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hedgehog

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5. Isn't the point of publishing something in a journal rather than the Net that

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri May 16, 2014, 01:19 PM

May 2014

the science is thoroughly checked by others before publication?

How in the world did the Lancet ever publish Wakefield's article connecting the MMR vaccine to autism?

http://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c7452

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British Medical Journal's statin articles to be investigated (about side effects) [View all] muriel_volestrangler May 2014 OP

These are financial decisions. canoeist52 May 2014 #1

The results of this will be interesting. Squinch May 2014 #2

It's not about the side-effects, its about the primary effects of statins... tridim May 2014 #3

It ought to scare people every time a doctor prescribes a drug. WCLinolVir May 2014 #4

yep, you're on your own these days. grasswire May 2014 #8

Isn't the point of publishing something in a journal rather than the Net that hedgehog May 2014 #5

The peer review process is hit or miss goldent May 2014 #6

The review can't determine if the results are honest or if they were tweaked, hedgehog May 2014 #7

Good Heavens MickiSue May 2014 #9

RCTs comparing statins and placebos muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #10