Tag Archives: research

Prevent Alzheimer’s – Be Skeptical!

Posted on August 4, 2008 by

Bella DePaulo blogged about a recent BBC report on a presentation of findings from a Finish study on Alzheimer’s disease. The headline everywhere seems to be: to prevent Alzheimer’s, we should marry! Digging into the study some more – which … Continue reading →

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Thyroidism Research

Posted on April 24, 2008 by

As I have pointed out before, I have hypothyroidism and am having symptoms that may or may not be related to it. In my quest to be an informed patient, I have been looking for a lot of research. It … Continue reading →

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Medical skepticism

Posted on February 18, 2008 by

After reading an excellent article on homeopathy in Skeptical Inquirer, I have now completely chucked that “treatment.” It is indeed just water (or sugar or alcohol). There is nothing there that could possibly impact anybody’s health. This seems clear cut … Continue reading →

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Backwards interpretation

Posted on January 20, 2008 by

NPR excitedly published a story on research that supposedly shows that you can will yourself to loose weight. The research was done by Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer on hotel maids. To her amazement, she found that hotel maids – those … Continue reading →

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