Re: "Statins caused my kidney failure"

From: Bill (xxx_at_yy.zz)
Date: 07/15/04


Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 20:39:26 GMT


"Herman Rubin" <hrubin@odds.stat.purdue.edu> wrote in message
news:cd6ai8$5poi@odds.stat.purdue.edu...
> >And again, why can you not accept the fact that statins can help a large
group
> >of people.
>
> This is true. Better identification is needed, and medical
> statistical studies ignore FAR too much. That they can help
> many people does not mean that doctors should push very low
> guidelines on all.
>
>
>

I agree with that. There is also an economics issue that comes into play -
where can the health care dollar be spent better. I would like to see more
govt. supported large scale trials - perhaps on a multi-country basis - to
sort out what is best (including dosage) for whom.

Bill

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> Herman Rubin, Department of Statistics, Purdue University
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