According to a review published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, certain types of acupuncture-point stimulation may relieve chemotherapy-induced nausea or vomiting.
Pain is also relatively easy to quantify, and progress can be measured fairly simply. For these reasons, physicians trained in Medical Acupuncture treat musculo-skeletal pain conditions as one of their early applications of their newly developed skills.
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Category: Health News
Created: 8/24/2009 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/17/2009
After years of being lobbied for more choice, insurers and employers are beginning to cover alternative therapies including some alternative HMOs.
Alternative medicine which was once thought to be controversial and experimental is now gaining newfound respect within the medical community.
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ABC News, Associated Press