I've done research on probably around a hundred studies now about acupuncture and various holistic methods of healing such as bloodletting, massage, etc and this is what I've found:
Out of all the relevant double blind sham-controlled studies I've read through, here are some of the conditions being tested:
- Emesis from cancer treatment
- Asthma
- Blood sugar in diabetes patients
- Lower back pain
They were measured using things like a 1-10 patient rating for pain in the emesis and lower back pain test, mg/dl for diabetics, and a peak flow test for asthma.
What they found was that none of these holistic treatments successfully treated anything better than placebo except for pain, but even then it wasn't a significant improvement with the exception of acupuncture. I can link you to all the studies I've found and if you continue to argue for the veracity of this sham medicine, you are ignorant and an indirect murderer to all the people you've told to treat their illnesses this way.
I'm not including homeopathy in my post because it makes absolutely no sense and is complete bullstuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWE1tH93G9U&feature=player_detailpage#t=63sIf you don't want to watch the whole video, watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWE1tH93G9U&feature=player_detailpage#t=352s
