Lol. You have no choice. Have you seen the Russian wheat crop this year? It's amusing how little you understand about crop futures or the actual demand in China for certain goods.
Goods have a way of flowing. Just because we don't let them game the system won't mean they stop needing things.
Again, this is not a bad thing. This would allow them to improve quite a few things, and the pollution from China would not be impacting us here on the West Coast of North America.
Things change. When the system is out of balance you can whack it with a stick and it will reach a new balance point with a more optimal solution for everyone.
Another problem with any medical study is that people rarely take the actual dosage of medication they report.
In fact, for many studies, we literally give you the dosage and watch you take it, for precisely that reason.
People frequently underreport other medications they are on, ignore herbal medications (which can interact), and are not very accurate in their estimations of actual behavior.
We study Autism in our lab. The study you're basing your opinion about vaccination on has been rescinded (Lancet).
Vaccination is not highly linked with Autism.
Currently, there are many factors we're looking at, and that is not one of the significant ones. Age of the maternal parent may have some impact, but...
A)Sometimes the conclusions do not match the data. This rarely happens in proper qualified journals, but it does happen.
in addition, you need to read all the details that describe the data. They may apply only to specific conditions, not the general population. What works for someone with TB may be a bad idea for someone with Malaria, for example.
B) Understand what p value means and when it's significant.
Also, how randomized were the cases.
C) Understand blinding.
D) Understand sample size.
If the study doesn't have 250 or more with age-matched controls, it's not as useful. But studies like that are expensive.
E) people make mistakes, but that doesn't necessarily mean a study is wrong. In fact, very few times is any one flag mean the study is bad.
other than those cloning ones.
F) many things called studies, aren't really studies. Of course, he lumps anything the uses the word 'studies' into the same category. Effectively saying TV is just a valid of a place to get studies as is NEMJ.
There are a lot of published works based on people doing DRN for example, but the rigor for these is less than that of a doctoral thesis level study.
seriously, show us something in PubMed or ScienceDirect or it's just your opinion (not a reply to sackbut, but to the original poster of the slashdot article)
The problem isn't with medical research, it's with the popular media misinterpreting what medical studies say.
You can't do a meta-analysis without sufficient strength, yet you persist in taking our studies involving rare diseases, based upon diagnoses which are our BEST GUESS and applying them to everything.
A case study with 15 subjects and 15 age-matched controls can't be used as more than an INDICATOR of what MAY be happening.
A study describing one pathway can't be used to say that stopping this will cause things to change - most biological systems in humans have THREE biochemical pathways in use - a primary one that we probably found, a secondary one that is not very well documented in the literature, and a tertiary backup pathway evolutionarily inherited which is only brought back into use when you shut down the first two.
We say one thing. You interpret what we say incorrectly.
Now, get mild to moderate exercise, drink moderate amounts of red wine with your meals, eat a varied diet, and stop stressing out over things you have little or no control over.
You'll probably get killed crossing the street or taking a shower, anyway.
A much simpler method would be to just drop China from the WTO and have nations around the world reinstate their trade barriers against their unfairly priced goods on the open market.
Your best bet is a place near the US-Canada border - lots of fed jobs require US citizens to do their tech work, and they're usually very scenic with a very low cost of living.
After all, since He created the Earth in seven days, he figured why mess with biology and science and not do a little Divine Intervention to keep Bees from ruining his Picnic.
Every time He holds a picnic, after all, Jesus always complains about his dinosaurs getting stung by them.
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Lol. You have no choice. Have you seen the Russian wheat crop this year? It's amusing how little you understand about crop futures or the actual demand in China for certain goods.
Goods have a way of flowing. Just because we don't let them game the system won't mean they stop needing things.
Again, this is not a bad thing. This would allow them to improve quite a few things, and the pollution from China would not be impacting us here on the West Coast of North America.
Things change. When the system is out of balance you can whack it with a stick and it will reach a new balance point with a more optimal solution for everyone.
There is no such thing as a former spy for the Chinese government.
You meant she's supposedly on reserve status.
Thanks.
Also, the limitations are there on commercial usage. Not on scientific research.
Like the continual scientific research on tasty, tasty whale meat and whale oil that Japan and Russia do.
Everything is about the cost of opportunity. Just ask Jack Sparrow - or the US Navy.
Exactly.
When we look at what works, we find the most effective drugs are the cheapest and oldest ones.
Aspirin for example. Still a wonder drug. Still reduces inflammation, which is a major risk factor for just about everything.
But it's cheap as heck.
So nobody makes money on that.
