In an unusual move, a journal has actually gone in and changed a previously-stated conclusion of a previously-published paper. This follows a Reuters Health story that raised questions about the study. Today Reuters reports: “A journal editor has scrubbed a line supporting the use of a L’Oreal-Nestle tanning pill from the conclusion of a company-sponsored [...]
We do a lot of colonoscopies in this country, looking for colon cancer. And that’s a good thing. But do people realize that the only screening test for colon cancer shown by randomized controlled trials to decrease colon cancer mortality and incidence is fecal occult blood testing (FOBT)? It’s an inexpensive (about $20) at-home test [...]
Only so much to say about this story. It’s about Senator David Vitter of Louisana. He says that an FDA advisory committee’s vote to revoke the approval of Roche-Genentech’s Avastin for treating breast cancer is “essentially government rationing.” The WSJ reports: New studies presented to the panel showed more side effects among women being treated [...]
My friend Alan Cassels – who publishes the Media Doctor Canada site that does basically the same thing our HealthNewsReview.org site does – had a biting column in the Vancouver Sun this week. Excerpts: “…is there convincing proof that statins will help people with high cholesterol yet without established heart disease live longer? The answer [...]
This is NOT just a Minnesota issue. What’s happening in Lake Wobegon country may have ramifications nationwide. A nurse and a nurses’ union governmental affairs specialist co-authored an opinion piece in the Star Tribune this week, showing how raw some nurses’ nerves still are over this summer’s labor dispute. The one-day strike was held and [...]
They fell like dominoes. The New York Post broke the story with the headline, “Suicidal ‘killer’ gets liver transplant.” MSNBC.com followed with “”Many outraged as accused murderer gets liver transplant.” CBS News had, “Suspected Killer Gets Organ Transplant, Jumped to Top of Waiting List.” Fox followed with, “Confessed Killer Gets New Liver Ahead of Others.” [...]
My friend and colleague Bill Heisel, one of our news reviewers, also works at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. He wrote to me that this group: “… has launched a major global health survey to measure the impact of more than 300 diseases or injuries and more [...]
What’s known about the characteristics of men being treated aggressively for prostate cancer? Up to now, not much. A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine describes “the first large-scale US population-based study to document the risk profiles and treatment patterns among men with PSA levels of 4.0 ng/mL or lower who were diagnosed [...]
Important piece by NPR’s Richard Knox, “Offshore Stem Cell Clinics Sell Hope, Not Science.” Read by following the link, or listen:
Another excellent piece by John Fauber of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, “Drug that could stop stroke isn’t always used.” This story also includes good graphics and reminders for readers on warning signs of a stroke, how to be prepared for a stroke emergency and what to do in such an emergency. And, in that newspaper’s partnership [...]
At least on the Chicago Tribune’s website, this story appeared in the Health section – not the local business or feature section. It didn’t address most of the things we think are crucial in a health story.
“Brown fat” has ignited a grease fire of media hype in recent weeks.This WebMD story missed a good opportunity to smother the flames.
We reviewed this story and a competing AP story on these new fibroid studies. Read and compare.
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