Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
(ARA) – Everybody knows that exercise is good. Doctors have told us for years that exercise can help us lose weight, look better, feel better, and even sleep better. However, exercise sounds like work, and many of us claim that we just don’t have time to add more work to our daily lives.
(5 stars)
This is solid reporting on the new prostate cancer screening recommendation of the US Preventive Services Task Force – giving statistics and various experts’ perspectives to help readers.
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This story, a response to actress Christina Applegate’s diagnosis with breast cancer, was thin on evidence. And it gave viewers recommendations on screening that are not supported by the evidence.
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First, we give our best wishes to Mr. Lewis. But the principles of sound journalism are not suspended just because a reporter reports on his own illness. This story violated many of those principles.
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The story didn’t mention the possible harms and shortcomings of the procedure, didn’t explain that the procedure may never be approved in the U.S., and didn’t interview any independent experts.
(4 stars)
This story responsibly conveyed the key findings and provided a clear take-home message to viewers. But it should have mentioned absolute risks, side effects and costs.
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This story reports on studies of a drug for aggressive prostate cancer. It overstates the importance of early research, garbles the findings, and exaggerates the benefits.
(4 stars)
In the space of less than 600 words, this story meets most of the criteria for a well constructed and objective report.
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Until there is evidence of high surgery rates from more clinics and solid evidence that these operations are caused by over-training, this article could be raising unfounded alarm.
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Vytorin is hot news. But patients, let alone stock market speculators, would be better served by a more informative analysis than that provided in this business-oriented story.
(5 stars)
This article summarizes a recent research study comparing the long-term effects of three popular diets. It was accurate, balanced, reliable, and well written.
Screening could work best for early-stage patients who don’t yet need dialysis, study says.
Source: HealthDay
