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Aromatase inhibitors and acupuncture in breast cancer: Spinning a negative study

Aromasin: Aromatase inhibitors

Aromatase inhibitors are antiestrogen drugs frequently used to treat breast cancer. Unfortunately, they can cause significant joint pain. A recent study of acupuncture for joint pain caused by these drugs was basically negative, but the authors did their best to spin it as positive. Same as it ever was for acupuncture studies.

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Saunas and longevity: Another example of putting the preclinical cart before the horse

No, contrary to what Dr. Gottfried says, this will probably not make you live longer.

Dr. Sara Gottfried, MD, wants you to know she is a doctor. She also wants you to know that you can “reset” your hormones and genes with food and saunas. In the case of the saunas, she’s put the preclinical cart before the clinical horse and extrapolated animal and early molecular epidemiological data off of a cliff.