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Too Much Medical Research?
ByKerrie Smyres January 4, 2006July 22, 2013

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop? Or to applicable proof of a medical study’s findings? Before the findings of a medical study can be considered generalizable, other studies with different researchers but similar participants and…

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Contradictions in Research
ByKerrie Smyres July 13, 2005February 9, 2010

A report in the current issue of JAMA says that follow-up studies often contradict original research findings. One study, even if it is cited frequently, isn’t proof enough to make major decisions about your health care. Surprising, isn’t it? JAMA article abstract

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