[FairfieldLife] Re: A primer on medical studies

2008-09-30 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > Moral of the story: pre-vitamins are not > > drugs. If they had taken the supplements > > along with a bit of naturally occurring > beta-carot

[FairfieldLife] Re: A primer on medical studies

2008-09-30 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > Moral of the story: pre-vitamins are not > > drugs. If they had taken the supplements > > along with a bit of naturally occurring > beta-caro

[FairfieldLife] Re: A primer on medical studies

2008-09-30 Thread Patrick Gillam
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > Moral of the story: pre-vitamins are not > drugs. If they had taken the supplements > along with a bit of naturally occurring beta-carotene as found in fruits or carrots > or whatever, I wonder what would have happened? > Its entire

[FairfieldLife] Re: A primer on medical studies

2008-09-30 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Fairfield Lifers interested in scientific > research may enjoy a short article in the > New York Times on what constitutes a good > medical study. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/health/30stud.html?8dpc