Ah, springtime! A time of growth in nature and a time of irritation for many people. This irritation usually begins at our nose and can travel in eight directions (east, west, south, north, in, out, up and down) to cause itchy eyes, sinusitis, headaches, sore throat, ear congestion, dizziness and infections. Hay fever is a hypersensitivity reaction of …

SOME RECENT ACUPUNCTURE RESEARCH ABSTRACTS   Acupuncture for Allergies In a comparative study on Type I allergic diseases, between acupuncture treatment and desentitization shots, acupuncture was found to be significantly more effective than the desensitization group for allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and chronic urticaria (skin rash). Journal of Tradional Chinese Medicine, 1993 Dec, …