Month: December 2010
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Acupuncture
If acupressure works without puncturing a patient, is it not then unethical for an acupuncturist to use invasive and potentially dangerous needles? The US National Council Against Health Fraud has concluded the following: acupuncture is an unproven modality of treatment its theory and practice are based on primitive and fanciful concepts of health and disease…
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Channeling
Penny Torres was, before her decision to become a channeller, a housewife from Los Angeles. The “wisdom” she offers to her followers is precisely what one would expect from such a source. It was quite disconcerting…to see the blind acceptance the believers gave to Ms Torres’ pronouncements on pap and their conviction that what she…
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Colloidal Silver
I thought the [colloidal silver] promoters were ignorant people who had made a terrible mistake, but when I contacted several of them and discovered that they were not interested in hearing my story, they would not change their ads and they refused to include my negative anecdotes along with their positive ones, I knew that…
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Echinacea
As with many herbs, it is unsettled whether echinacea is useful. Also, many herbal products are not standardized as to what is in them, so even if something is useful, you can’t be sure that the quality control or dosage that makes it useful is in the bottle. The FDA does not regulate that. Some…
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Friday the 13th
Things to do Next time Friday the 13th rolls around, keep a journal for a week beforehand and a week afterwards noting incidents you think represent good luck and bad luck on a daily basis. Is there any significant difference on Friday the 13th? Think about your reactions – are you more conscious of what…
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Magnetic Therapy Products
Anyone looking for a health enhancing effect from a shoe magnet might just as well put the fortune from a Chinese fortune cookie in their shoe. It will be equally effective. John W. Farley, Ph.D., Professor of Physics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas There is no scientific basis to conclude that small, static…