Newsletter - March 9, 2017
Over-Hyped Scientific Literature and FDA-Regulated Industry
Often you see a scientific article being touted in the news for its sensational findings. Journals make news releases, authors give interviews to news outlets, newspapers headline the findings, and pundits discuss what it means for everyone. However, an independent analysis of such articles found that less than half of the publications promoted on newspapers are confirmed in subsequent studies. Read More
Old Medicine, New Concerns: Should Hospitals Sell Alternative Medicine?
US hospitals are increasingly selling alternative medical treatments, which have not been approved by FDA and are considered unproven therapies, to their patients. Many well-established large hospitals have created spas to offer acupuncture, Reiki, homeopathy, energy treatments, naturopathy, herbal medicines, supplement therapy and several other forms of alternative treatments that previously were frowned upon by physicians trained in Western medicine. Read More
Over-Hyped Scientific Literature and FDA-Regulated Industry
Often you see a scientific article being touted in the news for its sensational findings. Journals make news releases, authors give interviews to news outlets, newspapers headline the findings, and pundits discuss what it means for everyone. However, an independent analysis of such articles found that less than half of the publications promoted on newspapers are confirmed in subsequent studies. Read More
Old Medicine, New Concerns: Should Hospitals Sell Alternative Medicine?
US hospitals are increasingly selling alternative medical treatments, which have not been approved by FDA and are considered unproven therapies, to their patients. Many well-established large hospitals have created spas to offer acupuncture, Reiki, homeopathy, energy treatments, naturopathy, herbal medicines, supplement therapy and several other forms of alternative treatments that previously were frowned upon by physicians trained in Western medicine. Read More
