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In reply to the discussion: Speed the 150-year-old tortoise dies at San Diego Zoo [View all]The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)24. There is no scientific study conducted in a double blind manner
that proves placebos have no effect. Now science can be conducted without double blind studies. The laws of motion and thermodynamics were not tested on subjects against other methods. But they still work.
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actually it has shown some efficacy in studies for pain and other conditions
restorefreedom
Jun 2015
#3
Acupuncture is limited to certain types of ailments. It's not a cure-all for everything. It
Cal33
Jun 2015
#42
Do you really believe all these colleges would be offering the courses (with Masters and
Cal33
Jun 2015
#46
hang the flag of rubbish on the shell of a dead tortoise to better illustrate how clever we are...
LanternWaste
Jun 2015
#45
Years ago, I saw two of the tortoises at the San Diego zoo 'enjoy a moment'
suffragette
Jun 2015
#36