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Acupuncture reference in Nystagmus entry

As per my entry on the talk page, my removal of the section on acupuncture was based on the following:

"Given that acupuncture has been well shown by high quality studies to have no effect beyond placebo, the statements regarding the effects of acupuncture on Nystagmus are somewhat questionable, and from a scientific point of view completely invalid. If this entry is to be considered a scientific description of the condition, then the references to acupuncture should be removed or at least re-written so that it does not "beg the question" over the reality of acupuncture's effectiveness."

My view is that this section should be removed until a more balanced entry can be created. References to the lack of understanding of how acupuncture works are really obfuscations of the fact that increasingly high quality studies show that acupuncture does not work beyond placebo effects. As such, it could conceivably have some benefit for the treatment of Nystagmus where there is a psychological component to the underlying cause, but beyond that the findings of the quoted studies have to be considered suspect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.252.95.167 (talk) 07:08, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Have edited the section (with edit notes) so the presentation is more balanced. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.252.95.167 (talk) 07:22, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Category:X1

Could you please blacklist Category:X1 from Makecat-bot. Like Template:X1, the category is for test edits and interwiki free. Thanks, 117Avenue (talk) 08:19, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Your bot reverted you. 117Avenue (talk) 00:04, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

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