tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post443890538515308614..comments2024-01-25T13:46:11.967-06:00Comments on The Bronze Blog: This is How They RollRyan Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14750814560493466382noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-42984394132907018102008-10-30T00:52:00.000-05:002008-10-30T00:52:00.000-05:00KoF, BD specifically mentioned surgical procedures...KoF, BD specifically mentioned surgical procedures in his post; otherwise I wouldn't have bothered commenting.Rhoadanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375561352677522227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-44193051705023266482008-10-22T18:13:00.000-05:002008-10-22T18:13:00.000-05:00Oops! Forgot the surgery chunk partway through. Fi...Oops! Forgot the surgery chunk partway through. Fixenated.Bronze Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938257296504189967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-81340734861986401082008-10-22T17:08:00.000-05:002008-10-22T17:08:00.000-05:00We're comparing to alties. Alties don't do surgery...We're comparing to alties. Alties don't do surgery, generally. The closest you get is acupuncture.King of Ferretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893294460892136598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-15957903146503276922008-10-22T16:44:00.000-05:002008-10-22T16:44:00.000-05:00human trials can begin, which are monitored even m...<I>human trials can begin, which are monitored even more carefully, starting out relatively small and always controlled to compare the treatment versus placebo.</I><BR/><BR/>Where possible. It's kinda hard (not to mention usually considered unethical) to do placebo surgery. With surgery, often the best one can do is monitor the surgical outcomes against existing statistics for the previous standard intervention if there is one, or no intervention in the absence of a standard intervention.<BR/><BR/>C'mon BD, you know Orac's blogged about that before.Rhoadanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375561352677522227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-35291667611634276752008-10-22T15:44:00.000-05:002008-10-22T15:44:00.000-05:00So alties screaming bloody murder is music to the ...So alties screaming bloody murder is music to the ears of anyone with the slightest hint of skepticism?King of Ferretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893294460892136598noreply@blogger.com