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eMJA: Media coverage of scientific presentations Media Media coverage of scientific presentations Terry D Bolin and James V Bertouch MJA 2002 177 (7): 374-374 In reply: Aroney's letter raises a number of important issues. The first of these is the question of whether a scientific fact requires the blessing of peer review to become established as such. The corollary of this is whether or not all peer-reviewed facts are necessarily true. The answer to both questions is probably no. The second issue is how to control a media report, irrespective of whether it is based on a peer-reviewed study. The issue which concerns Aroney is an abstract presentation of the association of gastrointestinal bleeding with aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and cyclo-oxygenase II (COX-II) inhibitors, the conclusion of which was that, while the last two might be important in their own right, concurrent use of aspirin, even in a small dose, was more closely associated with bleeding risk, particularly if there was a past history of peptic ulceration.1 A "meta-analysis" of the media reports, which included both television and radio in addition to the quoted report in the Sydney Morning Herald,2 would have made it clear that the theme of the interviews reaffirmed the relative safety of aspirin in the vast majority of individuals, and highlighted the risk of aspirin use concurrently with NSAIDs and COX-II inhibitors, particularly when there is a history of past ulceration. Full Article: http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/177_07_071002/bolin_071002.html |
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