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Why are Drug Side Effects (Adverse Events) So Grossly Under-Reported? “It is estimated that between 5% and 10% of adverse drug reactions are reported. Thus,
BRIBING PHYSICIANS WITH….FOOD “…the American pharmaceutical industry employed 102,000 sales reps, making constant visits to the country’s approximately 661,400 doctors. Drug companies deny that they
EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINETHE FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE BIOMEDICAL INDUSTRY AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PRODUCE CLINICAL GUIDELINES What have we been led to believe from our youngest
SCIENCE BASED MEDICINE TAKES ON ALL COMERS(THE DEBATE BETWEEN MECHANISM AND VITALISM) I receive any number of daily subscriptions concerning medical news, including one from
DANGEROUS TESTS, DANGEROUS DRUGS, DANGEROUS SURGERIESDANGEROUS MEDICINE “Their analysis, published in the BMJ on Tuesday, shows that “medical errors” in hospitals and other health care
HUFFINGTON POST USES FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTHTO RIP BIG PHARMA, STATINS, AND SLEEP AIDS Sometimes the HUFFINGTON POST gets it right and sometimes I’m
EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINEMORE FUN THAN YOUR OWN PERSONAL COURT JESTER Braxton University Although he has been said to be, “one of the most highly
THE POWER OF PLACEBO “I am not suggesting that all surgery is ineffective or harmful. I am a surgeon and I spend a considerable part
‘ROUTINE’ COLONOSCOPIES OFTEN ANYTHING BUT ROUTINE “Not surprisingly, the studies in the endoscopy literature do not mention overdiagnosis at all in their discussions of complications
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: PICKING AND CHOOSING THE EVIDENCE Unfortunately, the title of this post could have easily been, ‘The More Things Change, The More they
POLITICIANS AND FINANCIAL CONFLICTS-OF-INTERESTYOU DON’T SAY If you take the time to at least read the titles of the posts I’ve filed under EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE,
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DOCTORS AND NUTRITION? COULD DOCTORS BE GETTING BETTER RESULTS BY DISCUSSING NUTRITION W/ PATIENTS? “Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
TENDINITIS OR TENDINOSIS?IT DOESN’T MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO ICD-10 Patrick J. Lynch; illustrator; C. Carl Jaffe; MD; cardiologist “Confusion between Tendonitis versus Tendinosis: Tendonitis
DEPRESSION DRUGS FOR CHILDRENTHEY’RE A R.I.A.T. Anthony Appleyard “Basic problems of representation are driving growing concerns about relying on published research to reflect the truth.
YET ANOTHER REASON TO BE LEERY OF GOVERNMENTAL DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS janeb13 – Pixabay “The scientific committee advising the US government has not used standard methods
FINANCIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST INSIDE THE FDA:MEDICAL RESEARCH IS A FARCE WITH THE FOXES GUARDING THE HEN HOUSE “He’s the ultimate industry insider.” Harvard Political
MEDICATION AND THE UNDER-REPORTING OF SIDE EFFECTS Jonny Lindner – Pixabay “Researchers found that people with advanced lung cancer receiving chemotherapy in real-world settings were
HEART DISEASE AND DIETARY FATWHAT’S THE CONNECTION? Bryan Brandenburg “The average American consumes approximately 60 percent of their calories from sugar, flour, and refined oils.
COKE PEDDLES MONEY AND INFLUENCETO THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY If you are one of those who refuses to believe that people are not influenced by money,
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