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OutOfHere ◴[] No.46197855[source]
Move generally, whenever you read the percentage of patients that are noted as having a particular side effect from a medicine, the real percentage is much higher.
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SoftTalker ◴[] No.46197966[source]
And this just goes to reinforcing the beliefs of those who are skeptical of medical research. "Trust the science" is all well and good in theory except when the scientists are telling you a selective, cherry-picked story.
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venturecruelty[dead post] ◴[] No.46198153[source]
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1. vkou ◴[] No.46199364{3}[source]
It correctly observes that experts are not always right, and often incorrectly responds by turning to loud, persuasive quackery.