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    1. Timothy Caulfield‏Verified account @CaulfieldTim 16 May 2018

      No surprise. IVF & acupuncture? Doesn't work (but how could it?): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2681194?redirect=true&utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=d212c12457-MR&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-d212c12457-116322369 … "#acupuncture vs sham acupuncture at the time of ovarian stimulation & embryo transfer resulted in no significant difference in live birth rates." @gorskon @EdzardErnst @skepticpedi

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    2. Umbereen S. Nehal, MD, MPH‏ @usnehal 16 May 2018
      Replying to @CaulfieldTim @gorskon @EdzardErnst

      It’s important to be consistent in how we talk about studies. No single study is ever a definitive. Communicating one study as truth is how we got vaccine phobia. That regimen of acupuncture did not work for that outcome in that population. Null hypothesis not rejected.

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    3. Umbereen S. Nehal, MD, MPH‏ @usnehal 16 May 2018
      Replying to @usnehal @CaulfieldTim and

      IVF itself is a lot of hocus pocus. There are constant individualized changes to treatment regimens, trial of error, “n of 1” interpretation of past cycles in the individual. Little is evidence-based. Let’s not use different standards for trust in IVF vs acupuncture.

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    4. Timothy Caulfield‏Verified account @CaulfieldTim 16 May 2018
      Replying to @usnehal @gorskon @EdzardErnst

      Well, let's mix in scientific plausibility (life force energy flowing through meridians) and all the other studies that suggest acupuncture largely placebo theatre... (another recent eg http://cochranelibrary-wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD013010/full …), skepticism seems justified. And onus on those claiming benefit...

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    5. David Brooks MD‏ @drdavebrooks 16 May 2018
      Replying to @CaulfieldTim @EdzardErnst and

      Exactly right ! Biological plausibility based on current state of scientific knowledge not ancient “wisdom” or pseudoscience postulates. Think of the $ wasted on implausible Zamboni Rx for MS

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    6. Umbereen S. Nehal, MD, MPH‏ @usnehal 16 May 2018
      Replying to @drdavebrooks @CaulfieldTim and

      Well, to be devil’s advocate, there was a time that the world being round or landing on the moon seemed “implausible.” In an age of loss of faith in science, valid concerns about peer-review or industry influence or profit motive, scientists need to cultivate more humility.

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    7. Timothy Caulfield‏Verified account @CaulfieldTim 16 May 2018
      Replying to @usnehal @drdavebrooks and

      There was a time when we thought there was a life force energy running through meridians, there was four humours, that earth was the centre of the universe, etc... So, yes, knowledge moves forward. Let's not go backwards.

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      Timothy Caulfield‏Verified account @CaulfieldTim 16 May 2018
      Replying to @CaulfieldTim @usnehal and

      Agree, there are many problems with knowledge production process (holding a workshop on point tomorrow!). What is needed is better science, trustworthy/independent sources of information, etc., not an embrace of more questionable therapies.

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        2. Umbereen S. Nehal, MD, MPH‏ @usnehal 17 May 2018

          Yes! Well, or when the challenge is “you are an imbecile.” Scientists need to be dispassionate, humble, and self-controlled and not indulge in ego, elitism, or sense of superiority. We are all tiny in comparison to the vast amount of knowledge we have yet to learn.

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        2. Umbereen S. Nehal, MD, MPH‏ @usnehal 17 May 2018
          Replying to @CaulfieldTim @drdavebrooks and

          Much “standard” allopathic medicine is not based on valid(ated), credible, high quality evidence. Some has significant harm. “But according to a new BMJ study, only 18 percent of clinical recommendations are based on high-quality evidence.” http://www.clinical-innovation.com/topics/analytics-quality/only-18-clinical-recommendations-are-evidence-based …

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