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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>
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		<category><![CDATA[biased research]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did getting the flu shot actually increase the risk of getting sick from H1N1?]]></description>
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		<title>A More Balanced View</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2010/02/28/a-more-balanced-view/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[acupuncturist]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]]></category>
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		<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>The Philosophy Behind Chinese Medicine</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2009/11/20/the-philosophy-behind-chinese-medicine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[five elements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don't normally just cut and paste blog entries here in my own blog, but this article is too good for me not to quote and is so self-explanatory that I can't really comment on it further except to say, "yeah, that's right."  I'll just highlight some goodies.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Evidence&#8221; Based Medicine</title>
		<link>http://qi-spot.com/2009/10/19/evidence-based-medicine/</link>
		<comments>http://qi-spot.com/2009/10/19/evidence-based-medicine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Medical Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese Medicine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[evidence based medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gabbay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Le May]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common "arguments" against Complementary Medicine is the accusation that it is not "evidence based".  But the truth is that it is estimated that less than 1 in 5 doctors actually use medical interventions that is supported by so-called "evidence".  At the same time, the evidence that complementary therapies worked is being malicious ignored by some parties.]]></description>
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