Little Ears: Ear Infections in Children
By Julie Ormonde, MS, LAc
Ear infections are a frequent trouble for children. Almost two thirds of children will have at least one ear infection by the time they are 2 years old. Some children can have up to 20 infections in their first year. (more…)
By Brian Benjamin Carter
Allergy medications like Allegra and Nasacort are one way to go if you need an allergy medication. Another general allergy relief product is the Chinese Herbal Medicine, Jade Windscreen. Traditionally, it is indicated for allergy prevention and frequent colds. This Q&A about child allergy gives information about all of this, and discusses the plum flower brand herb formula made by the Mayway Corp. (more…)
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhuanet) — China’s first children hospital for curing kids with leukemia has officially been inaugurated in Beijing.
  The hospital featuring the combination of treating both traditional Chinese and Western therapy was opened by the Chinese Red Cross foundation. (more…)
By: Acufinder Magazine
In a small Hong Kong-based study, allergy sufferers between the ages of 6 and 19 showed clear evidence of improvement after being treated with acupuncture as compared with those treated by “sham†acupuncture, as was reported in the journal Pediatrics in 2004.
Some of the children in the study were able to quit using antihistamines and other medications during the study, as well.
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2004
By JEAN ENERSEN / KING 5 News
SEATTLE – The Northwest has long been a good source for alternative medicine. But now acupuncture is going mainstream. Young patients at Seattle’s Children’s Hospital are being treated with the ancient Chinese medicine for everything from pain to ADHD. (more…)