oh jeeze........here goes dr. siegal........

[oivay]

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/02/09/toxins-or-hysteria-teens-leroy-new-york-are-haunted-by-tics/

 

These kids are now "haunted"...........

 

 

And check this out.............

 

 

"I’m not convinced.

 

 

I believe Dr. Trifiletti is too reliant on blood-test results and on speculation about their significance. "

 

 

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/02/09/toxins-or-hysteria-teens-leroy-new-york-are-haunted-by-tics/#ixzz1m1Fn27XT

 

God help us........... too reliant on blood tests?

Edited February 10, 2012 by oivay

[tpotter]

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/02/09/toxins-or-hysteria-teens-leroy-new-york-are-haunted-by-tics/

 

These kids are now "haunted"...........

 

 

And check this out.............

 

 

"I’m not convinced.

 

 

I believe Dr. Trifiletti is too reliant on blood-test results and on speculation about their significance. "

 

 

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/02/09/toxins-or-hysteria-teens-leroy-new-york-are-haunted-by-tics/#ixzz1m1Fn27XT

 

God help us........... too reliant on blood tests?

 

I am really, really confused. On the one hand, he says that Dr. T. is too reliant on blood tests (what does that even mean...is he supposed to practice evidence based practice without the evidence?), then he says that because Dr. T. has a well-worn office, it's a "placebo effect?" What is really confusing is that he says that there are too many doctors who are practicing without having actually examined the girls, but short of "talking to the girls", it doesn't appear that he examined them either? Instead, he makes statements such as it's "just mass hysteria", and bases it on his opinion from interviewing the girls (again, this doesn't appear to be "evidence based", but rather "opinion based". This is just too weird for words. So...doctors in big offices with all the bells and whistles don't have to bother doing any actual labwork, and can make their own opinion (doesn't appear evidence based to me), but doctors who have tired old offices, who actually do extensive testing, and treat based on the evidence based outcomes are just simply caring people who are helping get these kids better by the "placebo effect."

 

WOW. Now, I've heard it all!

[HT's Mom]

OMG

 

There has got to be something we can do to counteract this crap. I can hardly stomach these comments by Siegal. And Fox and all the others air these guys for the public to watch which gives them credibility. TPotter, you are so right. How can he call blood work Opinion Based but support Conversion Disorder as evidence based. I feel like Alice looking through the looking glass!!

Edited February 10, 2012 by HT's Mom

[thenmama]

Since when has Fox been credible? For anything?

[EAMom]

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/02/09/toxins-or-hysteria-teens-leroy-new-york-are-haunted-by-tics/

 

These kids are now "haunted"...........

 

 

And check this out.............

 

 

"I’m not convinced.

 

 

I believe Dr. Trifiletti is too reliant on blood-test results and on speculation about their significance. "

 

 

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/02/09/toxins-or-hysteria-teens-leroy-new-york-are-haunted-by-tics/#ixzz1m1Fn27XT

 

God help us........... too reliant on blood tests?

 

I am really, really confused. On the one hand, he says that Dr. T. is too reliant on blood tests (what does that even mean...is he supposed to practice evidence based practice without the evidence?), then he says that because Dr. T. has a well-worn office, it's a "placebo effect?" What is really confusing is that he says that there are too many doctors who are practicing without having actually examined the girls, but short of "talking to the girls", it doesn't appear that he examined them either? Instead, he makes statements such as it's "just mass hysteria", and bases it on his opinion from interviewing the girls (again, this doesn't appear to be "evidence based", but rather "opinion based". This is just too weird for words. So...doctors in big offices with all the bells and whistles don't have to bother doing any actual labwork, and can make their own opinion (doesn't appear evidence based to me), but doctors who have tired old offices, who actually do extensive testing, and treat based on the evidence based outcomes are just simply caring people who are helping get these kids better by the "placebo effect."

 

WOW. Now, I've heard it all!

 

Well, Dent did do "extensive" testing, it just wasn't anything that would help you diagnose PANS. They did drug tox screens, heavy metal testing, and MRI's...

they didn't test for mycoplasma or do throat cultures, and they only did single ASO's in 6 of the girls (4/6 were elevated).

Edited February 10, 2012 by EAMom

[HT's Mom]

Since when has Fox been credible? For anything?

 

 

So true! Unfortunately there are a lot of people watching it who believe... My own parents, I'm ashamed to say.