medical research

With all that's going on in the World, at least science continues to progress. The First in 30 Years: Scientists Discover New Class of Antibiotics https://scitechdaily.com/the-first-in-30-years-scientists-discover-new-class-of-antibiotics/

Dang it! I just lost 35 pounds... Now what do I do?

Study of fluoride during pregnancy and children's IQ raises questions but draws criticism Here's the study, for those who are more qualified than I am to read scientific studies. But without good reason I'm not changing my opinion of water fluoridation.

This abstract at PubMed came up in a discussion a few days ago. "As previously noted among infants born to mothers with history of wild-type measles, antibody responses among children born to vaccinated mothers were reduced based on earlier administration of their first measles vaccine dose...

A very insightful article into how medical research gets translated and, more importantly mistranslated, into the popular press and culture. Columbia Journalism Review Survival of the Wrongest How personal-health journalism ignores the fundamental pitfalls baked into all scientific research...

I think this is a news item that should circulate, I don't know if there are any principles to discuss. A doctor who has published a lot of papers on the topic of pain management has committed massive fraud, and 21 of his articles (to date) have been withdrawn. At least two of the studies he...

If this were anyone but a doctor from a politically sacred specialty, then people would be screaming FRAUD!, woo, scam artist.... Don't let a cool $1.6 million make you suspicious though. That's very small change compared to what corporations rake in by calling you crazy and "curing" you...

I'm involved with a discussion on another forum where the topic of drug company-sponsored research studies came up. We're discussing claims of diet as a cure for Chron's disease, which there doesn't seem to be evidence of (beyond helping with symptoms). I heard an argument that was something...