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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those doing their own research, unless you really understand research, design, and statistics, you are not being helpful. I have been reading research articles for nearly 20 years. My role for a long time was translational research- how to get research into practice.

Just like the news went to actually reporting what was happening to me or talking heads with opinions, medical research is going down the same path.

I cringe now when I read some of the titles of journal articles. They are titled in such a way to grab interest from a reader. All too often they seem to make grandiose claims that is then not supported by the actual article. I for those reading PubMed, be sure to read more than just the abstract and learn a little bit about research design, and statistics or you are not doing yourself any favors.
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But if I just tell my doctor "this medication is making me feel (side effect)" they say some stupid stuff like "I've never heard of that." And if I say "well, my friend, Steve, had the same thing" that's just hearsay, so I have to bring them "here's another whitecoat saying they've observed this".

It's derivative of the male fragility that built this stupid system, where you have to make a man feel like it was his idea because you couldn't possibly have one of your own in your little ladybrain. You, as a patient, couldn't possibly know things, at all, because you don't have a fancy degree.[/quote]

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