Putting babies down on their stomachs - treatment ?
Certainly ineffective.
Klim
Klim McPherson
Fellow of New College
Chair of the National Heart Forum
Visiting Professor of Public Health Epidemiology
Nuffield Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Oxford University
Womens Centre, Level3
John Radcliffe Hospital
Headington
Oxford OX3 9DU
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>>> Paul Glasziou <[log in to unmask]> 10/06/2010 15:31 >>>
Dear All
Following the influenza discussion, I wanted to ask for ideas of
treatments that became (or are) popular but where evidence showed them
ineffective.
For example,
1. Autologous bone marrow transplantation for breast cancer
2. Evening primrose oil for menstrual symptoms
3. Neuroblastoma screening in infants
4. HRT for prevention of CVD in menopause
These examples are from Testing Treatments which is downloadable (free
pdf!) at:
http://www.jameslindlibrary.org/testing-treatments.html
The book is being updated, and we are looking for new examples.
I will compile the list and send to everyone.
If you can include the reference (or clues to it) I'd be grateful
Many thanks
Paul Glasziou,
CEBM
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