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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

frogmarch

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5. My sister believes in

Reply to Warpy (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 6, 2016, 06:15 PM

Feb 2016

meridians, chi,yin and yang and in looking at the color of people’s tongues. Even though I know that some studies seem to show that acupuncture seems to work in certain cases to alleviate pain, I am not about to risk getting hepatitis C or a staph infection from having needles stuck into my skin.

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So snarky..... loved it. AlbertCat Feb 2016 #1

It still can't do much for a nasty cold Warpy Feb 2016 #2

My sister is frogmarch Feb 2016 #3

Dry needling (aka acupuncture) has been proven to have some benefit in pain reduction Warpy Feb 2016 #4

My sister believes in frogmarch Feb 2016 #5

Tongue color is also important in our medical system Warpy Feb 2016 #6

Yes, tongue color is important frogmarch Feb 2016 #7

2 in 10,000? That's pretty damned safe Warpy Feb 2016 #8

Yes, pretty safe. Guess I'll frogmarch Feb 2016 #9

"I was told I had a buildup of dampness in my body" progressoid Feb 2016 #10