US Air Force introduces battlefield acupuncture

Using ancient Chinese medical techniques, a small team of military doctors at Andrews Air Force Base, USA, has begun using acupuncture to treat wounded troops suffering from severe or chronic pain. The technique is proving so successful that the Air Force will begin teaching "battlefield acupuncture" to physicians deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan.

The initiative marks the first high-level endorsement of acupuncture by the traditionally conservative military medical community, officials said (source: Baltimore Sun).