It's a theory on a technicality, because there's no rigorous way to disprove it. But it's like the theory of gravity: you'd have to be a fruitbat not to accept it.
And news of an amazing new breakthrough? Something tells me an IPO in on the way, followed by massive disillusionment. Investors, guard your wallets.
As for the bacteria, I'll believe it when I see the data.
It's not hyperbole. Pertussis has undergone a resurgence in the past several years, in part because some parents are not having their kids vaccinated for various worries (of which autism is only the most recent). Pertussis can kill kids.
The placebo could've worked just because a doctor told them to take it. A lot of people feel better if they follow their doctor's recommendations, no matter what they are. They're cooperating with their care, they're following advice from a trusted authority, and maybe getting social support from the interaction.
The next study should control for social influence and compliance with medical authority. In addition to the study arms used here, there should be a group that gets some sugar pills in the mail, with a note saying "These pills have no active ingredient, but we are interested in studying their effect on your disease. Please decide if you are willing to take them every day or not, and let us know." Assuming anyone agrees, I bet the placebo effect would vanish.
I remember reading about the Therac-25 incident in the mid-1990's, not too long after finishing my medical education. It was horrific. Patients severely burned by a machine that was supposed to help heal them, then not being believed by the staff. If I remember correctly, it took a long time before anyone investigated and found the cause.
You're thinking of basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, which are often caught when resection is curative. Melanomas, not so much. They can metastasize before you notice them.
The original poster was correct. Glaucoma causes high intraocular pressure, which if untreated will lead to vision loss and blindness. Medicated eyedrops will keep the intraocular pressure low and prevent blindness. Check it out.
again and again; it's old news by now. But there are a whole lot of people who just don't seem to either get it or care. Facebook is really good at exploiting that ancient "be part of the pack or else you'll die" thing that got us through the Pleistocene era.
That's like saying "going to a doctor for a second opinion is the same as consenting to the transcranial appendectomy he needs to do so he can make his next Porsche payment."
Regular ads at least kept a respectful distance, but using personal photos is just sleazy and lame, and the whole tactic smacks of cluelessness. I can't wait to see which companies are stupid enough to try this. It's like a honeypot for marketing idiots.
I haven't used FB in months, but have kept a minimal profile in case people use it to get in touch with me. Some 'active user' metric might help, but 'total users' can't capture the rise in zombies like me.
1. play 'Down With The Sickness' while recording kazoo track
2. mix with Audacity
3. add to some innocuous video (kittens, ponies)
4. upload video
5....
6. profit!
The article by Li et al doesn't show that the forest has anything to do with the change in NK activity. They base their claim that NK activity increased after a forest walk by comparing NK activity to a baseline obtained from the same subjects on a normal working day. Why couldn't the difference have been due to the exercise itself? They should've had a control group of folks taking a city walk, and a third group using treadmills to exercise.
"So you advocate stopping people from doing what they want to do?"
Not at all. I'm thinking that these patents are like the Facebook of healthcare privacy. Some people will find the products so entertaining that they'll voluntarily give up private data without a thought. Of course the insurers will get in on the action.
This violates the spirit of HIPAA in so many ways. Of course, if people give up their privacy rights by voluntarily disclosing their protected health information to some software app, no one will stop them. And insurance companies will be the first to get their claws on it.
How many people are too stupid to remember that health records are private for a reason?
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...combat will continue with the Ahn Woon!
It's a theory on a technicality, because there's no rigorous way to disprove it. But it's like the theory of gravity: you'd have to be a fruitbat not to accept it.
And I thought creatures with prounds were extinct. Learn something new every day!
Funny how natural selection works even for those who refuse to believe in it.
And news of an amazing new breakthrough? Something tells me an IPO in on the way, followed by massive disillusionment. Investors, guard your wallets. As for the bacteria, I'll believe it when I see the data.
Thanks! I'll check it out.
Just how much is Wakefield paying her anyway?
Yeah, I'd really like to know the story behind that article. Lancet should do a root cause analysis of that paper's review process.
It's not hyperbole. Pertussis has undergone a resurgence in the past several years, in part because some parents are not having their kids vaccinated for various worries (of which autism is only the most recent). Pertussis can kill kids.
Can you cite any published studies in peer-reviewed journals that would support your claim?
The placebo could've worked just because a doctor told them to take it. A lot of people feel better if they follow their doctor's recommendations, no matter what they are. They're cooperating with their care, they're following advice from a trusted authority, and maybe getting social support from the interaction. The next study should control for social influence and compliance with medical authority. In addition to the study arms used here, there should be a group that gets some sugar pills in the mail, with a note saying "These pills have no active ingredient, but we are interested in studying their effect on your disease. Please decide if you are willing to take them every day or not, and let us know." Assuming anyone agrees, I bet the placebo effect would vanish.
I remember reading about the Therac-25 incident in the mid-1990's, not too long after finishing my medical education. It was horrific. Patients severely burned by a machine that was supposed to help heal them, then not being believed by the staff. If I remember correctly, it took a long time before anyone investigated and found the cause.
You're thinking of basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, which are often caught when resection is curative. Melanomas, not so much. They can metastasize before you notice them.
The original poster was correct. Glaucoma causes high intraocular pressure, which if untreated will lead to vision loss and blindness. Medicated eyedrops will keep the intraocular pressure low and prevent blindness. Check it out.
again and again; it's old news by now. But there are a whole lot of people who just don't seem to either get it or care. Facebook is really good at exploiting that ancient "be part of the pack or else you'll die" thing that got us through the Pleistocene era.
BTW, buying the software is agreeing to the EULA.
That's like saying "going to a doctor for a second opinion is the same as consenting to the transcranial appendectomy he needs to do so he can make his next Porsche payment."
+1 funny
CT scanning is associated with an increased risk of cancer in children. This development will significantly lower that risk.
Regular ads at least kept a respectful distance, but using personal photos is just sleazy and lame, and the whole tactic smacks of cluelessness. I can't wait to see which companies are stupid enough to try this. It's like a honeypot for marketing idiots.
I haven't used FB in months, but have kept a minimal profile in case people use it to get in touch with me. Some 'active user' metric might help, but 'total users' can't capture the rise in zombies like me.
So glad the girl had the courage and skills to fight back and draw blood in what must've been a totally scary situation. Way to go!
Guy is a serious asshole. Prison inmates aren't kind to guys who go after kids.
1. play 'Down With The Sickness' while recording kazoo track ...
2. mix with Audacity
3. add to some innocuous video (kittens, ponies)
4. upload video
5.
6. profit!
I can totally hear how this would sound!
The article by Li et al doesn't show that the forest has anything to do with the change in NK activity. They base their claim that NK activity increased after a forest walk by comparing NK activity to a baseline obtained from the same subjects on a normal working day. Why couldn't the difference have been due to the exercise itself? They should've had a control group of folks taking a city walk, and a third group using treadmills to exercise.
"So you advocate stopping people from doing what they want to do?"
Not at all. I'm thinking that these patents are like the Facebook of healthcare privacy. Some people will find the products so entertaining that they'll voluntarily give up private data without a thought. Of course the insurers will get in on the action.
Think Farmville, only more evil!
How many people are too stupid to remember that health records are private for a reason?
More than one commenter might want to consider taking their bogometer in for scheduled maintenance.