Waaaay offtopic

On Sat, 2003-12-20 at 09:45, Paul King wrote:

If an "alternative" medicine which people "say" works (anecdotal evidence, which isn't worth much, but may provide basis for study), is proven to be of benefit then it is no longer "alternative". To prove that something is of benefit, you need placebo trials. I would imagine (without really providing proof) that there are likely many medicines that have crossed this line.

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