Thursday, December 29, 2005

Another day, another medical story questioned

Today comes news of two British medical journals, BMJ and The Lancet, questioning articles by Dr. Ram B. Singh which they published years ago. Dr. Singh claimed that heart-attack victims who ate more fiber, fruits and vegetables for a year cut their risk of death during the year by about half. It turns out that Dr. Singh, who is based in Moradabad, India, may not have followed Western medical journal standards or may have taken advantage of Western medical journal standards. The journals feel taken advantage of. Dr. Singh feels maligned. Who knows who is right?

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