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S1E12 - Just a Little Prick

Considering Acupuncture

Death by Ignorance – Episode 12 – Just a little prick

Additional reading:

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  2. https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555
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  7. Seca S, Miranda D, Cardoso D, Nogueira B, Greten HJ, Cabrita A, Rodrigues MA (19 December 2018). "Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Pain, Physical Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Evidence". Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine. doi:10.1007/s11655-018-2914-x. PMID 30569405
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  18. Hui KK, Liu J, Makris N, et al. Acupuncture modulates the limbic system and subcortical gray structures of the human brain: evidence from fMRI studies in normal subjects. Human Brain Mapping. 2000;9(1):13–25.
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