An acupuncture bait and switch on hypertension
Acupuncture is a theatrical placebo, but it’s hard not to grudgingly admire just how—shall we say?—malleable or adaptable a placebo it is. What I mean by this is that, if you believe its practitioners and adherents, acupuncture can treat almost literally any disease or health problem. Any! Pain? Acupuncture. Allergies? Acupuncture. Biliary colic? Acupuncture. Infertility?…
Source: Respectful Insolence - Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Clinical trials Complementary and alternative medicine Quackery Science acupuncture electroacupuncture hypertension quackademic medicine Source Type: blogs
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