Jill Eisner lay still as an acupuncturist pushed thin needles into her face and feet, soft music playing in the background. In another room, an herbologist studied his antidote for severe acne: a concoction of 12 ingredients, including dandelion roots, tangerine peel and dried raspberries. A few doors down, Linda Lee, dressed in a white lab coat, used the tools of conventional medicine to treat a patient for digestive problems.
Alternative medicine finds home at Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Integrative Medicine and Digestive Center opened Sept. 2 and offers non-typical solutions alongside traditional medicine.
Friday, September 26, 2008 | 12:00 p.m. CDT
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