Do trials of psychological/behavioural interventions have phases? Or do they just run any old sort of trial whenever they feel like it according...
I fully agree with this. However, one must be careful not to equate evidence that has been reported in a controlled trial with anecdotal evidence...
Yes, and this was a quantitative review that includes a diverse range of studies which themselves produced uninterpretable results! I’ve just...
We could really use some friendly media coverage There are also the Dutch studies (Nijmegen group/Bleijenberg) referred to in the TMG minutes...
Echoes of Fiona Fox: “I do feel that being one of the few people in the world who can really understand imposes a certain burden and definite...
Thanks, but no need to apologise. I think we’re all entitled to feel pretty pissed off. Maybe great was an exaggeration, but I generally enjoyed...
Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan, author of It’s All In Your Head, is to appear on BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific on 6 November:...
I understand your caution but if Larun could answer the questions that have been asked she would would have done so by now. As the article states,...
Surely Cochrane won’t sit back and allow the spin that is being put on this, will they? Their reputation is already damaged enough by having to...
Would the RNA in someone’s stool not reflect their microbiome? NB I should perhaps have added that, as far as I can see, the company makes no...
Great to hear @dave30th invited to speak at the CMRC conference and to read David’s positive comments in his blog...
I’m interested to hear people’s thoughts on this commercial service offering to analyse people’s microbiome using RNA sequencing, and to give...
Got ME? Fatigued patients who go out and exercise have best hope of recovery, finds study (2011)...
Thanks, once again, for an excellent blog, @Simon M. Have you considered pitching it (or similar) as an article for a newspaper or magazine?
I don’t know anything about this. Does anyone have a link to more info?
I agree with @Mithriel but I think there is another aspect of harm which is often overlooked. It is indisputable that CBT and GET have caused many...
She also appeared on this edition of Inside health to talk about outcome switching with Carl Heneghan, Professor of Evidence Based Medicine at the...
Ain’t that the truth! Very good at making stuff up. Not so good at scientific rigour. So difficult to talk about that any time he is interviewed...
Does anyone know if any of the rapid responses have been published in the lastest print edition of the BMJ?
I think the emphasis needs to be on holding back and not trying to do too much rather than trying to increase activity. We are all desperate to be...
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