Pranab,
I would suggest embarking on a critical appraisal of these claims to
causality. They are typically case reports, there is nothing near
control, not even a case series from past historical events, and there
are almost unlimited confounders. Arguments can appear convincing, but
it would be nothing but interesting speculation for the discussion
section.
If people can claim that a particular clinical state, intervention (or
lack thereof) caused a sequence of historical events, then perhaps such
logic goes against rules of evidence based health?
Jaro
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Interesting post. I'm looking forward to taking a look at some of the
books and articles suggested here.
My own suggestion is: "In Sickness and in Power" by Sir David Owen which
is a recent book that includes a particularly interesting chapter on
JFK's struggle with Addison's Disease and it's consequences for US
Foreign Policy from the Bay of Pigs fiasco to the Cuban Missiles Crisis.
Good luck Pranab
Mathew Stone
Assistant Librarian
Health Library & Information Service
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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>>> Pranab Chatterjee <[log in to unmask]> 02/01/09 4:55 pm
>>>
Hi,
I requre some help in writing an article: Diseases that Changed the
Course of History.In this, I need to concentrate on diseases affecting
individuals that ffected the course of history or somehow affected his
own field. I have two examples to get going:
1. King George III and his afflictioon of Acute Intermittent Porphyria,
how it affected the course of the American history.
2. Vincent van Gogh and his affections and how they affected his art.
It would be great if you could pitch in with some more ideas.
Thans and regards,
Pranab.MBBS (Final)Medical College, KolkataIndia Mobile: +91 98 361361
[log in to unmask]@pranabchatterjee.co.cc My
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