Sheryl Crow Used Acupuncture and Herbs To Help Her Through Treatment For Breast Cancer

Sheryl Crow Used Acupuncture and Herbs To Help Her Through Treatment For Breast Cancer

By Deborah MitchellPhoenix Alternative Medicine ExaminerAlternative care for breast cancer: Sheryl Crow did, should you?When celebrities try an alternative medicine treatment such as acupuncture or herbal medicine for a serious disease like cancer, people pay...
Why Acupuncture? From the Mayo Clinic

Why Acupuncture? From the Mayo Clinic

This article is from SunSentinel.comBy Ronald Reimer M.D., Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, JacksonvilleDecember 31, 2008 Dear Mayo Clinic: What do you think of acupuncture as a treatment for various ailments? How does it work?Acupuncture, which has been used and studied...
Acupuncture Used to Help Children With Cancer

Acupuncture Used to Help Children With Cancer

Finding Ways to Help Children With Cancer From The New York TimesBy TINA KELLEYPublished: November 20, 2008 For the past year, Alexa Weitzman, 29, has worked as a research coordinator, licensed acupuncturist and chef at the Integrative Therapies Program for Children...
Acupuncture Reduces Pain in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Acupuncture Reduces Pain in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

HealthDay News reported that 2 of the more common and unpleasant side effects of treatment for head and neck cancer patients may be relieved by acupuncture.Dr. David Pfister, chief of the head and neck medical oncology service at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer...