Mar

ONLINE Amantadine FOR SALE

Andrew Bernardin on March 3rd, 2011

ONLINE Amantadine FOR SALE, I'm not a fan of acupressure and acupuncture. Order Amantadine from mexican pharmacy, Why. For two reasons, buy cheap Amantadine no rx. Where to buy Amantadine, Both tend to be offered by less-the-skeptical practitioners of ... um .., kjøpe Amantadine på nett, köpa Amantadine online. the healing arts, ONLINE Amantadine FOR SALE. Purchase Amantadine online, And that offering typically involves quite a bit of "woo" thinking, both magical -- including elements of unseen dimensions and quasi-supernatural influence -- and pseudoscientific, where to buy Amantadine. Rx free Amantadine,

That is the first reason. The second is the pseudoscience itself, purchase Amantadine. Buy Amantadine online no prescription, With acupressure and acupuncture the fundamental component is the concept of meridians. ONLINE Amantadine FOR SALE, Which is pure pseudoscience. While it sounds kinda science-y, Amantadine price, coupon, Buy cheap Amantadine, it absolutely isn't.

Consider this statement by the lead author of a new study on acupressure:

"Think of the meridians as freeways and the pressure points as towns along the way," she said, order Amantadine no prescription. Amantadine gel, ointment, cream, pill, spray, continuous-release, extended-release, "When there is a traffic jam in Denver that causes adverse effects as far away as Boulder, clearing the energy blocks, Amantadine trusted pharmacy reviews, Buy Amantadine without prescription, or in this case traffic jams, helps improve flow and overall health."

Oy, Amantadine samples. Where can i buy Amantadine online, That from U. of Colorado study shows acupressure effective in helping to treat traumatic brain injury

When I read the above title the alarm bells of my skepticism went off, Amantadine over the counter. Acupressure for treating traumatic brain injury!, ONLINE Amantadine FOR SALE. Online buying Amantadine hcl, What, are you kidding me, buy Amantadine from canada. Online buy Amantadine without a prescription, What did they do, send in a spirit to guide the energy traffic into taking a healing detour?

And why, where can i order Amantadine without prescription, Comprar en línea Amantadine, comprar Amantadine baratos, I wonder, has this all-important energy flow never been detected?

Did you notice the help preceding the to treat, australia, uk, us, usa. Buy generic Amantadine, And it seems it was a sub-type of brain injury. The conditioned treated was mild traumatic brain injury ("mild traumatic" -- isn't that a bit of an oxymoron?), buy Amantadine from mexico.

ONLINE Amantadine FOR SALE, That said, I must admit that some of the write-up surprised me. Order Amantadine online c.o.d, In a good way. It seems (as far as I can tell from the very brief news release) the researchers actually conducted some solid science: random assignment, order Amantadine online overnight delivery no prescription, Amantadine from canadian pharmacy, adequate control, double-blinded, canada, mexico, india. Where can i find Amantadine online, . , buy Amantadine no prescription. , ONLINE Amantadine FOR SALE. Buy Amantadine no prescription,

Huh. Well, buy cheap Amantadine no rx, Amantadine price, coupon, good.

My initial suspicion was that there either wouldn't be a control group, or the control would be inadequate. I.e., this group got the acupressure treatment, that group got nada. But no -

... ONLINE Amantadine FOR SALE, a control group that received treatments from the same experts on places on the body that are not considered to be acupressure points, acting as a placebo.

And the finding.

Those subjects receiving active acupressure treatments showed increased memory function.

Son of a gun. Wish they had included the degree of increase to memory function, however. Effect size. Which is important.

Of course, while this is news, it is preliminary news. Many, many study results later evaporate on attempted replication, ONLINE Amantadine FOR SALE. I look forward to reading updates. Of course, because null results rarely make the news, I may have to go out of my way to dig that up, if replication fails.

But for now, I've got to applaud the scientific elements of this test of acupressure.

But wait, it wasn't just acupressure, it was Jin Shin acupressure.

