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About 38 percent of adults and 12 percent of children in the United States use some form of complementary and alternative medicine, including such treatments as acupuncture and meditation, according to a new government survey. Respondents answered questions — included in the 2007 National Health Interview Survey — about their use of 36 types of such medicine, including 10 provider-based therapies (such as chiropractic treatment or acupuncture), and 10 other types of therapy that don’t need a provider’s involvement, such as meditation and herbal supplements, according to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. U.S. News and World Report

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