Monday, January 21, 2008

Wishful thinking bracelets

I love the coupon inserts that come in the Sunday paper. But sometimes they include junk like this:

Hematite on Mars ad

Talk about a non sequitur -- NASA discovers hematite on Mars, and that means it can heal your pain! And it's natural!

Magnet therapy has no proven benefits, according to QuackWatch. Not that anyone should be surprised... if it really worked to relieve pain, the drug companies would have a patent on it, right?

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