About 1 in 9 US kids use alternative medicine
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_he_me/med_kids_alternative_medicine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081210/capt.e631d3cf717643268901e113b9c515c7.alternative_medicine_gfx770.jpg?x=130y=91q=85sig=rYjZmEqGVKxej5.kSVZfrg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Graphic shows herbal remedies used by children and reasons for taking alternative medicine; 2 c x 2 3/4 in; 96.3 mm x 69.85 mm" border="0" /></a>AP - More than one in nine children and teens use herbal supplements or some other form of alternative medicine, the government said Wednesday, citing a new national survey. It's the first time children's use of such remedies, including acupuncture, meditation, and chiropractic care, has been measured. Adult use of alternative treatments remains about the same as it was in 2002 — more than one in three.</p><br clear="all"/>

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