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  • #91
    Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
    Are they of the same calibre as Immanuel? If so perhaps some Americans should be concerned.
    here is a Yale Epidemiolgist who says that Hydroxychoroquine is very good for fighting covid 19 https://justthenews.com/politics-pol...ating-covid-19 I dare shuny to call this person a loon.

    Risch, at Newsweek, argues that multiple studies over the past several months have demonstrated that the drug is a safe and efficacious treatment method for COVID-19.

    Among the successful treatment experiments, he writes, are "an additional 400 high-risk patients treated by Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, with zero deaths; four studies totaling almost 500 high-risk patients treated in nursing homes and clinics across the U.S., with no deaths; a controlled trial of more than 700 high-risk patients in Brazil, with significantly reduced risk of hospitalization and two deaths among 334 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine; and another study of 398 matched patients in France, also with significantly reduced hospitalization risk."
    he also mentions the how bad it is to let politics get in the way of good science.
    Though according to Risch the benefits of the drug are clear, he nevertheless concedes that the subject "has become highly politicized."

    "For many, it is viewed as a marker of political identity, on both sides of the political spectrum," he said. "Nobody needs me to remind them that this is not how medicine should proceed."

    He also argues that "the drug has not been used properly in many studies," and that delays in administering the drug have reduced its effectiveness.

    "In the future," Risch says in the column, "I believe this misbegotten episode regarding hydroxychloroquine will be studied by sociologists of medicine as a classic example of how extra-scientific factors overrode clear-cut medical evidence."
    here is the link to the newsweek column he wrote https://www.newsweek.com/key-defeati...pinion-1519535 if you want to read it straight from his own mouth
    Last edited by RumTumTugger; 07-29-2020, 10:37 AM.

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    • #92
      Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
      I am not responsible for the content of the posts made by contributors to this thread.
      Yes, mom*, I got that!




      *intended as a friendly poke
      The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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      • #93
        Originally posted by RumTumTugger View Post
        here is a Yale Epidemiolgist who says that Hydroxychoroquine is very good for fighting covid 19 https://justthenews.com/politics-pol...ating-covid-19 I dare shuny to call this person a loon.



        he also mentions the how bad it is to let politics get in the way of good science.


        here is the link to the newsweek column he wrote https://www.newsweek.com/key-defeati...pinion-1519535 if you want to read it straight from his own mouth
        What trials has Dr Risch conducted?

        With regard to the reference in your article to the apparent success of Dr Vladimir Zelenko - it seems he has left his community.

        https://www.jta.org/2020/05/20/unite...-his-treatment, That article states "The announcement comes after Zelenko was accused by community leaders of spreading disinformation about the rate of coronavirus infection in Kiryas Joel, leading to discrimination against residents of the village. Zelenko is also being investigated by a federal prosecutor over his claim that a study of the drugs he promoted had won approval from the Food and Drug Administration."
        "It ain't necessarily so
        The things that you're liable
        To read in the Bible
        It ain't necessarily so
        ."

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        • #94
          Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
          What trials has Dr Risch conducted?

          With regard to the reference in your article to the apparent success of Dr Vladimir Zelenko - it seems he has left his community.

          https://www.jta.org/2020/05/20/unite...-his-treatment, That article states "The announcement comes after Zelenko was accused by community leaders of spreading disinformation about the rate of coronavirus infection in Kiryas Joel, leading to discrimination against residents of the village. Zelenko is also being investigated by a federal prosecutor over his claim that a study of the drugs he promoted had won approval from the Food and Drug Administration."
          And your comment on the Henry Ford Health System Study I cited?
          That's what
          - She

          Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
          - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

          I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
          - Stephen R. Donaldson

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          • #95
            Originally posted by mikewhitney View Post
            Wow. This is insane.

            Stella Immanuel was speaking as part of America's Frontline Doctors. She is from Nigeria -- my bad guess earlier.
            Actually, she's from Cameroon. She went to medical school in Nigeria.

            She treated 350 patients with no deaths.
            Or so she claims.

            She was not the only one speaking but she was part of this group of doctors. I think they chose her to be publicized because the Mainstream Media figured that they could emphasize points about her life that would try to shame her and the message among the public.

            The video is available at 153news.net/watch_video.php?v=KSASKSUAW4MX
            Note that your internet provider may block the 153news.net. I hade to access this website through a VPN. If you can't view the video directly, you can download the video and play it with videolan.org player or one of Microsoft video players.
            I found it interesting that one of the speakers was Dr. Dan Erickson, who has been caught spreading misinformation about the virus before.

            The video has been removed from twitter and youtube (at least the initial posting there). There website (americanfrontlinedoctors.com) was removed within days. So there were 3 places of censorship -- one was squarespace hosting. This is unheard of censorship of doctors who are trying to get a reasonable approach that opens the economy.

