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"There remains no compelling evidence for any of the claims made for acupuncture. When the variables specific to acupuncture are properly isolated there is consistently no demonstrable effect…There is also a complete lack of scientific support for the underlying claims of acupuncture — for the presence of "chi" or life energy that flows through meridians that can be manipulated to influence health and illness." (May 2009)