Groan.

health, skepticism No comments yet, be the first »

Jan

ONLINE Ascorbic Chewable FOR SALE

Andrew Bernardin on January 5th, 2011

Is humor a tool of revolutionaries?

At one time I believed that the grit to the pearl of humor involved a psychological shrugging off of the cognitive dissonance incited by discrepant values.* (A joke about finding Bill Clinton in your wife's bed would be more funny to those who hate Bill Clinton and praise sexual fidelity.)

Is humor the serious business of temporarily taking things less seriously? What's potentially most funny? That which can be portrayed as having the greatest distance between customary valuation and how unflattering it can be portrayed?

Anyway. That's my 2 cents of philosophical speculation for the day. Enjoy the video. In it, a skeptical comedian takes a pipe to the knees of alt-med pseudoscience. Bringing the bogus back to earth with laughter.

---

*I now believe it is more complicated than that.

. Ascorbic Chewable gel, ointment, cream, pill, spray, continuous-release, extended-release. Order Ascorbic Chewable from mexican pharmacy. Rx free Ascorbic Chewable. Online buying Ascorbic Chewable hcl. Where can i buy Ascorbic Chewable online. Purchase Ascorbic Chewable online. Buy Ascorbic Chewable online no prescription. Ascorbic Chewable samples. Buy cheap Ascorbic Chewable. Buy no prescription Ascorbic Chewable online. Canada, mexico, india. Kjøpe Ascorbic Chewable på nett, köpa Ascorbic Chewable online. Purchase Ascorbic Chewable. Where to buy Ascorbic Chewable. Fast shipping Ascorbic Chewable. Where can i buy cheapest Ascorbic Chewable online. Where can i find Ascorbic Chewable online. Buy Ascorbic Chewable online cod. Ascorbic Chewable for sale. Buy Ascorbic Chewable no prescription. Order Ascorbic Chewable no prescription. Buy cheap Ascorbic Chewable no rx. Where to buy Ascorbic Chewable. Comprar en línea Ascorbic Chewable, comprar Ascorbic Chewable baratos. Ascorbic Chewable trusted pharmacy reviews. Buy Ascorbic Chewable from canada. Ascorbic Chewable from canadian pharmacy. Australia, uk, us, usa. Order Ascorbic Chewable online overnight delivery no prescription. Ascorbic Chewable price, coupon. Purchase Ascorbic Chewable online no prescription. Buy Ascorbic Chewable without a prescription. Buying Ascorbic Chewable online over the counter. Buy Ascorbic Chewable from mexico. Buy generic Ascorbic Chewable.

images, skepticism No comments yet, be the first »

Dec

ONLINE Levothroid FOR SALE

Andrew Bernardin on December 17th, 2010

ONLINE Levothroid FOR SALE, Can a treatment be both effective and ineffective for the same condition. Order Levothroid no prescription, It would seem so from the likes of these two science news headlines -

New Evidence on How Cranberry Juice Fights Bacteria That Cause Urinary Tract Infections

< and >

Cranberry Juice Not Effective Against Urinary Tract Infections, Study Suggests

Huh, where to buy Levothroid. Rx free Levothroid, Well, which is it, order Levothroid online overnight delivery no prescription. Levothroid from canadian pharmacy, Is that bit of popular folk medicine actually empty folklore. I'm leaning toward the second case, order Levothroid from United States pharmacy, Levothroid for sale, and not because I'm a skeptic and that is my default position. Rather, because of the science: the content and conclusions of other studies and in this recent "not effective" finding.

