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Europe
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British skeptics rethink drug policy over a few beers
On BMJ.com, guest blogger Annabel Bentley relates the proceedings of a local chapter of “Skeptics In The Pub” (their Facebook…
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Times crafts strong reminder of screening’s dangers
Sarah-Kate Templeton, in The Times of London, tells the story of one victim of medical screening and overtreatment, wrapping that…
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U.K. official praises British health reporting
Christie Silk reports the World Editor’s Forum’s editorsweblog.org that Lord Drayson, U.K. minister for science and innovation, told the World…
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Kuklo scandal spotlights DoD/Medtronic ties
In the wake of news of a falsified study published in a British bone and joint medicine journal by former…
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Prenatal thyroid testing fuels screening debate
The New York Times‘ Ingfei Chen reported on the debate over the screening of pregnant women for thyroid disorders that…
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Analysis shows pitfalls of observational studies
How much of a chance are you willing to take on a chance finding? That’s the question raised in a…