I prefer organic herbal placebos that are chemically inert.
They give me energy!
Another problem with any medical study is that people rarely take the actual dosage of medication they report.
In fact, for many studies, we literally give you the dosage and watch you take it, for precisely that reason.
People frequently underreport other medications they are on, ignore herbal medications (which can interact), and are not very accurate in their estimations of actual behavior.
See, sometimes from bad things, you get good things.
Ssh. Don't tell anyone.
additionally, when dealing with human subjects, you need to get consent of all participants.
this presents particular problems for certain data.
We study Autism in our lab. The study you're basing your opinion about vaccination on has been rescinded (Lancet).
Vaccination is not highly linked with Autism.
Currently, there are many factors we're looking at, and that is not one of the significant ones. Age of the maternal parent may have some impact, but ...
geekoid is correct.
A)Sometimes the conclusions do not match the data. This rarely happens in proper qualified journals, but it does happen.
in addition, you need to read all the details that describe the data. They may apply only to specific conditions, not the general population. What works for someone with TB may be a bad idea for someone with Malaria, for example.
B) Understand what p value means and when it's significant.
Also, how randomized were the cases.
C) Understand blinding.
D) Understand sample size.
If the study doesn't have 250 or more with age-matched controls, it's not as useful. But studies like that are expensive.
E) people make mistakes, but that doesn't necessarily mean a study is wrong. In fact, very few times is any one flag mean the study is bad.
other than those cloning ones.
F) many things called studies, aren't really studies. Of course, he lumps anything the uses the word 'studies' into the same category. Effectively saying TV is just a valid of a place to get studies as is NEMJ.
There are a lot of published works based on people doing DRN for example, but the rigor for these is less than that of a doctoral thesis level study.
seriously, show us something in PubMed or ScienceDirect or it's just your opinion (not a reply to sackbut, but to the original poster of the slashdot article)
It is rare for any medical journal to publish negative results, and yet that is precisely what we need to advance science.
Both positive results - and the failures that prove they were flawed. But journals only publish the former, not the latter.
The problem isn't with medical research, it's with the popular media misinterpreting what medical studies say.
You can't do a meta-analysis without sufficient strength, yet you persist in taking our studies involving rare diseases, based upon diagnoses which are our BEST GUESS and applying them to everything.
A case study with 15 subjects and 15 age-matched controls can't be used as more than an INDICATOR of what MAY be happening.
A study describing one pathway can't be used to say that stopping this will cause things to change - most biological systems in humans have THREE biochemical pathways in use - a primary one that we probably found, a secondary one that is not very well documented in the literature, and a tertiary backup pathway evolutionarily inherited which is only brought back into use when you shut down the first two.
We say one thing. You interpret what we say incorrectly.
Now, get mild to moderate exercise, drink moderate amounts of red wine with your meals, eat a varied diet, and stop stressing out over things you have little or no control over.
You'll probably get killed crossing the street or taking a shower, anyway.
A much simpler method would be to just drop China from the WTO and have nations around the world reinstate their trade barriers against their unfairly priced goods on the open market.
But that would be easy.
And direct.
Or Vermont.
Your best bet is a place near the US-Canada border - lots of fed jobs require US citizens to do their tech work, and they're usually very scenic with a very low cost of living.
I blame Window#BUY TIX NOW 4 SALE only $19,99 in America dollar! Extra fine speci4l sauce extra.
You give gold, please.
How long until making photocopies of your butt becomes a thing of the past?
For maximum butt privacy, make sure you cover any barcode tattoos or corporate logos the s/w can pick up ... hmm, guess Angelina Jolie will have probs.
I hate farmville to...
FrontierVille is Zyngastic!
Don't hate the player, hate the cow-clicking game. Now excuse me while I click on these dragons.
Actually, one of the most amusing security breaches in history was when a General left his laptop with Top Secret info on it in a taxi.
I'm farming Cataclysm. They pay in Yuan for archeological items.
Q. How do I keep my iPhone screen from breaking?
A. Stop throwing your phone at your cat.
Q. What if I don't have a cat?
A. Then stop throwing it at your bf/gf.
Q. What if I don't have a boyfriend or a girlfriend?
A. Get an iPhone 4.
I smell a Windows push.
OS holes for everyone!
After all, since He created the Earth in seven days, he figured why mess with biology and science and not do a little Divine Intervention to keep Bees from ruining his Picnic.
Every time He holds a picnic, after all, Jesus always complains about his dinosaurs getting stung by them.
You need to take some more vacation time, so they can lay flat and rest.