Apparently someone feels that acupuncture actually has some utility and wants it to be covered by provincial health insurance in Ontario.
From the web page:
Acupuncture is one of the best professions for improving health.
Qualified meridian-based acupuncture (commonly referred to as TCM-based acupuncture) can cure over 50% of the ailments or diseases that cannot be cured or controlled from a Western medical viewpoint. It is the best health care profession to prevent or treat early stage cancers, colitis, Crohn’s disease, depression, diabetes (Type I and Type II), IBS, infertility, Lyme disease, lymphoma, Meniere’s disease, migraines, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, Rheumatoid arthritis, skin lupus, etc. Age-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease can even be helped.
I can't help but want to adjust this a little, based on my frequent visits to wikipedia:
It is the best health care profession to prevent or treat early stage cancers[citation needed], colitis[citation needed], Crohn’s disease[citation needed], depression[citation needed], diabetes (Type I and Type II)[citation needed], IBS[citation needed], infertility[citation needed], Lyme disease[citation needed], lymphoma[citation needed], Meniere’s disease[citation needed], migraines[citation needed], multiple sclerosis[citation needed], osteoporosis[citation needed], Rheumatoid arthritis[citation needed], skin lupus[citation needed], etc.
But that's just me and I'm very cynical.
