But that's about it. Insufficient funding often yields underpowered studies inadequate to show a benefit. Another shortfall of CAM research is the dearth of multicenter trials, the norm in traditional medicine, he says. Multicenter trials are important so we can study large numbers of patients and generalize across populations. I'm a heart surgeon who knows the clinical problem.
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Nancy Waring is deputy executive editor of Hippocrates. Selected References Adams DC et al. Evidence for unconscious memory processing during elective cardiac surgery. Ashton RA et al. J Cardiovasc Surg.