Use the term acupuncture and most people think of needles. In Western medicine we associate needles with painful injections, but acupuncture itself is painless. Most people are incredulous at the thought of being cured by poking needles in the skin. How can that possibly work?

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Parents can be forgiven for being a little xenophobic these days.

Millions of toys — all made in China — have been recalled in recent weeks because they have unsafe levels of lead paint, a potent brain poison that can lower IQ, cause learning disabilities and even, some studies suggest, trigger violent behavior. Further, the federal agency responsible for identifying suspect toys and alerting the public, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, has admitted it has just one employee testing toys, and independent labs have repeatedly out-paced the agency by identifying toxic toys before it does. That leaves consumers little confidence that all toys still on the shelves are safe. Read More »

Depending on your individual symptoms, your health care physician may begin treatment even before your symptoms actually surface at the beginning of the season. He may also recommend that you continue to take this medication once your seasonal symptoms end. The theory to this type of treatment is to prevent a worsening of the symptoms the following year.

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