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Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Ear candles: a triumph of ignorance over science. | Edzard Ernst

In 2004, I published an article rather boldly entitled ‘Ear candles: a triumph of ignorance over science’. Here is its summary: Ear candles are hollow tubes coated in wax which are inserted into patients’ ears and then lit at the far end. The procedure is used as a complementary therapy for a wide range of […]

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