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Bob, you said, (snip) > BTW, I think that acupuncture has its place in medicine. It is a > good > pain-reliever, but it does not "cure" anything. > It is my understanding that our western medical science has no clear understanding of why acupuncture relieves pain (only that this has been clearly established). Until our science can unravel this mystery, wouldn't it be more prudent to say that the western science of medicine has not been able to validate claims that acupuncture has a therapeutic effect in the treatment of illness? BTW, acupuncturists would probably be the first to agree that they do not "cure" anything, since, in my limited understanding, this treatment is thought in the East to facilitate the body's natural healing powers by unblocking some sort of energy flow necessary to proper health in the affected area of the body. Perhaps this is what you meant by saying acupuncture does not cure anything? (I'm really not trying to be a smart a-- with this question as I have known physicians who emphasize that drugs and surgery generally facilitate, but that the body "cures.") Chuck