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Authors of Our Own Misfortune?: The Problems with Psychogenic Explanations for Physical Illnesses
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Angela Kennedy
justinreilly
, November 30, 2012
Ever wonder why there is so much controversy in science? Especially about those subjects where some corporations and/or nations are looking at the prospect of a huge price tag should some conclusion of science be widely accepted? We have seen that industry has employed its own shady "scientists" to "manufacture doubt" in many of these situations from tobacco to global warming. Here, Angela Kennedy shows how health insurers, including the UK and other governments, have waged a massive war on science in order to avoid liability for treatment and disability in a number of very common diseases. Ms. Kennedy examines the curious case of a small cadre of insurance lobbyists, trained as psychiatrists and posing as scientists. Their mission: save insurers as many billions as possible by "manufacturing doubt" about the aetiology and pathophysiology of a number of very high-cost diseases. These diseases, such as ME, have been shown in the peer-reviewed scientific literature to be organic physical diseases, with a good amount of the organic pathophysiology established. Notwithstanding the science, this anti-science cadre has been able to create confusion about this fact by producing their own patently invalid definitions of disease, conducting studies using these invalid definitions and then exaggerating the results of even these invalid studies. Then they write copious review papers in journals and textbook chapters. In this way they are able to decisively drown out actual science from the marketplace of ideas. With Billions at stake, it is perhaps unsurprising that insurers use frontmen to distort the science in order to delay payouts. What perhaps is surprising, is that almost all of 'science'- including individual scientists, clinicians and governing bodies, associations and journals- do not keep an eye out for such distortion of science and instead blindly rely on the publications of these ostensible "scientists." Meanwhile, tens of millions of patients with ME and other so-called "functional syndromes" worldwide are left to rot and die from neglect and iatrogenic exacerbation of morbidity. Kennedy's book shows how exactly this cadre is able to execute their strategy. Interesting insight is provided into how to dominate scientific and popular opinion though the actual facts are contra to one's (the lobbyists') position. Helpful reading for every scientist, clinician, patient and indeed every citizen and everyone who reads or watches news since this book equips one to critically read media science reports (and the scientific literature) and to see the true abuse of millions of disabled countrymen.
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Authors of Our Own Misfortune?: The Problems with Psychogenic Explanations for Physical Illnesses
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Angela Kennedy
justinreilly
, November 30, 2012
Especially about those subjects where some corporations and/or nations are looking at the prospect of a huge price tag should some conclusion of science be widely accepted? We have seen that industry has employed its own shady "scientists" to "manufacture doubt" in many of these situations from tobacco to global warming. Here, Angela Kennedy shows how health insurers, including the UK and other governments, have waged a massive war on science in order to avoid liability for treatment and disability in a number of very common diseases. Ms. Kennedy examines the curious case of a small cadre of insurance lobbyists, trained as psychiatrists and posing as scientists. Their mission: save insurers as many billions as possible by "manufacturing doubt" about the aetiology and pathophysiology of a number of very high-cost diseases. These diseases, such as ME, have been shown in the peer-reviewed scientific literature to be organic physical diseases, with a good amount of the organic pathophysiology established. Notwithstanding the science, this anti-science cadre has been able to create confusion about this fact by producing their own patently invalid definitions of disease, conducting studies using these invalid definitions and then exaggerating the results of even these invalid studies. Then they write copious review papers in journals and textbook chapters. In this way they are able to decisively drown out actual science from the marketplace of ideas. With Billions at stake, it is perhaps unsurprising that insurers use frontmen to distort the science in order to delay payouts. What perhaps is surprising, is that almost all of 'science'- including individual scientists, clinicians and governing bodies, associations and journals- do not keep an eye out for such distortion of science and instead blindly rely on the publications of these ostensible "scientists." Meanwhile, tens of millions of patients with ME and other so-called "functional syndromes" worldwide are left to rot and die from neglect and iatrogenic exacerbation of morbidity. Kennedy's book shows how exactly this cadre is able to execute their strategy. Interesting insight is provided into how to dominate scientific and popular opinion though the actual facts are contra to one's (the lobbyists') position. Helpful reading for every scientist, clinician, patient and indeed every citizen and everyone who reads or watches news since this book equips one to critically read media science reports (and the scientific literature) and to see the true abuse of millions of disabled countrymen.
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Conns Current Therapy 2011 Expert Consult Online & Print
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Edward T Bope, Rick D Kellerman, Robert E Rakel
justinreilly
, October 08, 2011
James Jones authors the egregiously inaccurate chapter on ME ("CFS"). Jones and the rest of his old team at CDC have been putting out disinformation about ME for decades and this is no exception. Some examples of misrepresentations are that he warns that patients may get 'lay information' from the internet such as that ME is usually not cureable and that this is not correct. Also uses studies based on the Reeves criteria and the CDC Georgia cohort, both of which have been proven to be patently invalid. Says graded exercise is the best "treatment" (it is in fact the most harmful). Pls use the gold standard documents on ME to base a chapter on: the 2011 ME International Consensus Criteria (Carruthers et al.) and the 2010 Leonard Jason paper validating the Canadian Consensus Criteria for research. Pls contact me for further information or to locate an authority who will rewrite you chapter free of charge. I do wish to re-rate at 5 stars when the chapter is re-written. Thank you very much for your consideration!
