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Carl Heneghan

Carl Heneghan

Deputy Director of the CEBM, GP and clinical lecturer at the University of Oxford.

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Ami Banerjee

Cardiology trainee and clinical research fellow at the University of Oxford

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    7th January 2010 05:39pm

    2010: call for reduced bias in clinical studies   Carl Heneghan

    Understanding bias in clinical studies can help identify some of the reasons why we reach the wrong conclusions about the effects of interventions. Some of the biases we will be looking out for in 2010 include:

    1. Publication bias: Positive findings are more likely to be published in medical journals than negative findings (Tamiflu). Media coverage of health issues often tends to be biased towards publication of stories which will grab headlines (swine flu).

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    15th December 2009 12:38pm

    Association and causation: the link between childhood IQ and mortality   Ami Banerjee

    Around Christmas, we are often more aware of the scale of poverty than at other times of the year.

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    29th July 2009 11:07pm

    Is organic food a waste of money?   Ami Banerjee

    “Organic” is just one of the many labels thrust on the socially conscious, along with “carbon-neutral”, “eco-friendly”, “green”, “fair-trade” and “ethical”. Such labels are powerful marketing tools for the relevant industries, and people are even prepared to pay more if they feel they are doing good, particularly for their health. But are the claimed benefits backed up by evidence and should we be sceptical?

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