Our burn specialists have highlighted the risks associated with the alternative medicine practice, known as cupping. Cupping is a form of therapy commonly used for pain relief and to treat colds. It involves placing a glass or plastic cup, sometimes heated with the aid of an accelerant to create suction, on the skin. According to practitioners, as the air cools, ...

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@thealfredhospital 8 Jun 2017

One or our patients, Callan - who recently had a lung transplant - is having...

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