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    <body><![CDATA[Trick or Treatment takes a scientific look at the evidence for and against Alternative Medicine.  The authors look at a broad range of clinical trials and use this data to describe:<br/>• The claims as to how the treatments function<br/>• Whether the treatments work<br/>• If so, for what co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47487330">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was another one my favorite reads this year.  The first chapter on evidence based medicine is probably the best part of the book.  He covers acupuncture, chiropractic care, and homeopathy extensively and much of the remaining alternative practices in the appendix.<br/><br/>I’m more partial ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69113022">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Skimmed this book quickly and, although I was already a nonbeliever in the alternative medicine hype, it was still shocking just how little or antithetical evidence there is for these things.  <br/>Gives the history of and modern double blind experiments for acupuncture, chiropractic stuff, and her...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54422903">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I only read the section of this book that related to chiropractic care. The authors seem to make the fatal assumption that the double-blind study it the only valid test of a medical treatment. Although the book seemed well researched and accurate in the facts presented, it was written with a clear b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54619857">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a very well written and accessible discussion of the most popular forms of alternative medicine in use today (homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine, and acupuncture).  <br/><br/>The book starts with a description of evidence based medicine, which is the process of determining whic...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35399591">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The authors' aim is to find out the truth about alternative medicine. They do this mostly by reviewing double blind clinical trials. That is the gold standard for determining whether drugs or therapies are actually effective. The book provides an in depth look at homeopathy, chiropractic therapy, he...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31331981">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book, but it was very not written in the most exciting manner.  It is the type of book that will reinforce your believe if you don't think alternative medicine is effective, but I don't think it will convert anyone.  References to the studies he reports would have a been a great additio...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67112760">more...</a>]]></body>
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