Rush University Medical Center in Chicago Offers Young Patients Acupuncture

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago Offers Young Patients Acupuncture

This year ScienceDaily reported that Rush Medical Center, here in Chicago, is offering acupuncture to their pediatric patients with chronic illnesses. These treatments are part of a study to find out how acupuncture might help reduce pain in children and increase...
10 Posts For Stressed Out Parents

10 Posts For Stressed Out Parents

This was my last post of 2009 for the blog Hopeful Parents. I thought some of the readers here might enjoy it, let me know what you think.I went back through my blog and selected the 10 posts that I believe will be useful to the readers of Hopeful Parents. I wish all...
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...
Acupressure Calms Children Before Surgery

Acupressure Calms Children Before Surgery

Science Daily and UPI (10/2008) both reported a University of California/Yale University study that concluded that acupressure treatment applied to children undergoing anesthesia noticeably lowered their anxiety levels and made the stress of surgery more calming for...