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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
The National Institutes of Health have supported research into acupuncture. This has shown that acupuncture significantly reduced pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, when used as a complement to conventional therapies.
Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
Symptoms of kidney problems include a loss of appetite, back pain (which may be sudden and intense), chills, abdominal pain, fluid retention, nausea, the urge to urinate, vomiting, and fever.