What are we to think if medical advice flip-flops? Is there anything available based on a “fixed principle”? When scientific research methodically shows inconsistency, is it time to explore other approaches to care and cure? Below is an excerpt from Is Aspirin Advice Increasingly Hard to Swallow? - my most recent Huffington Post UK blog.
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Many would argue it is a strength of the scientific approach that further investigation uncovers new insights contrary to previous positions and this information is openly shared. There is merit to that view. It is certainly a far greater problem when negative findings are withheld.
But…if well-meaning health advice has an inherent “use by” date after which it is no longer fit for purpose, is it any wonder the heart longs for something more consistent and dependable?
