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"New research on macular degeneration saving eyesight"

Source: The Australian

Published: 28 May 2012

Category: Other

Rating: (4 stars)

Keywords: macula macular degeneration antioxidant food

what they said (Hover the mouse cursor over underlined words for more info)

NEW research to reduce the impacts of macular degeneration, including slowing its onset in older Australians, could save thousands of people from losing their eyesight later in life.

The original article can be found at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/new-research-on-macular-degeneration-saving-eyesight/story-e6frg8y6-1226368682378

how did it rate? (more information)

Criteria	Rating
Total Score	6 of 8
Novelty of Treatment	Satisfactory (?)
Availability of Treatment	Satisfactory (?)
Treatment Options	Satisfactory (?)
Disease Mongering	Satisfactory (?)
Evidence	Not Satisfactory (?)
Quantification of Benefits of Treatment	Not Applicable
Harms of Treatment	Satisfactory (?)
Costs of Treatment	Satisfactory (?)
Sources of Information	Not Satisfactory (?)
Relies on Press Release	Not Applicable

what we said (Hover the mouse cursor over underlined words for more info)

This diet is probably close to what our grandparents ate but the application is new. The story would have been more informative if we had been told how big the benefit seen in the Blue Mountains Eye Study was. Was it a tiny incremental benefit, possibly a radical cure, or somewhere inbetween?

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