Acupuncture may reduce seasonal allergy symptoms

  

February 20, 2013 (WLS) -- Seasonal allergy sufferers may want to look beyond medicine for relief. A new study shows acupuncture could help reduce symptoms.

Researchers examined more than 400 patients.

One group received 12 treatments of acupuncture along with allergy medicine. A second group received fake acupuncture treatments and medicine. The third group just took antihistamines as needed.

After two months, the patients with the real acupuncture treatment showed the greatest improvement.

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