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Ummm... I think there is more to it...

Posted by Uppendown on May 8, 2002, at 21:28:33

In reply to Re: Placebo news story, posted by noa on May 8, 2002, at 17:55:18

Hi Noa,

( Geeezz.. I'm starting to feel like some kind of... ummm.. I'm not sure WHAT !?!!!!! I sure don't adhere to any particular position or belief! )

Well... as interesting as your post is/was to read... it just doesn't hold up to "scrutiny".. ( sorry, nothing personal here...)..

You've focussed on one aspect on the article.. the part about brain scans ( something I've been following for some time now..).. but the meat.. the bulk of the article.. is about *96* studies spanning over 20 years!! They weren't doing brain scans 20 years ago ! I would love for ANYONE to provide a statistical, analytical basis to discount the value of the review of that many studies, done over that span of time, by different docs/groups. As I said.. I'm a skeptical kinda guy... BUT...

As you say... "OK, not exactly analogous here, but you get the point about drawing conclusions based on observing a single factor."... Ummm.. my point, exactly! There are 96 studies, spanning decades, involving many different docs, patients, patient profiles, criterea, analysis, etc... yet you focus on a "single factor" ? Ummm.. what single factor are you quoting from that article ?

I don't mean to sound combative here... honest. We are all trying to find "the answer" to the stuff we struggle with. Without sounding mellow dramatic, I'd venture to say I deal with "stuff" on a day in, day out basis most here don't. I only see things I specifically look at.. everything else is a blur of hallucinations.. no BS... done meds.. done lots of research.. talked at length with numerous "professionals"... I'm not "ignorant" of these things !

I'm just trying to get us all to look at this stuff "objectively"... It IS our health we're talking here !!!


Best Wishes,

Uppendown


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