doubleblind

On the NCH board (the Pakistani homoeopaths) Carole Franske has posted some notes on double-blind testing of homoeopathic HGH (Human Growth Hormone). There are no details of the results, and the data do not seem to be available online. She also quotes an article by Somlynn Rorie and Susan...

It seems to me that acupuncturists have a very tough excuse to beat when it comes to double blind studies. They claim that only qualified acupuncturists can make acupuncture work . This makes it hard for bias to be factored out. I mean, if the acupuncturist gives sham treatment to a patient...

In my newspaper yesterday (Politiken, a Danish newspaper) there was a short notice that "for the first time" an alternative medicine had been proven effective in a double-blind test. Apparently it consisted of some kind of gold dust in a solution that was used as a pain relief in the shoulder...

In response to Randi's question, I suggest :) he take a look at the lecture that Dr. David Spiegel gave to NIH just a few months ago in May 2003, available at: http://videocast.nih.gov/ram/nccam050603.ram He gives a nice introductory explanation of hypnosis and it's history; as well describing...

Since Steve Grenard has provided what he thinks is an experiment to test mediums in this topic., why don't we skeptics design one as well? I don't think we have ever really done that here. We have a lot of bright minds here. I would very much like to see us take a crack at it. I have never...