I’m sorry to have
missed the intellectual furor that is the endless thread. I’m back for
a brief, desperate visit to see if any of you have any scientific evidence for any of your opinions on alt. med. Zero. I am heartened that much scientific data has appeared
on other subjects. We even have math equations, and recipes.
Dear AJ Milne: You’re right that most of the airline mag stuff is junk, but I want to give
you a couple of data. First a negative JAMA study (for Nerd really, because it
will make him drool) showing that magnetic insoles didn’t do more than regular insoles, but that putting insoles in
your shoes does really help. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/290/11/1474
In terms of acupuncture, we’ve
had fifteen thousand studies. It’s time to move forward. Here’s the latest Cochrane analysis: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20070551
Nerd: You have cited no studies of any kind. Here is a JAMA article
on moxa use for breech correction.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/282/14/1329
Kel: Thanks for the link. As I’ve already mentioned, you
are far too reasonable to be a big pharma shill. Perhaps you could share this
link with Rorschach for his back pain.
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/161/8/1081
Rorschach: Hey, magnets change morality? You said it, I didn’t. Here’s the link again for those who missed it.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125304448 Full credit goes to Rorschach
for providing the evidence for magnetic effects. Kind of makes you wonder about
MRI effects.
Paul W, fermenting things
is a risky business depending on the sterility of your starter cultures and kitchen space.
David or any other biologist: I thought the Komodo used bacteria. What
poison does the platypus use in its hind leg spurs?
