tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post5637535915911935841..comments2024-03-27T13:25:58.065-04:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: Cross of GoldCervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-18740307736591611972011-05-09T15:48:05.937-04:002011-05-09T15:48:05.937-04:00Gupta's definitely not as bad as Siegel -- I&#...Gupta's definitely not as bad as Siegel -- I'm not aware of any quackistic tendencies, actually. But he did not cover himself in glory with respect to health care reform. I think that makes him pretty typical of his profession, however, which jealously guards its income.Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-73606108112786712202011-05-09T14:41:14.619-04:002011-05-09T14:41:14.619-04:00(referencing a future post)
is dr gupta a republ...(referencing a future post) <br /><br />is dr gupta a republican tool or a quack..... or both?rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554961854201609452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-85610083412081103272011-05-08T07:40:44.450-04:002011-05-08T07:40:44.450-04:00Excellent question. Such head-to-head comparisons ...Excellent question. Such head-to-head comparisons are not required for FDA approval, so they seldom happen. It's a big problem in our whole regulatory scheme. That's the "comparative effectiveness research" that Obama built into the PPACA, which Republicans are against.<br /><br />We do get some info of this kind, but not nearly enough.Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-24780790263731094102011-05-07T12:03:24.305-04:002011-05-07T12:03:24.305-04:00when an rct indicates that a drug is more effectiv...when an rct indicates that a drug is more effective than a placebo, is there a measure of how much better so that we may compare it to other drugs which have passed the "better than a placebo" minimum?rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554961854201609452noreply@blogger.com