Does Acupuncture Work?

The WHO Supports the Use of Acupuncture in Treating Many Conditions

• Objection: “The WHO and NCCAM”

Those Who Question Scientific Basis Have Not Done Their Homework

• Objection: “Systematic Reviews Show the ...”

A Proven System That is Less Dangerous Than Western Medicine

• Objection: “Risk vs. Benefit”

What About Common Sense Reasoning?

• Objection: “The Plural of Anecdote is ...”

There ARE Limitations to Acupuncture

Should We Trust the #1 Ranked Medical School in This Country?

• Objection: “Argument from Authority”

Insurance Coverage for Acupuncture is on the Rise

• Objection: “Another Argument From Authority.”
• Response: “Insurance Companies Use Actuarians ...”

MRI's Don't Lie

• Objection: “fMRIs are Tricky”
• Response: “fMRI Statistical Significance is ...”

You WANT Meta-Analyses? I GIVE You Meta-Analyses

• Objection: “Meta-Analyses are Not Predictive”
• Response: “How High Do You Want To Raise the ...”

Why Would Your Colleagues Be Drawn to Practicing QUACKERY?

• Objection: “Lame and False Argument From ...”

Acupuncture is a Pre-Scientific Superstition

• Objection: “Pre-Scientific? YES. Superstition? ...”
• Response: “Historical Revisionism”

Acupuncture Lacks a Plausible Mechanism

• Objection: “According to NIH, Acupuncture HAS ...”
• Response: “Non Specific Effects Don't Count”

Claims for Efficacy are Often Based Upon a Bait-and-Switch Deception

Clinical Trials Show That Acupuncture Does Not Work

• Objection: “Undeniable Evidence of Acupuncture ...”
• Response: “This Study is Lousy”