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I did say it had a placebo effect and yes placebos are "effective for particular problems". Other than that the science isn't as solid as you seem to think it i

• MrTonyD 11y ago
  That "critical review" says: "The best current evidence suggests that it is effective as a symptomatic treatment of dental pain, fibromyalgia, nausea/vomiting, knee osteoarthritis, insomnia, epicondylitis, chronic back pain, idiopathic headache, resolution of breech presentation and as an aid during gastrointestinal endoscopy" and then goes on to say that it may all be placebo effect. So the "critical review" is clearly intent on being critical. I trust that most people will have the judgment to read this "critical review" for what it is.
  • splawn 11y ago
    Yes, and I hope people read the study better than you did. It highlights how that list of false positives you listed is due to lack of controls in their trials.