David W. Ramey

David W. Ramey, DVM, is an equine practitioner in private practice in Glendale, California. E-mail: ponydoc@pacbell.net.

Review of the Evidence for the Clinical Efficacy of Human Acupuncture

Analysis • David W. Ramey, Wallace Sampson • Vol. 5, No. 4

Common sense and scientific custom indicate that truly effective methods should show consistency across trials. However, the overwhelming evidence in acupuncture clinical trials is negative. [...]

Veterinary Acupuncture and Historical Scholarship: Claims for the Antiquity of Acupuncture

Review • David W. Ramey, Edzard Ernst, Paul D. Buell, Robert H. Imrie, Stephen P. Basser • Vol. 5, No. 3

Claims for the antiquity of acupuncture are ubiquitous in both the human and veterinary acupuncture and popular literature. These claims are not supported by the historical record. [...]

Acupuncture Points and Meridians Do Not Exist

Review • David W. Ramey • Vol. 5, No. 3

Research on the nature of acupuncture points and meridians is often difficult to evaluate because of the diverse nature of the claims made, incomplete data provided in studies and the variety of parameters involved in the assessment of these claims. [...]

The Evidence of Evidence-Based Medicine

Commentary • David W. Ramey, Robert H. Imrie • Vol. 5, No. 2

In recent years the claim that only 20% or less of standard Western medicine is evidence-based has been repeated widely by health professionals and others. [...]

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David W. Ramey

Review of the Evidence for the Clinical Efficacy of Human Acupuncture

Veterinary Acupuncture and Historical Scholarship: Claims for the Antiquity of Acupuncture

Acupuncture Points and Meridians Do Not Exist

The Evidence of Evidence-Based Medicine