We sincerely welcome Dr. William Chi-shing Cho from Queen Elizabeth Hospital, China, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. Dr. Cho has been dedicated to the research and practice in integrative and Chinese medicine, cancer biomarkers, oncoproteomics and pharmacology. He owns extensive publications in this area and patents for serum biomarkers in lung cancer. We are grateful to Dr. Cho for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. James D. Adams from the University of Southern California, USA, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. Dr. Adams is an Associate Professor who is active in California medicinal plants and characterizing new pharmacologically interesting compounds in several different California plants. He has extensive publications in this area and his lab holds the patent for use of nicotinamide (vitamin B3) to treat stroke and other forms of neurodegeneration. We are grateful to Dr. Adams for his participation and support.

We welcome Professor Kyu Hyun Park from Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. Professor Kyu Hyun Park has extensive experience in the standardization of diagnosis and treatment of acupuncture and has published many papers on acupuncture. His main research interests are cerebral blood flow, headache, stroke, movement disorder, dementia, neuromuscular disorders and neuroelectrophysiology and acupuncture. We are grateful to Prof. Park for his participation and support.

We welcome Professor IIhan Oztekin from Trakya University Medical Faculty, TURKEY, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. Professor Oztekin is the Chief of Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Algology (Pain Medicine) Section, Trakya University Medical Faculty. He has extensive clinical experience in the cardiovascular anesthesiology and interventional pain therapy and acupuncture. We are grateful to Prof. Oztekin for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Steve Jackowicz, Assistant Clinical Professor, from the University of Bridgeport, USA, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. Dr. Jackowicz is expert at acupuncture, herbalism, physical manipulation, Qigong, etc., and well published in East Asian medicine. We appreciate Dr. Jackowicz for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Daniela Litscher from the Medical University of Graz, Austria, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. Dr. Litscher is a young scientist expert at pharmacopuncture and laser acupuncture. She has been active in international scientific conferences and other academic exchange activities. We appreciate Dr. Litscher for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Fengxia Liang from the Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, China, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. Professor Liang serves as the Associate Dean of the Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Othopaedic College, and Deputy Director of the Acupuncture & Moxibustion Institute. She has been dedicated to the research and practice in acupuncture and moxibustion, and their effect on diseases, e.g., diabetes, obesity, etc. We appreciate Professor Liang for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Dr. Im Quah-Smith from the University of New South Wales, Australia, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. Dr. Quah-Smith founded Roseville Wellness Group and now serves as the Chief Executive Officer. She has been dedicated to the research and practice in mind-body medicine, medical acupuncture, neuroscience, psychiatry, primary health care and paediatrics. We appreciate Dr. Quah-Smith for her participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Cun-Zhi Liu from the Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, China, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. Professor Liu has been dedicated to the research and practice in acupuncture and moxibustion, and has extensively publishes in this field. We appreciate Professor Liu for his participation and support.

We sincerely welcome Professor Steven K. H. Aung from the University of Alberta, Canada, to join the Editorial Board of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. Professor Aung is a Director of the Integrative Health Institute and a Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. He is a physician with expertise in geriatric, family, and integrative medicine. Besides, he is a leading practitioner and teacher in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), who has been continuously dedicated to the integration of TCM and Western health care. Professor Aung serves as the Vice Chair (North America) of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies and as a World Health Organization advisor and consultant on TCM, acupuncture, and cancer pain control. We appreciate Professor Aung for his participation and support.