The literature pro and con is out there. Anyone can look in Medline to see for themselves. Articles that support the klebsiella molecular mimicry theory are there, but so are articles that refute it. Science is NOT just about looking at the articles that support a particular controversial point of view. It is about looking at ALL the data, taking into account the appropriatenesss of study design.
One other point, the poll you took was entitled "thanksgiving poll" and the NSD had a 6/15 success rate among the small number of responders,
NOT a 60% success rate. Since the numbers are so small, it would not be possible to derive statistical significance however. Note that 30% corresponds to recognized placebo response rates in a number of controlled drug studies for AS.
Edited by Evelyn on 05/06/02 06:09 PM (server time).
