December 2010
15 posts
The Acupuncture and Fasciae Fallacy →
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This is an excellent overview of common misconceptions about acupuncture’s “ancient” history and why our taxpayer money needs to stop being used to fund further research into…
Placebo effects without deception? Well, not... →
In discussing “alternative” medicine it’s impossible not to discuss, at least briefly, placebo effects. Indeed, one of the most common complaints we at SBM voice about clinical trials of alternative…
Buster Keatons Sherlock Jr.: The Inception of... →
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This is definitely one of Keaton’s best.
This is definitely one of Keaton’s best.
Google Books Ngram Viewer →
This is my new favorite internet toy – the Google Books Ngram Viewer. You may already know that Google Books is a project to digitize as many books as possible. Many of the recent books have…
Acupuncture and the Hazard of Nonsense →
A recent study published in the Archives of Opthalmology compare patching of one eye vs acupuncture in the treatment of amblyopia in older children, and finds positive results from acupuncture….
Get Low Cost Lab Tests (Seriously) →
Whether you have health insurance or not, lab work can get pretty expensive. If you have insurance but still haven’t paid your deductible, the insured rates for blood tests are liable to cost…
The wind is no longer at Voyager’s back →
Voyager 1 is one of the most successful space missions of all time. Launched in 1977, it visited Jupiter and then Saturn, providing better close-ups of the two planets than had ever been seen…
SBM 1000th Post →
I have the pleasure of announcing that this is the 1000th post of Science-Based Medicine. The first post introducing the blog was on January 1st 2008 – almost three years ago. We have published…
Cloned Beef →
The controversy over the human consumption of meat and dairy products from cloned cows continues. The UK Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, after reviewing the evidence, concluded…