Re:[tips] B vitamins, Alzheimer's, and telling the whole story

2010-09-11 Thread Mike Wiliams
It appears to me that we have been struck once again by publication bias and press release science. The authors can't simply state negative findings because no one will publish the paper. I also expect the study would never make this discussion list if the findings didn't show an effect.

Re: [tips] B vitamins, Alzheimer's, and telling the whole story

2010-09-10 Thread Allen Esterson
vitamins, Alzheimer's, and telling the whole story sblack Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:46:47 -0700 Our CTV television network, which prides itself in presenting the very latest in medical advances, adequate evidence or not, had another one tonight. A randomized controlled study which showed that a 2-year

Re: [tips] B vitamins, Alzheimer's, and telling the whole story

2010-09-10 Thread roig-reardon
vitamins, Alzheimer's, and telling the whole story Our CTV television network, which prides itself in presenting the very latest in medical advances, adequate evidence or not,  had another one tonight. A randomized controlled study which showed that a 2-year regimen of B vitamins in the elderly

Re: [tips] B vitamins, Alzheimer's, and telling the whole story

2010-09-10 Thread sblack
On 10 Sep 2010 at 3:08, Allen Esterson wrote: Query re cognitive impairment: Is it possible that previous studies showing some correlation between brain atrophy and the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's is relevant to the claims?

Re: [tips] B vitamins, Alzheimer's, and telling the whole story

2010-09-10 Thread michael sylvester
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[tips] B vitamins, Alzheimer's, and telling the whole story

2010-09-09 Thread sblack
Our CTV television network, which prides itself in presenting the very latest in medical advances, adequate evidence or not, had another one tonight. A randomized controlled study which showed that a 2-year regimen of B vitamins in the elderly with mild cognitive impairment slows the rate of