            If you want something that is evidence of evildoing, a similar website hostname was created by the CDC as americanfrontlinedoctors.org. This is insane that the CDC would do this. People should be aware of the impropriety of the CDC doing this -- it is totally wrong for the CDC to do this trickery. Wake up or we will only suffer for the halting of public debate and policies of quarantine. Free speech is to give us the ability to speak against the actions of the government.

            In summary, many problems are apparent
            1. censorship by big internet companies
            2. CDC taking a link associated with the public opposition to the CDC
            3. the false study printed in New England Journal of Medicine
            4. stifling of doctors' messages, of publicly debate
            5. the selective defaming of Stella when there were other doctors also promoting Hydroxychloroquine

            You can find some additional but older news on coronavirus at https://www.medicineuncensored.com/. Some retracted studies are pointed out on that site.
            It's a tough call regarding what to do when a group of people want to spread misinformation during a public health crisis. Ordinarily, I would prefer to let them battle it out in the marketplace of ideas. But in this case, lots of people would die before their claims are proved false. So I think I'm going to have to endorse censorship in this instance.

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            • #96
              Originally posted by Stoic View Post
              Actually, she's from Cameroon. She went to medical school in Nigeria.


              Or so she claims.


              I found it interesting that one of the speakers was Dr. Dan Erickson, who has been caught spreading misinformation about the virus before.


              It's a tough call regarding what to do when a group of people want to spread misinformation during a public health crisis. Ordinarily, I would prefer to let them battle it out in the marketplace of ideas. But in this case, lots of people would die before their claims are proved false. So I think I'm going to have to endorse censorship in this instance.
              I'm not sure why you question the number of patients she has treated.

              These doctors were countering misinformation. They are countering this in the marketplace of ideas -- it sounds like you watched the video. That is what they were doing. By stopping their voice you are advocating the end of public discussion, that somehow the information based on Mainstream Media "expertise" is flawless.

              Haha. The sort-of-status-quo is that lots of people are dying. We absolutely know that hydroxychloroquine is safe. So its use is not a threat to anything except maybe to the desire to have people remain in fear until the magical vaccine appears ( of a type of vaccine that has failed to protect from coronavirus in the last 30 years -- or we have a totally experimental RDA vaccine that may upset our normal DNA). The video has doctors who have seen from their education and practice that the media information is inaccurate.

              We have the evidence of false journal published studies
              We have the media staging fake coronavirus test centers and staged events in front of hospitals
              We have Birx saying that any death of a person that is even suspected of coronavirus should be listed as a covid-19 death
              We have false positive tests reports for Florida
              We have censorship of these doctors and any other doctors who seek to balance out the discussion. This is the first time I know of where mass censorship is done on an outbreak.
              WHO is run by a communist revolutionist sponsored by China

              There is a great number of problems with the standard "approved" news. There are too many warning signs against simple trust of the mainstream media.
              In short, your confidence may be misplaced. But you may be happier in your wonderland.
              Last edited by mikewhitney; 07-29-2020, 12:24 PM.

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              • #97
                Originally posted by mikewhitney View Post
                I'm not sure why you question the number of patients she has treated.
                Maybe she's telling the truth about how many patients she treated, and whether they were representative of the general population. Perhaps her patients just got lucky. But her claim is kind of improbable on its face, and we have no support for it.

                These doctors were countering misinformation. They are countering this in the marketplace of ideas -- it sounds like you watched the video. That is what they were doing. By stopping their voice you are advocating the end of public discussion, that somehow the information based on Mainstream Media "expertise" is flawless.
                It's hard to tell whether these doctors really believe what they are saying (I'm not a mind reader), but it's clear that they have a political agenda, which involves opening up the economy regardless of the consequences, and getting Trump reelected. It's also clear that they don't trust science and prefer to go with their guts, just like Trump.

                We know that human beings are biased towards believing things that they want to be true, or continuing to believe things that they already believe to be true. The reason we have double-blind randomized trials is specifically to counter these types of biases. So when someone wants to throw out science, and use anecdotal evidence instead, I think it's right to push back.

                Haha. The sort-of-status-quo is that lots of people are dying. We absolutely know that hydroxychloroquine is safe. So its use is not a threat to anything except maybe to the desire to have people remain in fear until the magical vaccine appears ( of a type of vaccine that has failed to protect from coronavirus in the last 30 years -- or we have a totally experimental RDA vaccine that may upset our normal DNA). The video has doctors who have seen from their education and practice that the media information is inaccurate.
                HCQ's use by the general public is a threat to the people who need it to treat lupus or malaria.

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                • #98
                  Originally posted by Stoic View Post
                  Maybe she's telling the truth about how many patients she treated, and whether they were representative of the general population. Perhaps her patients just got lucky. But her claim is kind of improbable on its face, and we have no support for it.



                  It's hard to tell whether these doctors really believe what they are saying (I'm not a mind reader), but it's clear that they have a political agenda, which involves opening up the economy regardless of the consequences, and getting Trump reelected. It's also clear that they don't trust science and prefer to go with their guts, just like Trump.

