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Weekly digest - February 18, 2013
news about the myriad messages about health care interventions flooding Americans
daily
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Blog barks for the week:
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Some stuff you may not want to hear about why your doctor chooses certain drugs
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001FuYnMBnGReui7GKNLZJQjpY2lECjGHI3Di77dnIKvVQznFkPxHThJnrqvcLbaK4gSMrLrE09MCZcR6JSrJv65A4b_6TWHSHRMxiMnXOpHi5ahFC9Gux8GD1SnyXJUls9MwZjH0DTkZSuNniaL5BTDmkTT4qIF9Kf6oIIM7N6PJewE4UA7XM9I_BoMBplGR-dU13GubB3HK5_yBl2VmBaNNvV1npvsUN7ofEtHIJnyNbzcobqttzsOWAUfrjxBJUJ]
A Harris Poll of physicians suggests that some doctors' feelings about the visiting
drug rep may be as important as how good the drug is that the rep is promoting.
* Valentine's Day isn't the only time observational studies are miscommunicated.
It just seems that way. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001FuYnMBnGRestkMvydSYtu6vqqQIqYQqwskIz6dq98Ek8w7wnpkHhCSHUzd2wA9we9MdJu4-tUVyeoGGGhDvZ18ovLJWFTFWZfYQf99sMtMCdUylgG2mhVerWtz5D3aljpE9IQb-9aXYLLwfGvJl-BMj2HcuOL7nv134aSSXyuWmlAyFZ8dm28oB7rily8JJzoKJgPv4uZHVpvrQ-A1EDVbWfurI0ZMew9jaNxk4DlmoLaMGIRb7BvvbCFBqahQDMHVD-SUtaR7W1da21Nqe7vA==]
One thing good about this Hallmark holiday being over for another year is that we
might get a break from headlines such as: Chocolate - the love drug.Dark Chocolate
& Red Wine - The food of love and health.Chocolate is good for health and relationships.
Or maybe there will be no break.
* Oh No! No news disclosure of Ohno drug company payment [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001FuYnMBnGResP_kcu-gQvDCt4NwUosMVWL0vFAFRZQ7ykV-8eVgpfRYQyPu1Sb0vellQmTVBGTCkkSBdmpEiJsSfCJHF73ZyJfZlLAKeRntoHCko0EIXyLB14fjhVsRgFJXGLb1esUZZdrAaAc9Q6cS1CL-h5D6pX8VAV9M5Pc6MggKLIiIiraky7LN3CCpvNRQ01TAzZ11BZmcyq4Rjyyw==]
Olympian Apolo Anton Ohno is a marketable commodity. And a drug company is riding
those fast blades for all it can to promote its asthma drug. When journalists interview
paid spokesmen, they should disclose who's paying the bills.
I love Willie. And although I won't be on the bus with him, I will be on the road
again. There will be no digest mailing the next two weeks of Feb. 25 or March 4.
I'll travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico to speak at the National Cancer Institute's
Cancer Research in the Media workshop [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001FuYnMBnGRevQsofqC78U6T86FQhVD-ok_AMEh_0xx0tCIFtQ0KcHhSp02PRxzMPnMyWdz-WzaMQdLnanXaS_UE3n_8genARe696QmAzD-Pov4fu9vBbDUeMDvkQQjgbkiCCkgKoV03QwcdyyHFjHLvHB2kjpmkdvbWpf4C2daWyJym1rCh2BQuMO8DgXPMrFmKQm5t0YTKaRGg7pqoZ1KcfkyFqY9DL49l2eNFpRUi8=]for
Caribbean and U.S. based Hispanic journalists. It's the 4th such international
NCI workshop I've worked on.
Then on to Washington, D.C. to moderate a roundtable at the Selling Sickness conference
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001FuYnMBnGRest413-NfgrWUw19rn6jKOZiVf2PqNetHINkV7NMhF-jaWiBsYvAenMBKtkcCuztVE_T7YIUVgjOIuPK6cmhHTdGbiiXG1jVc1zDPuFYBMrB-8p-2_l93tL-6JS7R8BldkfyNR55yUsZ9zc9C8hyWWWyoZ0YdiT0lGZ3c756ABU1Q==],
the third international conference with a disease-mongering theme.
