BPSDBPosted by soveda on January 28, 2009
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But does it do any good?
I’m referring to acupuncture which is being puffed, sorry reported on, by the BBC again today in this article.
Confusion you say, now what confusion would that be I wonder? Nothing to do with the media portrayal of previous studies surely. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in bad media, bad science | Tagged: acupuncture, bad science, BBC, BMJ, bpsdb, clinical trial, media, Medicine, Research, science reporting, Simon Singh, Statistics | 2 Comments »
Posted by soveda on January 23, 2009
So the Lancet have published another paper on MMR, and this time it’s not Wakefield, well sort of. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: bad media, bad science, BBC, Daily Mail, Lancet, Measles, mental health, MMR | Leave a Comment »
Posted by soveda on January 5, 2009
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I was navel gazing and having a look at which of my rants was the most read, it seems that it was the one on electrosensitivity. So lets have a talk about medically unexplained symptoms shall we? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Medicine, bad science | Tagged: alternative therapy, bad science, bpsdb, chronic fatigue syndrome, electrosensitivity, health education, herbalism, Homeopathy, ME, Medicine, mental health, Myalgic Encephalopathy, Research, therapy | 5 Comments »
