thanks Anartax! I just posted it as a joke really, which was wasted on the no sense of humor crowd. some of the stuff on the chart I have used myself, others are all garbage.
________________________________ From: "[email protected] [FairfieldLife]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 10:07 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Alternative Therapy Michael, I printed out a nice copy of that alternative therapy chart, maybe I'll frame it. Here is a link to NCCAM at the National Institutes of Health. This division of NIH seems to have been the brain child of Senator Tom Harkin, because the NIH did not want it. So the results published on this site probably try to put the best spin on alternative therapies. It seems a lot of trials end up not being reported at all. Some have pointed out that the number of trials started and finished is significantly larger than the number that are published with the results. In general these therapies do not do well under rigorous scientific scrutiny. Quite a few of the studies have titles like 'such-and-such treatment may have so-and-so effect'. A number of studies, such as those on massage would seem to indicate there is an obvious effect on a person regardless of whether there is a medical effect. Some studies on mindfulness meditation. Research Results by Date Research Results by Date Research results listed by date. View on nccam.nih.gov Preview by Yahoo The following study might interest you: The Placebo Response Occurs Outside of Conscious Awareness, Study Finds The Placebo Response Occurs Outside of Conscio... Placebo and nocebo responses may occur without conscious awareness of the triggering cues. View on nccam.nih.gov Preview by Yahoo
