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		<title>Explaining Qi to MDs</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2011/01/26/explaining-qi-to-mds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is but natural for many people to consider their personal philosophies and worldviews as the standard against which others must measure their versions.  I recall an incident from my first year in college.  For me, it was my first time to have classmates who did not know any Chinese, and for them, it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worth Forwarding.</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/05/26/worth-forwarding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[biased research]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://qi-spot.com/?p=474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study casts doubts on the veracity of other studies.  Confused?]]></description>
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		<title>No&#8230;Comment.  Flu Vaccine linked with Swine Flu Incidence?</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/04/12/no-comment-flu-vaccine-linked-with-swine-flu-incidence/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/04/12/no-comment-flu-vaccine-linked-with-swine-flu-incidence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Western Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flu shot]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[H1N1]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://qi-spot.com/?p=439</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did getting the flu shot actually increase the risk of getting sick from H1N1?]]></description>
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		<title>House, MD and Cordyceps</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/04/09/house-md-and-cordyceps/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/04/09/house-md-and-cordyceps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Herbal Medicine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cordyceps sinesis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding an old facebook chat regarding fictional doctor Gregory House's use of cordyceps in the TV show "House, MD", I decided to post the convo here.]]></description>
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		<title>More Musings on Acupuncture Research</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/04/03/more-musings-on-acupuncture-research/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/04/03/more-musings-on-acupuncture-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[integrative medicine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[atorvastatin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[celebrex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cognitive dissonance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cowpox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edward Jenner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innoculation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[news bias]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Smallpox]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[William G. Most]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://qi-spot.com/?p=394</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the title says...]]></description>
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		<title>Migraine Madness: How I Truly Began to Believe in Acupuncture</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/03/29/migraine-madness/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/03/29/migraine-madness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cost-effectiveness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[headache]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sumatriptan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://qi-spot.com/?p=385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[St. Paul had his blinding light.  I had my blinding aura.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayo Clinic: Acupuncture Useful for Low Back Pain</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/03/13/mayo-clinic-acupuncture-useful-for-low-back-pain/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/03/13/mayo-clinic-acupuncture-useful-for-low-back-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[low back pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lumbago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lumbar pain]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://qi-spot.com/?p=359</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["When performed properly by trained practitioners, acupuncture has proved to be an effective therapy for back pain. Several studies have found that acupuncture can help reduce chronic back pain and improve daily function." - John Bartleson, MD from the Mayo Clinic.]]></description>
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		<title>A More Balanced View</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/02/28/a-more-balanced-view/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/02/28/a-more-balanced-view/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[acupuncturist]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[news bias]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://qi-spot.com/?p=345</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember how I wrote about biased headlines? (http://qi-spot.com/2010/02/09/another-biased-headline/)  In that previous article, I had mentioned that one can subtly affect comprehension by careful(?) selection of words to use in a headline.  The headline in question then read &#8220;Researcher Warns on Herbal Medicines&#8221;.  Only when you read the article itself will you see that it actually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Magic Numbers: This Time It&#8217;s Celebrex</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/02/22/more-magic-numbers-this-time-its-celebrex/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/02/22/more-magic-numbers-this-time-its-celebrex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bextra]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[health care fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pfizer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Reuben]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://qi-spot.com/?p=335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sweet Mother of God.  How can anyone have the gall to accuse Traditional Chinese Medicine of having little or no &#8220;evidence&#8221; to back it up when the &#8220;evidence&#8221; for some western medicine is even more immaterial than how these skeptics perceive qi.  Qi is hardly immaterial, by the way. Doc Accused of Faking Celebrex Study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Big Pharma Cover Up</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/02/21/another-big-pharma-cover-up/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/02/21/another-big-pharma-cover-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bextra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glaxosmithkline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart attacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pfizer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vioxx]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://qi-spot.com/?p=333</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[And people wonder why I, despite being an MD, no longer am able to fully trust &#8220;peer reviewed&#8221; journals and &#8220;evidence based&#8221; medicine. From cnbc.com: Senate Report: Avandia Maker Knew of Cardiac Risks (http://www.cnbc.com/id/35498711) NEW YORK &#8211; A Senate report said Saturday that drug maker GlaxoSmithKline knew of possible heart attack risks tied to Avandia, [...]]]></description>
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