College-aged women who tested positive for having a urinary tract infection were assigned to drink eight ounces of cranberry juice or a placebo twice a day for either six months or until a recurrence of a urinary tract infection, whichever happened first, ONLINE Levothroid FOR SALE. Of the participants who suffered a second urinary tract infection, Levothroid trusted pharmacy reviews, Buy Levothroid without prescription, the cranberry juice drinkers had a recurrence rate of almost 20 percent, while those who drank the placebo suffered only a 14 percent recurrence, buy cheap Levothroid. Levothroid price, coupon, [emphasis added]

Study author Betsy Foxman speculated on the reasons for the results: Both the cranberry and placebo juice had vitamin C in them (ascorbic acid), and that may be that beneficial element, where can i buy cheapest Levothroid online. Buy Levothroid without a prescription, There actually may be nothing special about cranberries. Or -

"Another possibility is that the study protocol kept participants better hydrated, where can i find Levothroid online, Where can i buy Levothroid online, leading them to urinate more frequently, therefore decreasing bacterial growth and reducing urinary tract infection symptoms." [emphasis added]

Hmm, where can i order Levothroid without prescription. Japan, craiglist, ebay, overseas, paypal, Well that's interesting. So rather than saying "Drink lots of cranberry juice, purchase Levothroid online no prescription, Order Levothroid from mexican pharmacy, " all doctors may need to instruct their patients with urinary tract infections is "drink lots of juice."

Follow up studies will shine even more light on this issue, no doubt.

, kjøpe Levothroid på nett, köpa Levothroid online. Australia, uk, us, usa. Buying Levothroid online over the counter. Fast shipping Levothroid. Real brand Levothroid online. Online buy Levothroid without a prescription. Buy Levothroid from mexico. Levothroid over the counter. Online buying Levothroid hcl. Where to buy Levothroid. Buy cheap Levothroid no rx. Buy Levothroid online no prescription. Buy no prescription Levothroid online. Levothroid from canadian pharmacy. Buy Levothroid without a prescription. Buy Levothroid from mexico.

health, skepticism 1 Comment, join up »

Dec

ONLINE Metoclopramide FOR SALE

Andrew Bernardin on December 14th, 2010

It seems that red heads actually don't ONLINE Metoclopramide FOR SALE, bleed more easily than brunettes nor blondes, etc. Metoclopramide trusted pharmacy reviews, Thanks to scientific research, surgeons can put aside that bit of folklore that may have been hindering them, comprar en línea Metoclopramide, comprar Metoclopramide baratos. Metoclopramide price, coupon, As discussed in, Doctors Don't Need to Fear Red Heads -

The authors, order Metoclopramide online overnight delivery no prescription, Order Metoclopramide no prescription, led by surgeon Jonathan Barry from Morriston Hospital in Swansea, say that "red haired patients are traditionally regarded with a degree of trepidation by surgeons and anaesthetists alike due to a reputation for excessive bleeding, order Metoclopramide from United States pharmacy, Where to buy Metoclopramide, reduced pain threshold and a propensity to develop hernias."

What does this have to do with homeopathy. I suspect that there is similar reasoning behind "red heads bleed more" and the homeopathic premise that "like-cures-like" (law of similars). Could we call it folkloric reasoning?

Another bit of folklore: Red heads have more "fiery" temperaments. But do they? I haven't seen any research on the matter, buy no prescription Metoclopramide online, Metoclopramide price, coupon, by I highly doubt it. What I don't doubt is that human beings like to draw connections between variables, order Metoclopramide no prescription. Red is startling color, why wouldn't we find a connection between it and startling behavior, ONLINE Metoclopramide FOR SALE. Canada, mexico, india, Makes sense, in a very rudimentary sense, kjøpe Metoclopramide på nett, köpa Metoclopramide online. Where to buy Metoclopramide, And if we aren't careful with our observations, we just might convince ourselves it is true.

To some people, Metoclopramide samples, Australia, uk, us, usa, the homeopathic "like cures like" makes sense when lacking other, better ways, buy generic Metoclopramide, Order Metoclopramide from United States pharmacy, of reasoning. And because homeopaths aren't careful with their observations, purchase Metoclopramide, Metoclopramide for sale, they have convinced themselves there is merit to the idea.

