tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post14662083483642805..comments2024-03-23T09:28:00.454+00:00Comments on Random Distractions: The epidemiologistmonixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-55907769865311118632007-09-23T10:00:00.000+01:002007-09-23T10:00:00.000+01:00I think pa-in-law would have been surprised to be ...I think pa-in-law would have been surprised to be called a humanitarian; he did a serious job for a reasonable reward and gave his family a good life at the same time. He would just have wanted to be taken seriously.<BR/><BR/>We've had several discussions about what passes for scientific study, particularly in the area of food and lifestyle. I think that the press pick up on single aspects of the studies and report them out of context and way out of proportion. Often, if you look at the facts and not the hyperbole you'll see the scientists weren't making huge claims at all.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-51142463445356043052007-09-23T00:20:00.000+01:002007-09-23T00:20:00.000+01:00It sure is getting harder and harder to take pot s...It sure is getting harder and harder to take pot shots. You never know which of your friends' oxes will be gored.<BR/><BR/>My apologies to the MM and his clan! I meant no disrespect. Your father-in-law is a true humanitarian. <BR/><BR/>However, I think that erp is right in that the heirs of the 19th century epidemiologists can't expect to reproduce their results. The low hanging fruit, so to speak, has been plucked. We have to be wary of unsubstantiated studies that purport to tell us how we can improve our odds for avoiding disease x or y by taking or abstaining from a or b. I've been told by my doctor, based on such studies, to cut back on my consumption of coffee. But a recent study shows that heavy consumption of coffee correlates with lower risk for developing diabetes. <BR/><BR/>I'll continue to drink coffee because I like it.Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852569465893563139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-50603711397523698822007-09-21T20:00:00.000+01:002007-09-21T20:00:00.000+01:00Hear, hear! It is very sad to see what is happenin...Hear, hear! It is very sad to see what is happening over there.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-32845697643501394582007-09-21T19:26:00.000+01:002007-09-21T19:26:00.000+01:00What a great picture.When reading Duck's post and ...What a great picture.<BR/><BR/>When reading Duck's post and the comments, I was thinking that the great strides made in public health in the 20th century probably couldn't be duplicated today.<BR/><BR/>There would have to be study upon study of the efficacy of everything and an absolute guarantee that nothing would go wrong and mind bogglingly on and on.<BR/><BR/>Looks like your in-laws played an important role in bringing civilization to a part of the world sadly lacking. Too bad, the reformers threw out the baby with the bath water and much of the good done was obliterated when native rule replaced the colonials.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.com