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Acupuncture: How Sharp Are You?

Benj Vardigan
CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE

Thirty years ago, few Americans had ever heard of acupuncture. This year, over two million people will go under the needles, making this ancient Chinese art one of the fastest growing health treatments in the country. Do you understand its finer points? Take this quiz and find out.


1. Studies show that acupuncture is most effective in treating which of the following?

a. Drug abuse
b. Asthma
c. Arthritis
d. Nausea

2. To reduce nicotine cravings, acupuncturists place needles where?

a. Under the chin
b. In the ear
c. In the fingers
d. On either side of the chest

3. Acupuncture points are stimulated with which of the following?

a. Electrical current
b. Heat
c. Fingers
d. Needles
e. All of the above

4. Licensing requirements for physician acupuncturists are more lenient than they are for licensed acupuncturists who aren't M.D.s. True or false?

True
False

5. Acupuncture is virtually painless. True or false?

True
False



First published Sep 30, 1998


Last updated Jul 24, 2007


Copyright © 1998 Consumer Health Interactive, a CVS Caremark company