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Hi Mark

 

Re: webmd.com/content/article/87/99574.htm Mark

Milotay wrote:

> This article is poorly written and inaccurate on several points,

> the most blatant being Dr. Lloyd-Jones' comment: " Moreover, he noted

> that the study by Kaplan " is one of the first -- if not the first

> -- studies to test acupuncture in a scientific manner. " I have

> contacted WebMD and provided them with a critique of the article. I

> suggest that others on the list might want to do the same. If we

> want to be treated as legitimate health care providers, we need to

> educate those who write about health as well. Mark Milotay

 

Mark, I agree.

 

It also said:

> " Kaplan says that the relatively healthy population recruited for

> the study could explain the lack of effect. " It may be that

> acupuncture is beneficial for people who have severe high blood

> pressure, " he says.

 

That is the experience of clinicians who have used AP in

hypertension!

 

> But he says that he doubts the outcome would be different if the

> baseline blood pressures were higher.

 

HOW on earth could he say that without prejudice?

 

Mark, I would also like to respond to that awful article! What is the

email address of the WebMaster? I could not find it on the URL.

 

 

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