Most people do not know the difference between science-based medicine and evidence-based medicine. While the two terms look the same, as science is based on evidence, in practice, the former looks more skeptically at plausibility and challenges the "further research is recommended" mantra regarding research failing to support alternatives to medicine. This article is a good example of the difference regarding acupuncture, which has zero plausibility and has been repeatedly studied without showing a clinical effect other than placebo. Under SBM criteria, NHS would have not recommended it so long, if at all.
Acupuncture for low back pain no longer recommended for NHS patients
Human knowledge has progressed exponentially since the dawn of modern science. It is no longer reasonable to accept claims without sufficient objective evidence. The harm from religion, alternatives to medicine, conservatism, and all other false beliefs will be exposed on this blog by reporting the findings of science. This blog will also reinforce what should be the basics of education: History, Civics, Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, and Critical/Science Based Thinking.
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