I think not. Last week I was very pleased to have been asked to the Glasgow Evidence Based Medicine Society. I going to talk about the problems of medical headlines in the media. I got there a bit early and so went to a session being run by Pfizer on how to critically analyse a paper. […]
Continue Reading →Young Minds report on self harm behaviour
This weeks Inside Health discussed a report about self harm. The report (http://www.cellogroup.com/pdfs/talking_self_harm.pdf) was produced by a company, Cello (who are a “a leading global insight and strategic marketing group with a primary focus on the pharmaceutical and health sectors in addition to deep expertise in a range of other high margin sectors” in conjunction with […]
Continue Reading →The overselling and lack of evidence for TAMPAP
…in the face of promotion by media doctors. My blog on the upheld ASA complaint over at the Guardian and a news story also. Update 19/10/12 I don’t know how many women bought HPV Tampap test kits, at 30 a throw. But they may have been influenced to do so by this video, featuring Dr Dawn […]
Continue Reading →Online health checks
BMJ medicine in the media, here.
Continue Reading →Functional symptoms
this Inside Health piece – more information via the excellent www.neurosymptoms.org website.
Continue Reading →Here’s an job advert I won’t be applying for
“Channel Four television is looking for a Sex In The City style female GP or other Medical Professional to present a new prime time glossy series on Cosmetic Surgery. The series is currently untitled, but it’s a transformational show that looks at the modern breakthrough’s in beauty and the very latest innovations. Our new medical […]
Continue Reading →Review: What magazines don’t tell you
Free link to BMJ article here
Continue Reading →Breastlight – not for earlier detection
as per their misleading adverts, up held by ASA, here. Not the first time their adverts have been problematic, see these informally resolved cases here.
Continue Reading →VERY EXCITING NEW WEBSITE
made with lots of friends. It’s here, called http://privatehealthscreen.org/ and we hope you find it useful. Please pass it on, I hope practice websites might find a place for it, we hope it’s a resource to add to, and we would love to include anyone who shares our concerns – send me photos and words. There was […]
Continue Reading →Ecstasy trial on TV – BMJ review
Free link to BMJ review ‘A Show Trial’ , also a smaller piece about overtreatment and overdiagnosis in the UK – yes, we have some of the US’ problem too. http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e6617
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