Worst Science Headline of the Week:

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By Amos Zeeberg (Discover Web Editor)
Sep 25, 2007 10:51 PMNov 5, 2019 8:42 AM

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"Study: Acupuncture works for back pain" You need only read the first sentence of the article to get the actual news: "Fake acupuncture works nearly as well as the real thing for low back pain, and either kind performs much better than usual care." Oops.

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