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 September 16, 2008
Now I’m not sure quite what to make of this, I was listening to the radio on the way heard and caught the start of a story about a fish oil trial in prisons. I didn’t listen but thought I would when I got home,I forgot but I was reminded of it by Norbury on the Bad Science forum.
Just like Norbury I had a sinking feeling mainly because of the Durham fish oil non trial.
But this seems a bit different. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in bad science, mental health | Tagged: bad science, BBC, clinical trial, nutrition, prison, supplements | 2 Comments »
