by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 5, 2017 | Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, Pseudoscience
Over on FaceBook I fucking hate pseudoscience wrote: Decades of studies have not only shown acupuncture to be an elaborate placebo, they’ve also taught us a few other things. We’ve learned that patients report the same relief no matter where you place the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 19, 2016 | Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, Pseudoscience
Nature: Measuring Rat Screams with Hierarchical Micro/Nano-Porous Acupuncture Needles Harriet Hall invented the term ” Tooth Fairy Science ” doing research on a phenomenon before establishing that the phenomenon exists. Which describes the bulk of the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 16, 2016 | Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, Pseudoscience
Well put…“It is merely a theatrical placebo based on pre-scientific myths.” — Australian sceptic group, Friends of Science in Medicine. Poking holes in acupuncture – The Medical Republic Sceptics are debunking the ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture as...