But the problem, as he acknowledges, is that research on the direct benefits of acupuncture is patchy at best: "conflicting findings and too few studies of too small a size to draw firm conclusions", as a paper in the BMJ last month noted.
Newly published research led by Cornell University scientists challenges the core calculations and conclusions of a paper by another Cornell researcher, Robert Howarth, that became a potent talking point for opponents of hydraulic fracturing last year.
Corrections to errors that do not affect the core conclusions of a paper are posted online and linked to the published paper.
Alessandro Morbidelli of the Côte d'Azur Observatory in France and Harold Levison of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, arrive at similar conclusions in a paper in the November issue of The Astronomical Journal.
This is a necessary, but insufficient, condition (nobody is compelled to embrace the conclusions of a paper just because it has been refereed).
Our reviewers are asked to focus only on whether the conclusions of a paper are justified by the data presented.
One illustration of the second type of unclear relationship between empirical data and normative conclusions is a paper by Bendiane et al. which, in a similar way to the study of Craig mentioned above, deals with the issue of physician-assisted suicide [ 18].
That, at least, is the conclusion of a paper in the March issue of The Journal of Consumer Research, which examined why consumers make repeat purchases.
Problems of uncertainty over diagnosis and perceived lack of understanding by GPs are a worry for some people with PCD, supporting the conclusion of a paper on best practice in care which proposed clearer lines of communication between specialist and GP [ 4], particularly as some participants reported almost no specialist contact, and hence no specialised monitoring, since initial diagnosis.
