Drug Claims Often Misleading

If you were told a drug you are taking has been found to increase the risks of death by 100 percent, would you stop taking it? Of course. But does that statement really mean you are much more likely to die if you keep taking the drug? Absolutely not. Statistics like that, touting drugs and their possible side effects, can be so misleading that even doctors frequently misunderstand them, according to a major international study that brands many health care professionals as "statistical... Full Story