Vega machine
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A Vega machine is an electroacupuncture device which proponents claim can diagnose allergies and other illnesses.[1]
The only rigorous scientific paper published on the Vega device has shown them to be entirely ineffective.[2] Though manufacturers make brief and general claims as to how their device(s) achieve their purported results but these claims cannot be substantiated either in fact or in theory. These devices are not new, the first one to be commercially marketed appears to have been around 1968, the Vegatest.
[edit] References
- Packham, Chris "BBC Inside Out -FOOD SENSITIVITY", "BBC Inside Out - South". February 17, 2003. Accessed June 20, 2006
- ^ C H Katelaris, J M Weiner, R J Heddle, M S Stuckey and K W Yan for The Australian College of Allergy "POSITION STATEMENT Vega testing in the diagnosis of allergic conditions", "The Medical Journal of Australia". August1991. Accessed June 20, 2006
- ^ http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=2177
[edit] External links
- Vegatest – High Tech Pseudoscience
- Website of Vegatest and Vegacheck manufacturer
- VEGA Allergy Testing
- A comprehensive overview of "electrodiagnostic devices" at quackwatch.org.
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