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Thread ID: 99803 2009-05-15 08:09:00 Acupuncture and Placebo Effect Twelvevolts (5457) PC World Chat
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774185 2009-07-04 09:38:00 Parents in faith-healing case never considered calling a doctor

www.oregonlive.com

Sad really.
Twelvevolts (5457)
774186 2009-07-04 21:15:00 It certainly doesn't appear conclusive that the needles themselves do anything, although I see there are various theories that they might release endorphins or the like.

A lot of things are all in the mind..............if you can get your mind to release it's own medication, well good for you.
Mine has too strong a sense of scepticism.
pctek (84)
774187 2009-07-04 22:04:00 ... are all in the mind...

+1
bk T (215)
774188 2009-07-04 22:51:00 Many people just get better, whatever practitioner was last to get money out of the victim gets the credit. For the others, dead men tell no tales.
Posssibly the most unfortunate medical performances are the harassed doctors giving anti-biotics to whining women with cold infested kids on a frequent basis.
R2x1 (4628)
774189 2009-07-05 10:31:00 The acupuncture section in bad science (www.badscience.net) is a good read. ubergeek85 (131)
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