Of course you can download this article for free from THE LANCET—that is exactly the point that I make below: When medical journals publish a drug-friendly or nutrition-negative article, they commonly make the article available for free whereas drug-negative or nutrition-positive articles are commonly not available for free; the result and consequence is that drug-friendly or nutrition-negative articles get more traction / press / circulation / recycling in the scientific and public press, thereby skewing perception toward drugs and away from nutrition.
shenanigans
1: a devious trick used especially for an underhand purpose
2a: tricky or questionable practices or conduct —usually used in plural; b: high-spirited or mischievous activity1
3. mischief; prankishness: deceit; trickery. a mischievous or deceitful trick, practice, etc.2
THE LANCET was previously considered to be the best medical journal, ~15 years ahead of other journals. Now however, THE LANCET is simply a medical tabloid with zero guaranteed value.
All major medical journals are now "extensions of the marketing departments of drug companies." Smith, PLOS Medicine 2005
When medical journals publish a drug-friendly or nutrition-negative article, they commonly make the article available for free whereas drug-negative or nutrition-positive articles are commonly not available for free; the result and consequence is that drug-friendly or nutrition-negative articles get more traction / press / circulation / recycling in the scientific and public press, thereby skewing perception toward drugs and away from nutrition.
The design of the study will determine the outcome of the study, regardless of the merits of the interventions being tested.
A “specific” strategy in a clinical trial can be said to be a corrupted trial design that benefits a specific pre-selected pre-ordained therapeutic, while a “general” strategy is one that benefits an entire paradigm or industry.
Progressive research is that which advances science and builds upon previous data, especially the previous or reasonable gold standard; regressive research is that which retards thinking and progress-making, favoring the status quo of drug dependency and political dominance.
For the most part, the idea of "placebo-controlled study" is now outdated and the use of such should be restricted in favor of direct comparison studies, especially with nondrug interventions.
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New peer-reviewed biomedical shenanigans from THE LANCET (September 28, 2023)