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X-rays point to human pincushion June 20, 2007 12:00am A CHINESE baby who had been unusually fussy was x-rayed by doctor who found six sewing needles inside him - including one in his head. The baby, just 12 months old, was x-rayed at a hospital in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province. Doctors are planning to operate to remove the needles, which are in his chest, abdomen and head. The child's parents, migrant workers from southwest China, said they had no idea how the needles ended up in their son.

Acupuncture has a genuine ability to relieve pain, scientists have found. Many scientists and doctors had believed that any benefit from acupuncture was purely psychological because patients expected an improvement in their health. Undergoing acupuncture Acupuncture has been gaining popularity in Britain but still divides medical opinion Now a study has found that the brain responses to real acupuncture are different from those from a placebo. Acupuncture, an ancient Chinese treatment which involves sticking needles in the skin, has been gaining popularity in Britain but still divides medical opinion. Dr George Lewith, who led a team of researchers at Southampton...