文档介绍：Simon Singh & Edzard Ernst
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Contents
Introduction 1
1 How Do You Determine the Truth? 6
2 The Truth About Acupuncture 39
3 The Truth About Homeopathy 91
4 The Truth About Chiropractic Therapy 145
§ The Truth About Herbal Medicine 191
(S Does the Truth Matter? 236
Appendix: Rapid Guide to Alternative Therapies 290
Further Reading 329
Acknowledgements 333
Picture Credits 334
Index 335
Introduction
THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK ARE GUIDED ENTIRELY BY A SINGLE PITHY
sentence, written over 2,000 years ago by Hippocrates of Cos.
Recognized as the father of medicine, he stated:
'There are, in fact, two things, science and opinion;
the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.'
If somebo