And then...vacation...and at least some Willie tunes.We'll be back with another
weekly digest March 11.
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How well did these stories address our 10 criteria?
We analyzed three stories on the same study of folic acid in pregnancy and autism.
Reuters slightly edged the LA Times and both were better than CNN.
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Folic acid in pregnancy tied to lower autism risk [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001FuYnMBnGResE2kUUuSZXqPZIVKFAOS-9B_PnZOBbRfkKq61U-AQaBqVbzvVqoOy4dAq4OuzkbMDuCseBQsQaQMZFZDWhUPh6l3QKujybScoqhZRuibdQg-1TkW7SuHlcRn5wubmmX7pwFyq37-OMXG1I2YM-j2yPJz9R4HJTP3paHmW6rxaldh2OzWI1beyjMAxRs6e-PbA=]
This story about possible links between folic acid supplements and reduced autism
risk tries to include enough caveats to put the study results in the proper perspective.
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Folic acid linked to reduced risk of autism spectrum disorders [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001FuYnMBnGResVvwzWhuMtob84mjiDFq4sRt25MKhYAjTfOm63c67JxywOJ5mG1JAEapmE9w_xhilC3rap0Le7Zl8r6c81srKBweNs0yMDsAv_Z0G84CBrIeei-IJPVKEAjq7D4rDS7OgFz23Z6XtvzOwo7P7nYwQ7kYI0EnajW_9QJHaE6T2TGkOyiFmpzNVLkZVV-jV2MDvBVdXWLBhIik_PggA6-1Yt]
This story has an enticing headline about an apparent link between folic acid supplements
and reduced risk of autism. But it then explains to readers how to put the results
in perspective.
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Folic acid in pregnancy may help lower autism risk [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001FuYnMBnGRev4vbuI1hRimeCAHJJlzAbrjoBi1kE-jFzhyZU47NLBRCbOcY2275piyj7DLptydiSOp-yv4YT7XSTBKmpIF8beix2AyA-EEFTHkclyuVyHema1Br6CpBYDjTzQgedf4R_zRAy6VykkM0Oh_jxGGCFjHLSZ0dM27KAkognj5ltdCx-21wMwkvlH-OKqVDlUlgwYMpjI3xvLOA==]
Good sourcing, but language and statistical problems were prominent shortcomings
in this story.
Other stories we reviewed: A Pill So People With Celiac Disease Can Eat Freely?
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001FuYnMBnGReugJZUC9Xykl8rAwln9gjYr3xIQcdVnpUM1nGpUMHqck20JLLjQpVlFogpDYDViO4RyXmmnxlviBCq7GjyYXVpJzB87tZy5Pt_5pLLupOtqAqQUFI4drUybLKoIQ6todSvDPkHKcPZ28nvK-OwHH3J-kOF-k17pSPcBeIGdmAl56uluY4ZUPcBdo1s3cEPWAjUY5xgDqs-HxQ==]
An incomplete and overly optimistic story about a treatment that hasn't advanced
beyond a test tube.
Long-awaited stroke studies show hopeful new treatment no better than older one
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001FuYnMBnGRetAJ-4ACS5SC3N_JXEWq1s6A5wMK-s3Z_wuJAaO_GC2Q1eKmpLIJStRl02CzkgCNb35WutZAiqKG5WU71TEcjSjROgyPofQCeYSBpgdAJWh_mU9uvy9AJx1lxzOV_ywfOd4t-2mXmxCtkgRiZ6_tHxlUblxbEbqXJQVsfQUu-lhlUC-qxwkh-LxEg1KzOB0ifSnt5xDmOD3FfbJkx2ygYSHDKIcco3U86uUPQmMHNhguA==]
Excellent job on a story that received very little mainstream news media attention.
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