Associated Press - December 10, 2008 3:23 PM ET
ATLANTA (AP) - A new national study finds that more than one in nine children and teens use some form of alternative medicine.
1 of the study's authors calls the statistic is "pretty amazing," given that children are generally pretty healthy.
The government study is the first measure of children's use of such remedies, including acupuncture, meditation and chiropractic care. Adult use of alternative treatments remains about the same as it was in 2002 -- more than one in three.
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