Letter: Meta-analysis can be statistically misleading * In response: ... but they also present an opportunity to learn more.

“Not Everything That Is Faced Can Be Changed, but Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced”: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Recanalization rates can be misleading.

Recanalization Rates Can Be Misleading To the Editor: We read with interest Rha and Saver’s1 review of relationships between recanalization and outcome and commend them on their comprehensive review of pertinent literature. However, we disagree with their main conclusion that recanalization may substitute for measurement of clinical outcome. The central finding that leads Rha and Saver1 to thei...

Consumer Advertising Can Be Misleading

David Oaks I would like to thank PLoS Medicine for publishing Lacasse and Leo’s important and methodical Essay that debunks the “chemical imbalance” advertisements for psychiatric drugs [1]. Why would the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approve such ads? Our human rights group, MindFreedom International, has been asking that question for a long time. On behalf of MindFreedom, U...

Knowing Afghanistan: Can there be an end to the saga?

War on terrorism, as the motto which formed the cornerstone of global policies of former     neo-conservative administration of the United States, is increasingly becoming ineffective in Afghanistan with the dreaded consequence of spilling over into Pakistan. This inevitable consequence of War on    Terrorism in Afghanistan has brought the West face to face with the ‘nest of terrorism’ that CIA...

Should Priority Setting Also Be Concerned About Profound Socio-Economic Transformations? A Response to Recent Commentary