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Tuberculosis Vaccine as a cure for diabetes, multiple sclerosis

Discussion in 'Other health news and research' started by Webdog, Jun 23, 2018.

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  1. Webdog

    Webdog Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    http://fortune.com/2018/06/21/tuberculosis-vaccine-reverse-juvenile-diabetes-study-shows/
     
    Webdog, Jun 23, 2018
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    Mij Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    A repurposed TB vaccine shows early promise against diseases like diabetes and MS
    https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bcg-tb-vaccine-diseases-diabetes-multiple-sclerosis
     
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    I dunno, this has been used for bladder cancer for decades (FDA approval 1990). So while the idea of using it for things other than TB is fairly old, it's not been approved for anything else (I'm not sure if it's used at all in other cancers?). My money is on hype but anything is possible.

    Really lazy reporting here on cohort studies showing lower rates of lung cancer or Alzheimer's in different studies. This is an obvious form of p-hacking. Like, yeah, you give people a shot or placebo and decades later tally up who got what diseases... well no shit that among *all* diseases there are a few that are different between groups. Let me know if one group lived way longer or had fewer cancers overall or became way more wealthy or something.
     
    James Morris-Lent, Jun 5, 2021
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    I got the BCG after I had ME. Did not help, obviously :)
     
    Mithriel, Jun 7, 2021
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    Hutan, Jan 29, 2023
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    Science by twitter “experts”. Vaccinating us. What could possibly go wrong? (all the people who got ME triggered by other vaccines and put into severe disability)
     
    hibiscuswahine, Jan 29, 2023
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