According to the passage, acupuncture is ______. A. a medical method of operation B. a medical needle C. a medical technique D. a medical machine
A patient who needs an operation is given a choice between having acupuncture and having one of the chemicals used for putting him to sleep. It has been estimated that over half of the patients choose acupuncture because there is no sickness after the Operation, whereas the chemical may make the patient sick for a few hours or a day.