The devil may be in the detail, but it’s the opposite for medical research papers. There, the devil is in the conclusions summary box, which is the only thing that most busy people have the time to read. The summary box is also where marketing men...
How can it be that recent studies are so at odds with previous ones? The early research into HRT is beset by a number of problems, including:
* a lack of control groups, making it difficult to see the effects of HRT compared with non-users
Neck pain is a common problem, and one that tends to affect more women than men. But how are you going to treat it? The three most popular options are: your family doctor (a ‘wait-and-see’ approach with advice on ergonomics, possibly...
JUST AS THEY'RE ABOUT TO BAN 'EM, PART II: Supplements improve antisoc
So urgent is the desire for a ‘magic-bullet’ drug to counter major diseases such as cancer and heart disease that too many medical trials are ended, usually prematurely, as soon as there is the first glimmering that a new breakthrough drug may have...
Squabbling among drug companies is preventing proper research into AIDS therapy from taking place, a leading AIDS researcher has complained. Dr Joep Lange, from the AIDS therapy evaluation centre ...
Two new studies have shown that the newer style calcium antagonists given to heart patients are no more effective or safe than older style drugs. ...
Medical 'education' companies funded by the pharmaceutical industry are threatening to undermine medical education in the US. ...
In reply to the bit about physiotherapy and its ineffectiveness as put forth by the BMJ study (WDDTY vol 15 no 10, page 6), as a chiropractor, I am aware of these studies that say people get the same results with one treatment or exercises alone...
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