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The contraceptive Pill and MS: behind the Daily Mail headlines

Today's attention grabbing Daily Mail headline ("Multiple sclerosis linked to contraceptive pill: Risk could be up to 50% higher in women who take it") will no...

Today's attention grabbing Daily Mail headline ("Multiple sclerosis linked to co...

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MS Society•11 years ago

"Nasty ingredients" in vaccines?

On Friday it'll be 18 years to the day since Wakefield et al. published their now-retracted paper which sparked the MMR scandal. Entirely coincidentally,...

On Friday it'll be 18 years to the day since Wakefield et al. published their no...

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Cycling helmets - do they actually save lives?

Hi – bit of shameless self-promoting but just uploaded a special report on cycling safety...

Hi – bit of shameless self-promoting but just uploaded a special report on cycli...

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Routine mammography - is it a worthwhile practice or a dogma being supported by vested interest?

Screening makes sense - you find the disease early and treatment can be more effective - or so one would imagine. Cervical smears, for example, minimally...

Screening makes sense - you find the disease early and treatment can be more eff...

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Asking for evidence works both ways - here's an example...

At NHS Choices, we tend to pride ourselves on being evidence-based. But evidence is always moving and is constantly (rightly) open to interpretation and...

At NHS Choices, we tend to pride ourselves on being evidence-based. But evidence...

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Misleading Daily Mail Article About Breastfeeding vs Bottle Feeding

One of our bloggers (a new mum) discusses an article in the Daily Mail that completely misrepresents a scientist in an awful link baiting exercise. Really poor...

One of our bloggers (a new mum) discusses an article in the Daily Mail that comp...

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ResearchtheHeadlines•11 years ago

where can I get accurate figures on recommended blood lipid levels?

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Bleeding before labour- What does it mean to my baby?

The next #BlueJC: Bleeding before labour- What does it mean to my baby? We will discuss "Maternal and perinatal consequences of antepartum haemorrhage of...

The next #BlueJC: Bleeding before labour- What does it mean to my baby? We will...

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Statins - worth it for people with no history of heart disease?

in its new guidelines (http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG/WaveR/123) , NICE have lowered the bar for recommended statin use from people with a 1 in 5 risk of...

in its new guidelines (http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG/WaveR/123) , NICE have low...

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If you had a definitive list of everything that definitely caused cancer - would it do you any good?

The reason I ask is that there is such a list. It's here: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Classification/ClassificationsAlphaOrder.pdf Unfortunately its not a...

The reason I ask is that there is such a list. It's here: http://monographs.iarc...

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Lucozade Error reported on PSCI-COM

A blunder in Lucozade's 'science' advertising https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A2=psci-com;845a6b20.1402

A blunder in Lucozade's 'science' advertising https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bi...

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Vitamin C versus The Big C

BBC News is today suggesting (in it's headline at least) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26038460 that vitamin C "keeps cancer at bay". The Independent has...

BBC News is today suggesting (in it's headline at least) http://www.bbc.co.uk/ne...

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Double blind study shows nutrients can be used to cure depression, ADHD and more

Have any of you looked into Truehope or these studies? The more I read the more interested I am....

Have any of you looked into Truehope or these studies? The more I read the more ...

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Schizophrenia - are new treatments needed

The Lancet recently run a study looking at the use of cognitive therapy in people with schizophrenia...

The Lancet recently run a study looking at the use of cognitive therapy in peopl...

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Feeling depressed then as if some chemical changes happen in the brain and feel uplifted

Does this ever happen to someone when they are feeling low, depressed, worried and anxious to the point of tears and then suddenly there is a shift in the...

Does this ever happen to someone when they are feeling low, depressed, worried a...

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Hi, I'm investigating the health claims for probiotics.. Seen any dubious claims that you'd like to challenge? Thanks, Caroline

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Sugar: Thoughtful piece by Anjana Ahuja warning that campaigners will only be trusted if they play it absolutely straight

If not, Anjana says companies will seize on uncertainty and inconsistency in the scientific evidence to preserve the status quo. "Quantifying lifestyle factors...

If not, Anjana says companies will seize on uncertainty and inconsistency in the...

Partner•11 years ago

Fresh evidence about the dangers of sugar - time for a sugar tax?

A new US study found that people who consumed 1/4 or more of their calorie intake from sugar were 2.75 times more likely to die from a CVD (e.g. heart attack,...

A new US study found that people who consumed 1/4 or more of their calorie intak...

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Asking for Evidence on claims for 'miracle' cancer cures.

Lots of people and organisations have been asking for the evidence behind claims for cancer curing diets, claims in health magazines and claims by clinics...

Lots of people and organisations have been asking for the evidence behind claims...

Sense About Science•11 years ago

Does taking Vitamin C and E supplements "blunt the benefits of endurance training"?

The Times today reports on a study published in the Journal of Physiology which found taking vitamin C and E tablets appeared to 'disrupt the way that muscles...

The Times today reports on a study published in the Journal of Physiology which ...

Sense About Science•11 years ago

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