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[Kimmo]

The Army is using quack "battlefield acupuncture" based on junk science

The bulk of the evidence strongly suggests that any benefits of acupuncture are purely placebo. However, the research into the placebo effect also suggests that acupuncture is exactly the sort of thing that you would expect to induce a very strong placebo effect. Ritualistic, transgressive, personalised, slightly invasive, wrapped in fancy nonsense. And, ultimately, we don’t care that much if it’s “just” a placebo effect: a healthier patient is a healthier patient, however they got there. All …

For the Goldacre vid.

In spite of the fact it’s only 240p (in spite of the fact it was uploaded this year! ??? #@%&*$#)