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HEALTH JOURNAL MARCH 22, 2010   Decoding an Ancient Therapy High-Tech Tools Show How Acupuncture Works in Treating Arthritis, Back Pain, Other Ills By MELINDA BECK Acupuncture has long baffled medical experts and no wonder: It holds that an invisible life force called qi (pronounced chee) travels up and down the body in 14 meridians. [...]

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Sham (fake) acupuncture vs. “real” acupuncture. Real acupuncture vs. sugar pills vs. real drugs. Practitioner and patient bias and it’s in healing. These were some of the fascinating topics covered in the keynote speach by Ted Kaptchuk on Friday night. A quirky, intelligent, often hilarious, researcher and practitioner he shared his latest studies and outcomes.  [...]

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