111 - Doctors can be wrong
The following from an AP article is a good reminder that doctors can be wrong, and unfortunately, frequently are.
"New research highlights a frustrating fact about science: What was good for you yesterday frequently will turn out to be not so great tomorrow.
"The sobering conclusion came in a review of major studies published in three influential medical journals between 1990 and 2003, including 45 highly publicized studies that initially claimed a drug or other treatment worked.
"Subsequent research contradicted results of seven studies—16 percent—and reported weaker results for seven others, an additional 16 percent.
"That means nearly one-third of the original results did not hold up, according to the report in the Journal of the American Medical Association."
next chapter
"New research highlights a frustrating fact about science: What was good for you yesterday frequently will turn out to be not so great tomorrow.
"The sobering conclusion came in a review of major studies published in three influential medical journals between 1990 and 2003, including 45 highly publicized studies that initially claimed a drug or other treatment worked.
"Subsequent research contradicted results of seven studies—16 percent—and reported weaker results for seven others, an additional 16 percent.
"That means nearly one-third of the original results did not hold up, according to the report in the Journal of the American Medical Association."
next chapter
<< Home