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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    1. Timothy Caulfield‏Verified account @CaulfieldTim 29 Oct 2018

      Ugh: "Hospital, @UofT examine possible uses of alternative medicines" https://www.toronto.com/news-story/5345024-hospital-u-of-t-examine-possible-uses-of-alternative-medicines/ … @SRHHospital @carlyweeks @sharon_kirkey @CBCHealth @DrPChouinard @gorskon via @ryarmst Nothing irritates me more than academic centres legitimizing questionable alternative practices!

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    3. Timothy Caulfield‏Verified account @CaulfieldTim 29 Oct 2018
      Replying to @HomegrownJoan @UofT and

      Evidence for acupuncture much weaker than often believed, see: http://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/november-2017/acupuncture-and-the-placebo-problem/ … Indeed, it stands as an example of the legitimization problem. And use for addiction? See https://aim.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/20/acupmed-2016-011283 … No diff btw "real" and sham acupuncture. And see https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871616001095 …

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    4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 29 Oct 2018
      Replying to @CaulfieldTim @HomegrownJoan and

      The larger, more rigorous, and better controlled the acupuncture study, the less of an effect it shows and the more likely it is to show no effect. This is most consistent with an intervention that has no specific effect beyond maybe placebo.

      2 replies 13 retweets 23 likes
    5. Lance Shaver‏ @LanceShaver 29 Oct 2018
      Replying to @gorskon @CaulfieldTim and

      I did see this meta-analysis a while back, which used 20k individual patients' data from 39 trials. I'm skeptical, tho I haven't looked in closely / critically at the analysis yet. Has anyone?https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(17)30780-0/abstract?platform=hootsuite …

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    6. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 29 Oct 2018
      Replying to @LanceShaver @CaulfieldTim and

      It's an update of a 2012 meta-analysis that everyone touted. I haven't looked at the update; but given the methodological issues with the first meta-analysis I doubt it's anything new. https://respectfulinsolence.com/2012/09/12/can-we-finally-just-say-that-acupuncture-is-nothing-more-than-an-elaborate-placebo-can-we-2012-edition/ …

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 29 Oct 2018
      Replying to @gorskon @LanceShaver and

      I also note that @stevennovella and @MarkCrislip also took a look at the original 2012 meta-analysis. Just search for "Vickers" over at @ScienceBasedMed.

      11:47 AM - 29 Oct 2018
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        1. Lance Shaver‏ @LanceShaver 29 Oct 2018
          Replying to @gorskon @CaulfieldTim and

          Thanks!!

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