/oss/taxonomy/term/4288/all en /oss/article/health-and-nutrition/what-really-meant-evidence-based-medicine <p>That’s an interesting question. What else could medicine be based on if not on evidence? Well, it could be based on conjecture, hearsay, wishful thinking, anecdote or just plain flim-flam. Indeed, throughout most of our history, medicine was not evidence-based! Bloodletting, purging and various herbal treatments were practiced without any attempt to systematically determine whether they worked.</p> Fri, 31 Dec 2021 17:18:01 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8969 at /oss /oss/article/pseudoscience/even-best-scientific-studies-can-lie-case-craniosacral-therapy <p>There are days when I wish I could say, “Look for a meta-analysis that answers your question and trust it blindly.” Do vitamin supplements work? Look for a meta-analysis! Are sausages bad for your health? Meta-analysis! Will an aspirin a day keep the doctor away? Meta-analysis!</p> Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:09:24 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8087 at /oss