I am not too happy about this. I don't think we should be too happy about this.
I think we need to get more journalists to look into the REAL story and not get sidetracked by SMC distraction narrative. Perhaps leave that as a comment.
Agreed.
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I am not too happy about this. I don't think we should be too happy about this.
I think we need to get more journalists to look into the REAL story and not get sidetracked by SMC distraction narrative. Perhaps leave that as a comment.
Daily Mail today Health Section online better than the Times
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...lts-regarding-flawed-study.html#ixzz4oVLZUwAX
One of the journalist in charge of this is replying to us on twitter. I sugest some of you join in to get the good argumentation my foggy and non-english brain isn't able to do Already pointed him to Tuller, Colby, MEactUK, etc
For those who have a few moments to spare;
Daily Mail article - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...lts-regarding-flawed-study.html#ixzz4oVLZUwAX
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Times article - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...myalgic-encephalomyelitis-me-study-slk0cv5lj#
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Suggest the journalists look at the book "Science, Politics and ...ME"Also good to be respectful of the limitations journalists face to get things published in papers. No problem raising concerns, or pointing out problems, but unless you have an excellent understanding of these issues it's worth avoiding anything that would be taken as insulting. We want more coverage of this in the Times, and we've seen how trivial irritated tweets can play into the prejudices about harassing patients.
oh and that the CDC has recently dropped the treatments - that should give them something to base our system againstSuggest the journalists look at the book "Science, Politics and ...ME"
Suggest the journalists look at the book "Science, Politics and ...ME"
Also good to be respectful of the limitations journalists face to get things published in papers. No problem raising concerns, or pointing out problems, but unless you have an excellent understanding of these issues it's worth avoiding anything that would be taken as insulting. We want more coverage of this in the Times, and we've seen how trivial irritated tweets can play into the prejudices about harassing patients.
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It's great to be getting publicity for special issue of Journal of Health Psychology from sources such as the London Times and the Daily Telegraph. It's unfortunate, however, two important scientific issues being reduced to a spat among the editorial board. And it is quite a distorted account of that disruption of the board, which was orchestrated by a three members with closer ties to the Pace trial then to the journal itself.
But this kind of publicity is ultimately good publicity because it pushes some issues into public discussion that otherwise would have reverberated within tight little bubbles. We need to fold the coverage into an ongoing conversation with the international community.
That's an old stock photo of George Davey Smith, when he was younger and more radical, he has not aged well, especially as he has gotten quite cranky and neoliberal.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/...ory-disease-blood-test-could-easily-diagnose/
Telegraph has just posted online some details of Dr Mark Davis research on inflammation. Goood quote from Montoya . Unfortunately yuppie flu gets into title but first comment complains about this.
The new research is the first to show a concrete reason for the condition: