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Truth versus hype in the Jupiter study/Dr Mike

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Old 11-11-2008, 12:40 AM
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The point of the cartoon above by Eric Allie holds true for the recently released Jupiter study: the reporting of the data by the media overshadows the actual data.Let’s first take a look at the reporting.The lede from MSNBC:People with low cholesterol and no big risk for heart disease dramatically lowered their chances of dying [...]

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This is an important analysis of the Crestor study that's recently been reported in the news. It's a bit long, but worth reading all the way through. This is one of the hinkiest studies I've seen in recent times and the reports make it sound like robust science. It's not.
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Sandy Szwarc had a good blog about this same study, tearing it apart equally as eloquently as Dr. Mike did.

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