Until more stringent studies document what effects acupuncture might have on the sneezing and sniffling of allergies, however, you may not know for sure whether those sessions under the needles are likely to do you any good.

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Lead researcher Dr Peter White said his team were particularly interested in the whether the effects of acupuncture could be enhanced if the patient developed a good relationship with the practitioner.

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The only benefits are placebo effects, as the sham acupuncture experiments demonstrate.

FORBES: Acupuncture Infiltrates the University of Maryland and NEJM