Quick Rebuttal to the widely reported media coverage on Omega -3 fatty acids related to advanced prostate cancer. Focus on possible experimenter bias, assumption and direct prejudice.” Plasma Phopholipid Fatty Acids and prostate cancer risk in the selenium and vitamin… Read More ›
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Hopkins Children’s study: Folic acid may help treat allergies, asthma
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Ekaterina Pesheva epeshev1@jhmi.edu 410-516-4996 Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Folic acid, or vitamin B9, essential for red blood cell health and long known to reduce the risk of spinal birth defects, may also suppress allergic… Read More ›
Sex hormones unrelated to prostate cancer risk
Contact: Liz Savage jncimedia@oxfordjournals.org 301-841-1287 Journal of the National Cancer Institute Sex hormones circulating in the blood do not appear to be associated with prostate cancer risk, according to data from 18 prior studies. The analysis will be published online… Read More ›
Review of group-based cancer trials reveals flaws in studies’ design and analysis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study reviewing 75 group-randomized cancer trials over a five-year stretch shows that fewer than half of those studies used appropriate statistical methods to analyze the results. The review suggests that some trials may have reported… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 