Both were randomised placebo-controlled trials in which the effect of acupuncture was compared with a sham procedure.
Larocca immunized the mice with a "sham" shot, the naked-DNA vaccine, or the inactivated-virus vaccine.
West Papuans have been agitating for independence from Indonesia since the province was acquired with a sham ballot in 1969.
As before, he included only the most reliable studies: those with a sham control group and replicated by other researchers.
In the interim, randomized clinical trials comparing the bubble with a sham or placebo device found that diet and exercise were equally effective for weight loss.
The spectacle began with a procession of the gladiators through the arena, and the proceedings opened with a sham fight (praelusio, prolusio) with wooden swords and javelins.
The grand jury found that the diocese had duped victims with a sham "intervention team" to avoid scandal, suppress abuse charges, keep scores of abusive priests in the ministry and limit damage payments.
Eight monkeys injected with a sham vaccine and then with the virus became ill in weeks, with high levels of the virus in their blood and hobbled immune systems.
A similar study published this month in the journal Allergy also found that acupuncture treatments, given three times a week over four weeks, relieved allergy symptoms compared with a sham procedure.
Still another study, this one financed by the National Institutes of Health and published in 2004, found that acupuncture significantly reduced pain and improved function in knee arthritis patients compared with a sham treatment or routine knee care.
Mr. Gottlieb's candidacy was meant to "deceive and manipulate Jewish voters with a sham candidate that happens to have a Jewish surname," Mr. Lancman said in an interview before he learned that Mr. Gottlieb might drop out of the race.
