd, DAcu, PhD, HMD) * November 23, 1944     † July 5, 2004 Walter was a big bear of a guy with a heart of gold. “The boss” ... He loved life, lived it very full, and has without question left his mark on this planet. He was kind and passionate in a Walter sort of way. He pushed boundaries and accepted challenges, and to paraphrase another famous person – “went where no others have gone before”. (Star Trek's [...]

Almost twenty years ago, I was becoming frustrated seeing new patients come in to my clinic with ever increasing severity of illnesses, complicated by indications of multiple disorders. A new patient would arrive with signs and symptoms (and confirmed lab tests) of sometimes more than eight disorders occurring at the same time. As a conscientious physician I wanted to help them get well – but where to start? A dear friend and colleague from Eugene, Oregon, suggested I contact Dr. Walter Sturm at “Occidental Institute Research Foundation” for further [...]

First of all, I want to thank Dr. Herrmann (the Chairman), and the Board of Directors of the “International Physicians Society for Biocybernetic Medicine”, for the great privilege of addressing this esteemed audience. I would also like to sincerely thank Mr. Rasche and the entire staff of the Med-Tronik firm for the excellent support they have given me and Occidental Institute affiliated practitioners, over the past fifteen and a half years. I apologize for not speaking in German. Even though my name is German, I was born in Canada [...]

Over the summer and fall of 1994, Dr. Walter Sturm, along with the OIRF staff and directors began a project that was intended as an ongoing project to publish the information and experience of the many affiliated international and North American practitioners of Biological Medicine (a term coined by Occidental Institute in the mid-1980s as the organization moved back into Canada and became the non-profit Research Foundation). The goal was to become a “bridge” between the innovation, information and development in this field in Germany and English speaking practitioners [...]

Occidental Institute of Chinese Studies (OICS) opened its doors on July 2, 1972 in Weston, Ontario Canada with a partially completed Extension Training Program for Modern and Traditional Acupuncture, becoming the first recognized training organization for acupuncture in North America. With moves to Montreal, Quebec Canada and then on to Miami, Florida USA, “The Institute” expanded to include a full-time staff of eight, completed the Extension Training Program, sponsored month-long resident training programs and developed many advanced programs and resource materials. That thirty-one lesson acupuncture program was expanded with [...]