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You make some excellent points, @petrichor, that have stimulated worthwhile discussion. It probably feels like people are attacking you because they disagree strongly with some of the points - but at the same time, they respect the way you've expressed your views enough to want to present the...

About coffee enemas being sold by Gwynneth's company Goop. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/09/gwyneth-paltrow-goop-coffee-enema-colonic-irrigation Its worth the read just to get to the comments. Some gems: (some ruder ones there too that were very funny :whistle:)

Thanks, @Jonathan Edwards!

@Jonathan Edwards, they describe helper T cells as having a role in antibody driven immunity (detecting antigens, I think it said). Is this their primary role, or do different helper T cells do different things?

You make good points, @petrichor. There IS something different about Dr. Crawley - when you compare her with some of the staunch BPS advocates. The latter are ideologically driven, Dr. Crawley isn't. She's just sort of riding on the seat of her pants. Her approach is more simplistic and...

I think we agree here, @Jonathan Edwards. I certainly don't think that limitation applies to you!

For those new to it, Ted Ed is an initiative to create short animated talks for education purposes. This latest one provides a cute intro to the immune system. Its pretty basic, but still kind of cool. And worth a look if you're currently stuck in bed.

:( I am lost for words, @TrixieStix. So sorry for what you've been through. :cry:

It's a very good letter, @Tom Kindlon. Crisp and straight to the point. Nice objective tone. As you say, it addresses one key point, but its a good one. To give them the benefit of the doubt, perhaps Lancet were just looking for more comprehensive critiques?

I just got this, @akrasia. Had to look up what he was saying. For other ignoramuses out there, its: "I'll show you the life of the mind! I'll show you the life of the mind!".

Yea, weasel words. And a common segue into "So its still okay to study the role of psychological factors". I would say no, it isn't. Given the current quality of psychological research, there is a high likelihood of making a false positive error, and such errors can cause serious harm to...

That's not correct. It means that a good number are missing less than two days of school a week, and a good number are missing more. If "days missing" is normally distributed, the numbers in these two groups (more vs. less than 2 days) will be more or less even.

Yes, many take the view that the benefits are not worth the costs, but that is if you're taking pred to ease ME symptoms. But the question @Samuel had was specifically whether it would make his ME symptoms worse, if he took it for another purpose (and I assumed short-term use). I also agree...

Gad you're finally getting treatment, @TrixieStix! He seems to be saying you have multiple diseases (Hickam's dictum is about having more than one disease at once). Isn't it more likely that all your symptoms are the result of RP?

I'm not sure this is always true. Not in psyc and neuro fields. Clinicians in these areas think in a particular way that makes it hard for them to step outside the box and challenge their assumptions. They do pretty average research in my area. Smart juniors can be really valuable. They are...

Yes. But many doctors believe they have the ability to do everything, even without any training.

I actually didn't think their connections with Atlantis were in fact relevant (I checked it out and the work they were doing there was genuinely not related imo). Doesn't mean I think any better of their piece (which was poor and deeply harmful to PwMEs). I just agree with them on that one...

Man, this is scary stuff. I wonder what this is: This is ominous. What sort of "psychological problems" could possibly be addressed by short term residential care? Is this people who won't take their meds or something, and who are sent to a ward where they are "dealt with"? It sounds...