Comments on: Medical and Journalistic Shading http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2009/01/05/medical-and-journalistic-shading/ Wesley R. Elsberry's personal weblog, talking about falconry, science, antievolution, computation, and the broken body he lives in. Wed, 23 May 2012 03:12:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dave S. http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2009/01/05/medical-and-journalistic-shading/comment-page-1/#comment-312006 Dave S. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:40:55 +0000 http://austringer.net/wp/?p=1128#comment-312006 Yeah Wes. It'd be all too easy to say it was a bit of street theatre and then delete the post as if nothing ever happened. Far more honourable is to leave the post as is and either add an addendum retracting what was said with a mea culpa, or witing a new post that does so. Sadly, the egos of some cannot take the idea of their admitted errors being recorded for posterity for all to see. Yeah Wes. It’d be all too easy to say it was a bit of street theatre and then delete the post as if nothing ever happened. Far more honourable is to leave the post as is and either add an addendum retracting what was said with a mea culpa, or witing a new post that does so. Sadly, the egos of some cannot take the idea of their admitted errors being recorded for posterity for all to see.

]]> By: Austringer http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2009/01/05/medical-and-journalistic-shading/comment-page-1/#comment-311999 Austringer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:19:36 +0000 http://austringer.net/wp/?p=1128#comment-311999 If I've screwed up, I prefer to note that somehow in the post rather than deleting posts or amending them without notice, as one sees happen in other places. The elliptical references seemed out of place to me, but it does appear that Angell was simply mirroring the style others had used. If I’ve screwed up, I prefer to note that somehow in the post rather than deleting posts or amending them without notice, as one sees happen in other places. The elliptical references seemed out of place to me, but it does appear that Angell was simply mirroring the style others had used.

]]> By: Dave S. http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2009/01/05/medical-and-journalistic-shading/comment-page-1/#comment-311998 Dave S. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:41:59 +0000 http://austringer.net/wp/?p=1128#comment-311998 Spitzer has the name recognition, and he was the boss, so presumably thats why he was featured in the media notice. Since the title of the book itself uses the elliptical form of titles and not names, its entirely reasonable for Ms. Angell to do likewise. I think your retraction set the right note here, barring any further new probitive information. Spitzer has the name recognition, and he was the boss, so presumably thats why he was featured in the media notice. Since the title of the book itself uses the elliptical form of titles and not names, its entirely reasonable for Ms. Angell to do likewise. I think your retraction set the right note here, barring any further new probitive information.

]]> By: Austringer http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2009/01/05/medical-and-journalistic-shading/comment-page-1/#comment-311996 Austringer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:15:50 +0000 http://austringer.net/wp/?p=1128#comment-311996 Ah, OK, that then makes more sense. The media notice concerning GSK and Paxil had a lot of references to Spitzer. Ah, OK, that then makes more sense. The media notice concerning GSK and Paxil had a lot of references to Spitzer.

]]> By: Dave S. http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2009/01/05/medical-and-journalistic-shading/comment-page-1/#comment-311995 Dave S. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:05:22 +0000 http://austringer.net/wp/?p=1128#comment-311995 Link broken: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/179/12/1309 Link broken:

http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/179/12/1309

]]> By: Dave S. http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2009/01/05/medical-and-journalistic-shading/comment-page-1/#comment-311994 Dave S. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:04:18 +0000 http://austringer.net/wp/?p=1128#comment-311994 Wes, According to Bass' own website the book is described - <blockquote>Side Effects: A Prosecutor, a Whistleblower, and A Bestselling Antidepressant on Trial tells the true story of a groundbreaking court case and the personal drama that surrounded the making and unmasking of a bestselling drug. It chronicles the lives <b>of two women - a prosecutor and a whistleblower</b> - who exposed the pattern of deception in the research and marketing of Paxil, an antidepressant prescribed to millions of children and adults.</blockquote> I don't think they are referring to Spitzer as the 'Prosecuter', rather, a woman named Rose Firestein. At the time Spizer was the AG, not an AAG. Yes, Spitzer was involved, but this reference was apparently to Ms. Firestein. See <a>HERE</a>. Wes,

According to Bass’ own website the book is described -

Side Effects: A Prosecutor, a Whistleblower, and A Bestselling Antidepressant on Trial tells the true story of a groundbreaking court case and the personal drama that surrounded the making and unmasking of a bestselling drug. It chronicles the lives of two women – a prosecutor and a whistleblower – who exposed the pattern of deception in the research and marketing of Paxil, an antidepressant prescribed to millions of children and adults.

I don’t think they are referring to Spitzer as the ‘Prosecuter’, rather, a woman named Rose Firestein. At the time Spizer was the AG, not an AAG. Yes, Spitzer was involved, but this reference was apparently to Ms. Firestein.

See HERE.

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