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CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2012 51st Edition
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Stephen Mcphee, Maxine Papadakis, Michael W Rabow
justinreilly
, October 02, 2011
This year's Current still lists "CFS" (aka ME) as "Fatigue & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome...p.39" in Chp.2 "Common Symptoms." Need it be pointed out once again that ME is a severe neuro-immune disease not Idiopathic Chronic Fatigue? I refer the authors to the ME International Consensus Criteria for accurate information on ME I would love to give Current a five-star rating and will very gladly do so if an accurate entry on ME is substituted. I do think it is generally a very good work. Pls take info from the ME ICC, supra, and/or contact me for more info or to find an authority who will draft an accurate piece on ME for you for free. Thank you. There are some accurate statements in the piece on ME, but many harmful inaccuracies taken from studies or articles by proven frauds such as Simon Wessely and which use the Reeves and Sharpe definitions of "CFS" which are both patently invalid on their face. Here are a sample of the egregious inaccuracies in this article: "Persons with confirmed CFS report a much greater frequency of childhood trauma and psychopathology..." "Acyclovir...and low-dose hydro-cortosone do not improve symptoms." "There is a greater occurrence of past and current psychiatric diagnoses in patients with this syndrome." "All patients...should be reassured that full recovery is eventually possible in most cases."
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Harrison's Infectious Diseases
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Dennis L. Kasper
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, September 12, 2011
Editor Fauci still includes the deceased Stephen Straus' egregiously inaccurate article as the section on ME ('CFS') in this edition. Straus was the only employee NIH has ever had devoted to 'CFS' and he consistently advanced a pscyhogenic etiological explanation despite the fact that it contradicted nearly all the science. He was still doing grand rounds in the mid- late 90's saying possible retroviral association with ME made no sense because retroviruses cause neurological, cognitive, immunological and endocrine pathology, which aren't prominent features of ME. These are in fact the central, disabling features of the disease. And quite a few bench scientists have found retroviral involvement since 1986. Some of Straus' egregious misrepresentations included here in Harrisons are: "a direct microbial causation is unproven and unlikely." "several common themes underlie attempts to understand the disorder: ... (2) it is associated with mild immunological disturbances and sedentary behavior during childhood; and (3) it is commonly accompanied by neuropsychological complaints, somatic preoccupation, and/or depression." The prevalence of depression in 'CFS' "exceeds that seen in other chronic medical illnesses. Some propose that CFS is fundamentally a psychiatric disorder and that the various neuroendocrine and immune disturbances arise secondarily." "Over weeks to months, despite reassurances that 'nothing serious is wrong' the symptom persist and other features of the syndrome become evident- disturbed sleep, difficulty concentrating and depression." "Many patients report that CFS symptoms, including cognitive problems, are exacerbated by intensive physical or other stressors, yet recent prospective studies have not confirmed this impression." "Ultimately, isolation, frustration, and pathetic resignation can mark the protracted course of illness." "Questions have been raised regarding the relative merits of rendering a diagnosis of CFS. Being diagnosed can provide validation of a patient's perceived symptoms, but may also perpetuate or exacerbate them." "A carefully graded exercise regime should be encouraged and has been proven to relieve symptoms and enhance exercise tolerance. Controlled therapeutic trials have established that acyclovir... among other agents, offer no significant benefit in CFS." And so on. Such misrepresentations by Dr. Straus have caused a tremendous amount of iatrogenic morbidity in ME patients.
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Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine 2 Volume Set
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Dan Longo, Anthony Fauci, Dennis Kasper
justinreilly
, September 09, 2011
Editor Fauci includes van der Meer and Bleijenberg's egregiously inaccurate chapter on ME ("CFS"). It is no better than that in earlier editions by Fauci colleague Straus. The article paints ME as having proven psychological components and relatively unproven organic components. Nothing could be further from the truth. For example, they claim that "a direct microbial causation is unproven and unlikely." And that CBT and GET are the only proven treatments while acyclovir and many others have been proven ineffective. And so on. I give Harrison's one star because such misrepresentations by Drs. van der Meer and Bleijenberg have caused a tremendous amount of iatrogenic morbidity in ME patients. I am very eager to give Harrison's five-stars, because in most other respects, it really deserves it. I have learned a lot from it. Please substitute an accurate chapter on ME and I would be delighted to give it five-stars and evangelize for Harrison's. The essential documents on ME (with more than enough information to fill a chapter in Harrison's) are: - the 2003 Canadian ME/CFS Consensus Criteria by Carruthers et al. - the 2010 validated research version of the above CCC by Jason et al. - the 2011 International ME Consensus Criteria Please contact me if you wish further information or if you wish to find an author who will draft an accurate chapter for you free of charge. Thank you.
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