British Acupuncture Council

Welcome to the British Acupuncture Council's web site. This web site provides information about the British Acupuncture Council, which is the main association representing and regulating professional acupuncturists in Great Britain. This web site provides information about the work of the British Acupuncture Council in promoting research and safe and ethical practice, what to expect during an acupuncture treatment, and an online practitioner search engine.

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British Acupuncture Council, 63 Jeddo Road, London, W12 9HQ, UK. Tel: 020 8735 0400

Acupuncture Helps to Relieve Allergies in Children 16.11.2004

According to a new study in the journal Paediatrics, acupuncture can help relieve hay fever and other nasal allergies in children. Researchers at a hospital in Hong Kong studied 85 children with allergies. Half were given acupuncture according to traditional Chinese medical principles; the other half were given a sham acupuncture treatment. The children who had received genuine acupuncture reported significantly fewer sneezing bouts and less congestion over the following months, compared with the placebo group, who saw no improvement.

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