"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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Study shows acupuncture works for back pain, with fake acupuncture nearly as effective as real treatments for low back pain.
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