                  We know that human beings are biased towards believing things that they want to be true, or continuing to believe things that they already believe to be true. The reason we have double-blind randomized trials is specifically to counter these types of biases. So when someone wants to throw out science, and use anecdotal evidence instead, I think it's right to push back.

                  HCQ's use by the general public is a threat to the people who need it to treat lupus or malaria.
                  More HCQ can be manufactured. Bad studies were published, including ones where overdoses were used. People are dying without treatment so it is okay to try these treatments within the safety bounds.

                  There is no indication that these doctors were Republicans or Trump-promoters (unless I missed something that you can point out?). Are you assuming a political motive in promoting life, health and safety by these doctors? Does your model of the broad situation endorse the lies promoted by the government and media?

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                  • #99


                    And your comment on the Henry Ford Health System Study I cited?
                    That's what
                    - She

                    Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
                    - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

                    I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
                    - Stephen R. Donaldson

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                    • Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                      And, other than a Tweet, has Trump really endorsed her? I know Trump Jr wanted everybody to see her video, but Shuny makes it sound like she's Trump's new "go to" for Covid advice. I'm guessing that's a steaming pile of poo.
                      Apparently some of the Spanish language stations around here reported that Trump fired Fauci and she was his replacement.

                      I'm always still in trouble again

                      "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                      "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                      "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                      • Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                        Apparently some of the Spanish language stations around here reported that Trump fired Fauci and she was his replacement.
                        They must have read Shuny's babblings.
                        The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                        • Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                          It's not at all unusual for Trump to yield to confirmation bias, seeking out anything that he feels supports his position. Yeah, I can't seem to find anything besides this tweet, and I'm sure he didn't know about the weird religion part.

                          It's also possible to believe in weird religion and still be a good doctor. The religion part appears to be part of her culture.
                          Ben Carson has some odd beliefs but was still a first rate neurosurgeon.

                          I'm always still in trouble again

                          "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                          "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                          "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                          • Originally posted by mikewhitney View Post
                            More HCQ can be manufactured. Bad studies were published, including ones where overdoses were used. People are dying without treatment so it is okay to try these treatments within the safety bounds.

                            There is no indication that these doctors were Republicans or Trump-promoters (unless I missed something that you can point out?). Are you assuming a political motive in promoting life, health and safety by these doctors? Does your model of the broad situation endorse the lies promoted by the government and media?
                            I take it that means you accepted the video at face value, without doing any research on who you were listening to. (The likely explanation for that is that they were telling you what you wanted to hear.)

                            https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-doctors-video

                            https://newsfactsnetwork.com/2020/07...tline-doctors/

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                            • Originally posted by Stoic View Post
                              I take it that means you accepted the video at face value, without doing any research on who you were listening to. (The likely explanation for that is that they were telling you what you wanted to hear.)

                              https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-doctors-video

                              https://newsfactsnetwork.com/2020/07...tline-doctors/
                              I don't see much beyond the point that the newsfact is dismissing the video because it does not match with the government-promoted viewpoint. The whole point of the video was to provide insight not given by the government or mainstream media. So, your research is just cyclic reasoning.

                              The Tea Party started as a mix of people from Democrat, Republican and Libertarian viewpoints. I don't know the political perspective of the sponsors of the video. The warnings by these doctors were not to overthrow the government but the goal was to help people see a way out of destructive government policies. They are participating in a debate, not the overthrow of sane medicine.

                              It gets pretty sad if it is true that only right-wing people are interested in successfully treating coronavirus in a cheap and effective way.
                              Last edited by mikewhitney; 07-29-2020, 01:49 PM.

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                              • Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post
                                And your comment on the Henry Ford Health System Study I cited?
                                Pardon? I do not understand the relevance of your remark.

                                ETA I found your link.

                                However, we also have this https://wdet.org/posts/2020/07/15/89...gy-conclusion/

                                Critics say the research is an “observational study” that did not make use of random control groups. Steven Nissen, chief academic officer of the Heart & Vascular Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, says the study’s methodology preordained its conclusion.

                                In a randomized study, “you assign people to get one therapy or another and then find out how they do,” Nissen said. This study, however, “was what’s known as an observational study, where you look at people who got the drug compared to people who didn’t.”

                                Nissen says the Henry Ford patients not given hydroxychloroquine based on risk of side effects were already more likely to die from the virus. The Henry Ford researchers counter that they used different dosing methods than other studies.

                                While Henry Ford says its study is peer reviewed, Nissen says that does not mean the findings are credible.

                                “What a peer review person might have said is ‘look, it’s worth publishing but it doesn’t prove anything’ and I can tell you it doesn’t prove anything,” Nissen said. ”And there is nobody who’s working in this area who has any knowledge of this that says it’s a reliable study.”


                                It may prove that hydroxycloroquine has benefits but those might only be to certain groups with specific conditions.
                                Last edited by Hypatia_Alexandria; 07-29-2020, 05:44 PM.
                                "It ain't necessarily so
                                The things that you're liable
                                To read in the Bible
                                It ain't necessarily so
                                ."

                                Sportin' Life
                                Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin

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