From November 2010 edition of the Atlantic Magazine

Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science - Magazine - The Atlantic
www.theatlantic.com

Much of what medical researchers conclude in their studies is misleading, exaggerated, or flat-out wrong. So why are doctors—to a striking extent—still drawing upon misinformation in their everyday practice? Dr. John Ioannidis has spent his career challenging his peers by exposing their bad science.

To read more (and keep the copyrights in tact :o) please go to the Atlantic site

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/11/lies-damned-lies-and-medical-science/8269/