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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Cancer / February 2005how to read pharmaceutical advertisements
http://www.nofreelunch.org/usersguide.htm How to Read Pharmaceutical Advertisements The Lack of Evidence Based Medicine Working Group (in no way associated with the Evidence Based Medicine Working Group) * Clinical Scenario * Are the risks relative or absolute? * Is the result statistically significant? * Is the result clinically significant? * Are the graphs telling the truth? 1. Does the size of the effect shown equal the size of the effect in the data? 2. Is only a small percentage of the possible event rate displayed? 3. Does the Y-axis start at 0? 4. Does the graph extend beyond the study period? ------more-------- > http://www.nofreelunch.org/usersguide.htm > > How to Read Pharmaceutical Advertisements <snipped> http://tinyurl.com/vh34 Steph's Questions to Ask.Aug 1 2001 Much easier algorithm to work with... I encourage people to "read through the lines" of pharmaceutical claims and carefully consider side effects and potential risks. Steph tells them which are curable and which are not... We've been doing this here for years. Go talk to your (DHEA) Howard guy on sci.med LOL He's the "shoes cause cancer theory"...LOL what a hoot you are (having exchanges with him) ! J >> http://www.nofreelunch.org/usersguide.htm >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > exchanges with him) ! > J Despite Zee's rather offensive attitude towards me, I agree with what she posted in this thread about assessing the evidence objectively I will reply to you once. YOURS is the offensive attitude, accompanied as it was by abusive comments to me following my post to you. Interesting that your view *blames* the cancer patient for the bad diagnosis. Interesting that you think you can come to usenet and brutalize cancer patients who aren't "your" patient. "First do no harm". Zee >I will reply to you once. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Zee You, madam, are seriously deranged. In what way did I blame any cancer patient for the diagnosis? What evidence do you have that I am in the pay of the "pharmas"? Do you understand the term "libel"? > I will reply to you once. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Zee http://tinyurl.com/586py http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.support.cancer/msg/bc217a3d55eac961 http://businesscontent.telus.com/webcontent/content/Products/legal/acceptableUse Policy.jsp > "J" <agnalawz@privacy.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Despite Zee's rather offensive attitude towards me, I agree with what she > posted in this thread about assessing the evidence objectively I was agreeing too, including advertisements disguised as "newspaper items" And the deranged part too. J |
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