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	<title>Qi Spot &#187; sham acupuncture</title>
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		<title>Defining Placebo: the Saint Jude Thaddeus of Medical Terminology</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2011/02/15/defining-placebo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading an article by one Andy Ho, I am appalled at how many people don't understand placebo effect.]]></description>
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		<title>Mainstream Medical Journals say Acupuncture Works; Skeptics Irritated.</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/09/05/mainstream-medical-journals-say-acupuncture-works-skeptics-irritated/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/09/05/mainstream-medical-journals-say-acupuncture-works-skeptics-irritated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The title says it all.]]></description>
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		<title>Definite Proof: Acupuncture More Than Placebo</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/04/30/definite-proof-acupuncture-more-than-placebo/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/04/30/definite-proof-acupuncture-more-than-placebo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Pomeranz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proof of the physiologic differences between true and sham acupuncture.]]></description>
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		<title>The Smear Campaign Continues: Acupuncture &#8220;does not relieve&#8221; Childbirth Pain</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/04/28/the-smear-campaign-continues-acupuncture-does-not-relieve-childbirth-pain/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/04/28/the-smear-campaign-continues-acupuncture-does-not-relieve-childbirth-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The news bias against acupuncture continues.  Big Pharma happy.]]></description>
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		<title>I Love Mayo! (the Clinic, not the Condiment)  Mayo Loves Acupuncture!</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/04/05/i-love-mayo-the-clinic-not-the-condiment-mayo-loves-acupuncture/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/04/05/i-love-mayo-the-clinic-not-the-condiment-mayo-loves-acupuncture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mayo Clinic's website contains a primer on Acupuncture for patients.  I feel that it neither blindly supports nor blindly denounces acupuncture and presents the information in a straightforward, patient friendly manner.]]></description>
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		<title>A Study to Look Forward To: Acupuncture More than Just Placebo?</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/04/04/a-study-to-look-forward-to-acupuncture-more-than-just-placebo/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2010/04/04/a-study-to-look-forward-to-acupuncture-more-than-just-placebo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://qi-spot.com/?p=408</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Commenting on a new journal article that says there may be a measurable physiological difference between sham and real acupuncture.]]></description>
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		<title>True Acupuncture Better than Sham for Eczema Itch</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2009/12/25/true-acupuncture-better-than-sham-for-eczema-itch/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2009/12/25/true-acupuncture-better-than-sham-for-eczema-itch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In several previous posts, I have often lambasted the self-induced blindness of skeptics who love to &#8220;point out&#8221; that real acupuncture seems to be no better than sham acupuncture (http://qi-spot.com/2009/11/15/news-bias-a-pain-in-the-neck/, http://qi-spot.com/2009/11/11/associated-press-needs-new-glasses/, http://qi-spot.com/2009/10/17/lend-me-your-ears-ear-acupuncture-for-back-pain-in-pregnant-women/).  Well now comes another article (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BL3J320091222) this time talking about Acupuncture in relieving itch. Acupuncture may ease the itch of eczema Amy Norton [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News Bias A Pain in the Neck</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2009/11/15/news-bias-a-pain-in-the-neck/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2009/11/15/news-bias-a-pain-in-the-neck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again, another study showing that "real" acupuncture is significantly better than "sham" acupuncture.  A single blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial was compared to use of standardized neck exercises aimed at chronic neck pain relief.  Shame on the Associated Press, really.]]></description>
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		<title>Lend Me Your Ears! Ear Acupuncture for Back Pain in Pregnant Women</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2009/10/17/lend-me-your-ears-ear-acupuncture-for-back-pain-in-pregnant-women/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2009/10/17/lend-me-your-ears-ear-acupuncture-for-back-pain-in-pregnant-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ear acupuncture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ear seeds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology notes that auricular (ear) acupuncture works better than "fake" acupuncture and conventional treatment in the relief of back pain in pregnant women.  Tell me something I don't already know.]]></description>
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