Monthly Archives: June 2008
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Are the BBC drug pushers ?
The BMJ “Editors Choice” headline this week was “Key opinion leaders, your time is up”. The editor Fiona Godlee asked “Why is it considered normal for medical leaders to accept personal payment for promoting a company’s drug or device?” She … Continue reading
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Elbow room for improvement
Here is another systematic review of from the Norwegian, Brazilian, British and Greek stable. A systematic review with procedural assessments and meta-analysis of Low Level Laser Therapy in lateral elbow tendinopathy (tennis elbow) As usual it finds that less power … Continue reading
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A pain in the …. Annals
The Annals of Internal Medicine published a review of the evidence of medications for acute and chronic low back pain. These are the clinical practice guidelines for the American Pain Society and American College of Physicians (available here via Pubmed). … Continue reading