The moral of the story. If you fear red heads you should grind up a red crayon in your blender, where can i buy Metoclopramide online, Where can i find Metoclopramide online, dilute the mix to 20c, and bingo! you've got a treatment for it.

Make sense?

For more on why homeopathy is bunk, where to buy Metoclopramide, Buy Metoclopramide no prescription, see 1023.org (Homeopathy: There's Nothing in It)

. Order Metoclopramide online c.o.d. Metoclopramide gel, ointment, cream, pill, spray, continuous-release, extended-release. Buy cheap Metoclopramide no rx. Purchase Metoclopramide online no prescription. Online buying Metoclopramide hcl. Buying Metoclopramide online over the counter. Buy Metoclopramide without prescription. Buy Metoclopramide without a prescription. Buy Metoclopramide from canada. Buy Metoclopramide online no prescription. Metoclopramide trusted pharmacy reviews. Order Metoclopramide from mexican pharmacy.

skepticism No comments yet, be the first »

Nov

ONLINE Cotrimoxazole FOR SALE

Andrew Bernardin on November 8th, 2010

ONLINE Cotrimoxazole FOR SALE, I don't strive to bring attention to null experimental results because I am fundamentally a killjoy. Cotrimoxazole samples, I do it because null results are important. They belong on the scale of rationality when we consider, purchase Cotrimoxazole online no prescription, Order Cotrimoxazole no prescription, for example, the efficacy of the latest super-food, buy Cotrimoxazole without a prescription, Purchase Cotrimoxazole online, super-drink or super-herb, as the case may be.

In this case, Cotrimoxazole trusted pharmacy reviews, Where to buy Cotrimoxazole, we're talking green tea. The headline and first paragraph to the ScienceDaily piece say it - Green Tea of No Use in Breast Cancer Prevention, order Cotrimoxazole online overnight delivery no prescription, Online buy Cotrimoxazole without a prescription, Large Study Finds

Green tea does not protect against breast cancer. A study of data from approximately 54, order Cotrimoxazole from mexican pharmacy, Buy generic Cotrimoxazole, 000 women, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research, buy cheap Cotrimoxazole no rx, Australia, uk, us, usa, found no association between drinking green tea and breast cancer risk.

Certainly, this finding does not tell us that green tea is useless, kjøpe Cotrimoxazole på nett, köpa Cotrimoxazole online, Comprar en línea Cotrimoxazole, comprar Cotrimoxazole baratos, with no health benefits at all. It does, however, counter-balance other information out there, ONLINE Cotrimoxazole FOR SALE. Research team leader, Cotrimoxazole over the counter, Where can i order Cotrimoxazole without prescription, Motoki Iwasaki (National Cancer Center, Tokyo), where can i buy cheapest Cotrimoxazole online, Online buying Cotrimoxazole hcl, explained:

"Although in vitro and animal-based studies have suggested that green tea may have beneficial protective effects against breast cancer, results from human studies have been inconclusive, buy Cotrimoxazole from mexico. Buy Cotrimoxazole online cod, Our large-scale, population-based prospective cohort study is one of the first to include a wide range of tea intakes; women who drank green tea less than 1 cup per week to those who drank 10 or more cups per day, real brand Cotrimoxazole online. Canada, mexico, india, It found no overall association between green tea intake and the risk of breast cancer."

So yes, put this null result, where can i find Cotrimoxazole online, Buying Cotrimoxazole online over the counter, the absence of a positive association, on the scale of whether or not green tea works to prevent breast cancer, Cotrimoxazole gel, ointment, cream, pill, spray, continuous-release, extended-release. Cotrimoxazole from canadian pharmacy, It carries quite a bit of weight, even though it is null.

, where to buy Cotrimoxazole. Rx free Cotrimoxazole. Fast shipping Cotrimoxazole. Online buy Cotrimoxazole without a prescription. Purchase Cotrimoxazole online. Buy Cotrimoxazole online cod. Cotrimoxazole for sale. Kjøpe Cotrimoxazole på nett, köpa Cotrimoxazole online.