Comments on: Are Most Medical Studies Wrong? http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/are-most-medical-studies-wrong/ Your Daily Fix of Neuroscience, Skepticism, and Critical Thinking Thu, 23 May 2013 15:32:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: ScienceBlogs Channel : Medicine & Health | BlogCABLE.COM http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/are-most-medical-studies-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-13061 ScienceBlogs Channel : Medicine & Health | BlogCABLE.COM Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:33:19 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=8#comment-13061 [...] research is hopelessly flawed and biased, but that is not the correct interpretation. Basically, as Steve Novella, Alex Tabarrok, and I pointed out, prior probability is critical. What Ioannidis’ research [...] [...] research is hopelessly flawed and biased, but that is not the correct interpretation. Basically, as Steve Novella, Alex Tabarrok, and I pointed out, prior probability is critical. What Ioannidis’ research [...]

]]> By: Science-Based Medicine » Does popularity lead to unreliability in scientific research? http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/are-most-medical-studies-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-13042 Science-Based Medicine » Does popularity lead to unreliability in scientific research? Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:01:32 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=8#comment-13042 [...] research is hopelessly flawed and biased, but that is not the correct interpretation. Basically, as Steve Novella and, especially, Alex Tabarrok pointed out, prior probability is critical. What Ioannidis’ [...] [...] research is hopelessly flawed and biased, but that is not the correct interpretation. Basically, as Steve Novella and, especially, Alex Tabarrok pointed out, prior probability is critical. What Ioannidis’ [...]

]]> By: NeuroLogica Blog » No Benefit from Gingko http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/are-most-medical-studies-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-7311 NeuroLogica Blog » No Benefit from Gingko Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:21:07 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=8#comment-7311 [...] this means is what John Ioannidis has been finding when looking at the clinical literature. Preliminary studies are usually wrong. We [...] [...] this means is what John Ioannidis has been finding when looking at the clinical literature. Preliminary studies are usually wrong. We [...]

]]> By: NeuroLogica Blog » Chiropractors Invade My Blog http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/are-most-medical-studies-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-6379 NeuroLogica Blog » Chiropractors Invade My Blog Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:07:26 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=8#comment-6379 [...] studies, or small numbers of pilot studies, are simply not compelling. Remember the research of John Iaonnidis - he convincingly showed that most published medical studies are later refuted by better studies. [...] [...] studies, or small numbers of pilot studies, are simply not compelling. Remember the research of John Iaonnidis – he convincingly showed that most published medical studies are later refuted by better studies. [...]

]]> By: Science-Based Medicine » Fun with homeopaths and meta-analyses of homeopathy trials http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/are-most-medical-studies-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-6285 Science-Based Medicine » Fun with homeopaths and meta-analyses of homeopathy trials Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:02:34 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=8#comment-6285 [...] that a trial will show a positive result, the greater the odds of a false positive trial become. That’s the real significance of Ioannidis’ work. Indeed, a commenter on Hawk/Handsaw [...] [...] that a trial will show a positive result, the greater the odds of a false positive trial become. That’s the real significance of Ioannidis’ work. Indeed, a commenter on Hawk/Handsaw [...]

]]> By: Science-Based Medicine » Hype over science: Does acupuncture really improve the chances of success for in vitro fertilization? http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/are-most-medical-studies-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-1187 Science-Based Medicine » Hype over science: Does acupuncture really improve the chances of success for in vitro fertilization? Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:44:47 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=8#comment-1187 [...] plausibility, noise predominates, producing a disturbingly high proportion of seemingly “positive” [...] [...] plausibility, noise predominates, producing a disturbingly high proportion of seemingly “positive” [...]

]]> By: Science Based Medicine » The infiltration of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and “integrative medicine” into academia http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/are-most-medical-studies-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Science Based Medicine » The infiltration of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and “integrative medicine” into academia Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:02:48 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=8#comment-1025 [...] alone, is almost always less than 20%, that means the false positive rate for CAM research will be even higher, producing many studies that advocates can cite, while ignoring the totality of the evidence. [...] [...] alone, is almost always less than 20%, that means the false positive rate for CAM research will be even higher, producing many studies that advocates can cite, while ignoring the totality of the evidence. [...]

]]> By: mszlazak http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/are-most-medical-studies-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-55 mszlazak Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:18:03 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=8#comment-55 Steven, would you be kind enough to comment on Topher Cooper's article, "Commentary on Hyman's Commentary on John P.A. Ioannidis: http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dgvxsgjc_0dcw55s -------------------------- Steven, would you be kind enough to comment on Topher Cooper’s article, “Commentary on Hyman’s Commentary on John P.A. Ioannidis:

http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dgvxsgjc_0dcw55s

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]]> By: NeuroLogica Blog » Does Acupuncture Work or Not? http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/are-most-medical-studies-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-42 NeuroLogica Blog » Does Acupuncture Work or Not? Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:59:35 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=8#comment-42 [...] far what we have seen in the acupuncture literature amounts to noise (see my earlier post on how to interpret the literature). To rise above these we need better studies. And more [...] [...] far what we have seen in the acupuncture literature amounts to noise (see my earlier post on how to interpret the literature). To rise above these we need better studies. And more [...]

]]> By: A second crank finds Ioannidis [denialism blog] · Articles http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/are-most-medical-studies-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-32 A second crank finds Ioannidis [denialism blog] · Articles Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:08:30 +0000 http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=8#comment-32 [...] Novella also addresses this research and Tabarrok’s analysis and emphasizes the importance of prior probability in determining whether a study is reliable [...] [...] Novella also addresses this research and Tabarrok’s analysis and emphasizes the importance of prior probability in determining whether a study is reliable [...]

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