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Originally Posted by simmer2
Actually read the last article in the post before replying...
You wanted evidence, I post some items up for discussion and you slam it before you actually even read it. So obviously you don't really want to consider a different potential answer from what you believe is right...and that's fine.
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An interview is a pretty bad source, considering that website is also selling stuff I'd give it a grain of salt.
However if you want to see science actually looking into this, here's an article you might like as it shows a hint of promise, with of course the typical guarded responses and counter arguments of other scientists.
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/1006...l/465538a.html
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Acupuncture for Mice.
Long derided by much of the mainstream medical community, acupuncture seems to have just got a little bit less alternative.
Despite anecdotal evidence claiming benefits in treating ailments from allergies to pain, acupuncture faces two big challenges to acceptance in mainstream medicine. Many reviews of clinical trials have concluded that there is no evidence of efficacy for most conditions beyond the placebo effect1, and there is no scientifically accepted mechanism for how the treatment works.
Research in mice has now provided a biochemical explanation that some experts are finding more persuasive2, although it might account for only some of the treatment's supposed benefits. "Our study shows there is a clear biological mechanism behind acupuncture," says Maiken Nedergaard, a neuroscientist at the University of Rochester in New York, who led the research.
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