As I understand it, the BMJ concluded that further controlled studies would need to be undertaken before a formal position could be made.
I just came across the "Annals of Rheumatic Diseases/British Medical Journal" commentary by some doctors in the Netherlands on the original article. [Again, I cannot post the link.....we see what the moderators do to link.] So I will summarize:
"While we have great regard for all the efforts.....wefear that fundamental design of the trial and the fallible reporting preclude a balanced interpretation....." It goes on to specifically identify all the fallacies, etc., etc.
If you put the following terms in the Google search engine:
ARD
BMJ
TWHF
volume 73
issue 9
...you should come across the commentary....
Then if you google the following, you'll find the rebuttal to the commentary [which still doesn't provide the BMJ enough credible evidence to form an opinion.
ARD
BMJ
TWHF
volume 73
issue 10
Your right to listen to trained people who take yrs to give the advise they give. I read an article recently where a Chinese alternative practitioner was saying, not to go in off the street as so many are handing out to many herbal remedies, which without proper medical patient history & enough med knowledge are doing more harm than good. Have to know about these things before putting all faith (&money) in them, as we are all hoping there is help coming. I can but hope my prayer will do something for all x
What are you having a joke, with the last sentence? Thats short term Who knows the long term risks
Absolutely right about being proactive. It's YOUR body and YOU pay the medical field for services, so it's YOUR right to get the best possible treatment. You should ALWAYS get copies of bloodwork results, radiology results, etc. YOU paid for them. And learn how to interpret them. YOU [I mean "you" in general] have a responsibility to understand your disease and how well or poorly you're doing, in addition to all available treatment options. Don't expect a doctor to do this for you. You need a collaborative relationship. Gone are the days when the doctor was God and you did as you were told. Your responsibility as a patient is to be informed.
As far as links....typically I just instruct the reader to google specific terms and the website URL will pop up. Annoying that the moderators have a thing about links. I notice this applies to any kind of link.
Thanks, Lynn. You sure are generous with your input!
I thought this was supposed to be a support group, not "lets shout everyone down and call people stupid and make them feel unworyy of an opinion"
Hi Lynn,
Please stop saying we kill links or do not show them or "have a thing about links/any kind of links". This is misinforming other users who may be put off posting useful links. I have said multiple times they are fine as long as they are relevant and go to reputable sites.
See http://patient.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/398316-adding-links-to-posts
If you post links out of hours (UK time) then there will be a delay until I can approve them. If we didn't send links for moderation the site would just become full of spam/advertising. I have approved the one above and deleted the other post where you try to explain where it is. Feel free to post the direct links to ARD/BMJ and they will also get approved rather than users trying to find the articles with your google suggestions.
Regards,
Alan.
"Risks appear to outweigh the benefits" says it all! that's why I would stick with trained DR's who have our interests at heart. My opinion that's all, no offence to anyone else.
I totally agree about asking & questioning why, after all its our (only)own bodies they are talking about. I also heard that research at Queen Mary University of London it sounds really good to me