Tuesday, July 22, 2008  Bad Study. Bad, Bad Study.  This study
is what you call junk science. Upon seeing the title of this
article I said to myself - "I bet this is a very small study,
published in an obscure alternative medicine journal, measuring
some subjective variable, and funded by a juice company".
Well...         Pretty convincing, no? Here are the "results":
"According to the study authors, "significant
differences" between day one and day 15 were found in the goji
berry group."  Awsome!! Significant results?! That's almost
unbelievable!!! But, how significant are we talking here?   Wow!
50% of the people feel good? Wait, how many people in the normal
population would say they feel good?  Here's the clincher:  "The
placebo group reported two statistically significant changes
during the 14-day period - heartburn and feelings of happiness."
Actually, I'm not sure what this statement means. The control
group had increased heartburn? Was that from not drinking goji
juice, or was it from the crazy plac