Doctor Heal Thyself … By Unlearning
Posted in Genomics, Health Care, Hospitals, Pharmaceutical
When physicians are asked to state the relative risks of classical predictors of heart disease (such as smoking or diabetes) many, according to this article, are likely to cite a figure of between "10 to 15 times." This is not only wrong, it is dangerously wide of the mark. Most of the predictors have only…