Acupuncture eases radiation-induced dry mouth in cancer patients
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 06:14
in Health & Medicine
Twice weekly acupuncture treatments relieve debilitating symptoms of xerostomia - severe dry mouth - among patients treated with radiation for head and neck cancer, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre report in the current online issue of Head and Neck...
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