- Acupuncture
Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Acupuncture is the procedure of inserting and manipulating needles into various points on the body to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes.
- Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Acupuncture, Magic, and Make-Believe
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Published: 2003
- Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
Media Profile in Sources
Resource Type: Organization
- Logs Directory - Health
- Quackwatch
Resource Type: Internet WWW site
Purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Its primary focus is on quackery-related information that is difficult or impossible to get elsewhere. Includes links to other interesting websites.
- Trick or Treatment?
Alternative Medicine on Trial (North American title: Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine)
Resource Type: Book
Published: 2008
Evaluates the scientific evidence for acupuncture, homeopathy, herbal medicine, and chiropractic, and briefly covers 36 other treatments. It finds that the scientific evidence for these alternative treatments is generally lacking. Homeopathy is concluded to be completely ineffective: "It's nothing but a placebo, despite what homeopaths say"
Although the book presents evidence that acupuncture, chiropractic and herbal remedies have limited efficacy for certain ailments, the authors conclude that the dangers of these treatments outweigh any potential benefits. Such potential risks outlined by the authors are contamination or unexpected interactions between components in the case of herbal medicine, risk of infection in the case of acupuncture and the potential for chiropractic manipulation of the neck to cause delayed stroke.
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