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SUMMARY:Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial - Simon Singh
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CONTACT:Matthias Minderer
DESCRIPTION:Prince Charles is a staunch defender and millions of people sw
 ear by it\, but most UK doctors consider it to be little more than superst
 ition and a waste of money. And whilst much of this 'medicine' is free on 
 the NHS\, does it really work and is it safe? Indeed\, does it even matter
  as long as patients are satisfied with the end results? Welcome to the wo
 rld of alternative medicine.\n \nPresenting the conclusions of his book 'T
 rick or Treatment?' (co-authored with Professor Edzard Ernst)\, Simon Sing
 h relies on the large amount of scientific evidence that has been accumula
 ted to investigate which alternative therapies are safe and effective\, an
 d which are useless and even downright dangerous. From acupuncture to home
 opathy\, from herbal medicine to Hopi ear candling\, he will also look at 
 the origins of some of these therapies\, their rapid growth in popularity 
 in the West and their supposed modes of action.
LOCATION:Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry\, 
 Lensfield Road
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