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More than half of U.S. women seek complementary and alternative treatments for menopausal symptoms because of lifestyle and beliefs or medical contraindications (e.g., breast cancer) to hormone therapy and other prescription drugs. Results of clinical trials of acupuncture for hot flash relief have been inconclusive because of small sample size, short duration, and lack of blinding or controls. To address these deficiencies, Australian researchers conducted a blinded study in which Chinese medicine acupuncture was compared with noninsertive (blunt needle) sham acupuncture in 327 women (mean age, 55; primarily white, educated, and in self-rated good-to-excellent health) in late menopause transition or postmenopausal and experiencing ≥7 moder…