“FDA approves new drug the first drug designed to treat the symptoms of excessive perkiness.”
This humorous video by the Onion illustrates some of the tactics used to push unnecessary treatments or “sell” sickness. The video uses a fictitous treatment called “Despondex” for this purpose, Continue reading »
“A New Epidemic” is a humourous video parody of the tactics used to “sell” disease by some organisations. It uses a fictitious disease called Motivational Deficiency Disorder to make its point.
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Statistically funny is a blog by Hilda Bastian containing her own cartoons illustrating important concepts in research and evidence-based health care.
“The comedic possibilities of clinical epidemiology are known to be limitless.”
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This group has created a website and discussion forum in the fields of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) and multiple sclerosis (MS).
The website is run by Canadian health researchers and funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). It contains an 11-minute visual lecture that explains many of the key issues in Testing Treatments. The concepts are explained in an accessible and compelling manner.
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Behind the Headlines provides an unbiased and evidence-based analysis of health stories that make the news.
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The healthtalkonline website has an extensive library of people’s experiences of the PSA text.
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