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In reply to the discussion: Acupuncture: Small risks versus no benefit [View all]HuckleB
(35,773 posts)38. It hasn't developed over the centuries.
And if it had, that would only speak to its prescientific origins. In other words, to the fact that they just made stuff up, for the most part.
Chairman Mao: The real inventor of traditional Chinese medicine
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2013/10/25/chairman-mao-inventor-of-traditional-chinese-medicine/
I used to think it worked, too.
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I find it difficult to believe that an accupunture needle could pierce the lung
NV Whino
Jul 2013
#1
This is why most states regulate to those physicians (and veterinarians) who go on to receive
hlthe2b
Jul 2013
#2
I have no idea how it works but I know 4 people who quit smoking from acupuncture.
JaneyVee
Jul 2013
#6
True, but idiots still have the needles stuck in them so the cause continues.
1-Old-Man
Jul 2013
#12
And yet your story is about a massage threapist practicing medicine illegally, or it would be here
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#17
I am a very satisfied person using acupuncture on several occasions and would continue with the
Thinkingabout
Jul 2013
#21
I get acupuncture because it was recommened to me by a friend who is not just an MD
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#27
Problem is that requirements are not adequate for MTs to do acupuncture. Malpractice is bad, but
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#25