So @HHSkepDoc reviewed @melanie_warner's new book on alternative medicine for @ScienceBasedMed and concluded that it gives belief and anecdotes more credit than they deserve.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-magic-feather-effect-placebos-and-the-power-of-belief-in-alternative-medicine/ …
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I'd love to see the passage where she chastises
@stevennovella and me for discouraging further acupuncture research while failing to describe our reasoning. Acupunture advocates frequently ignore the nuances of our argument in order to portray us as close-minded dogmatists.2 replies 2 retweets 10 likesShow this thread -
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Yeah, it appears that my cancer center is going to start offering acupuncture as a "complementary" therapy. I am not happy, but it doesn't look as though there's anything I can do about it. What I like(d) best about where I work is the paucity of woo.
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