Comments on: The Two Most Dangerous Words in Medicine are "Studies Show." http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/12/two-most-dangerous-words-in-medicine.html Experiments and Thoughts on Quackery, Health Beliefs and Pseudoscience Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:47:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Le Canard Noir http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/12/two-most-dangerous-words-in-medicine.html#comment-5954 Le Canard Noir Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:03:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/12/the-two-most-dangerous-words-in-medicine-are-studies-show.html#comment-5954 A classic case of "the operation was a complete success, unfortunately, the patient died'? A classic case of “the operation was a complete success, unfortunately, the patient died’?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/12/two-most-dangerous-words-in-medicine.html#comment-5953 Anonymous Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:52:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/12/the-two-most-dangerous-words-in-medicine-are-studies-show.html#comment-5953 from http://blogs.kitsapsun.com/kitsap/letters/archive/2006/09/steve_mcqueen_he_didnt_die_of.html<br/><br/>It is well known that Steve did suffer from Mesothelioma, but it was not the cause of his death! On Nov. 4, 1980, he checked into the Santa Rosa Clinic in Juarez, Mexico. On Nov. 6, he underwent surgery for the removal of an abdominal tumor, which when removed, weighed in at five pounds!<br/><br/>The surgeon was Dr. Cesar Santos Vargas, and the operation was a success. However, Steve suffered a heart attack while in the operating room. Sixteen hours later, he suffered a second and massive heart attack while undergoing recovery. Steve McQueen died at 3:50 a.m. on Nov. 7, 1980. For the record, the official cause of his death was a massive heart attack and not Mesothelioma. from http://blogs.kitsapsun.com/kitsap/letters/archive/2006/09/steve_mcqueen_he_didnt_die_of.html

It is well known that Steve did suffer from Mesothelioma, but it was not the cause of his death! On Nov. 4, 1980, he checked into the Santa Rosa Clinic in Juarez, Mexico. On Nov. 6, he underwent surgery for the removal of an abdominal tumor, which when removed, weighed in at five pounds!

The surgeon was Dr. Cesar Santos Vargas, and the operation was a success. However, Steve suffered a heart attack while in the operating room. Sixteen hours later, he suffered a second and massive heart attack while undergoing recovery. Steve McQueen died at 3:50 a.m. on Nov. 7, 1980. For the record, the official cause of his death was a massive heart attack and not Mesothelioma.

]]> By: Ambrielle http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/12/two-most-dangerous-words-in-medicine.html#comment-5518 Ambrielle Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:11:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/12/the-two-most-dangerous-words-in-medicine-are-studies-show.html#comment-5518 Whoa, LCN. From those comments to Addler's post:<br/>"The peer-reviewed journal Similia, which I edit, makes its editorial decisions based on just one premise: that the substance capable of removing the entirety of a patient's illness is that substance that can most closely reproduce the patient's symptoms in the healthy. <b>That premise remains almost undisputed in modern medicine.</b><br/>Yours sincerely,<br/>John Harvey<br/>Editor, Similia"<br/><br/>These people really do live in another universe.<br/>I'll be putting that book on my wishlist. Whoa, LCN. From those comments to Addler’s post:
“The peer-reviewed journal Similia, which I edit, makes its editorial decisions based on just one premise: that the substance capable of removing the entirety of a patient’s illness is that substance that can most closely reproduce the patient’s symptoms in the healthy. That premise remains almost undisputed in modern medicine.
Yours sincerely,
John Harvey
Editor, Similia”

These people really do live in another universe.
I’ll be putting that book on my wishlist.

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