Junk Science Episode 11: Acupuncture
Acupuncture may be an ancient practice, but that doesn’t mean it’s actually effective. In fact, thousands of studies have proven it’s nothing more than a powerful placebo.
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Acupuncture Doesn’t Work
What David and I have convincingly argued, in my opinion, is that after decades of research and more than 3000 trials, acupuncture researchers have failed to reject the null hypothesis, and any remaining possible specific effect from acupuncture is so tiny as to be clinically insignificant.
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