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Specific guide to this web site for:

 1.  Medical School
      Educators 
      in Statistics

 2.  Medical Students

 3.  Science media writers

 4.  High School & College
     Statistic Teachers

   Misadventures:

1. Harvard led MI study

2. JACC study 
   (J. of Amer. Coll.
   Cardio.)

3. NEJM cath study

4. Amer. J. of Cardio.
    review of literature

5. ALLHAT
    controversy 

6. Oat bran study

7. Pregnancy & Alcohol

8. Are Geminis really
    different?
      
9. Columbia 'Miracle' Study  
                                                 

Additional Topics:

Celebrex

Limitations of Meta-Analyses

Large Randomized Clinical Trials

Tale of Two Large
Trials

Advocate meta-analyses

Network meta-analyses

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Final Assessment:   

1.The epidemiology data does not convincingly show an adverse effect of low level alcohol ingestion during pregnancy in nonsmokers.

2. Low levels of alcohol ingestion in nonsmokers at the level of 1 drink/day or less have not been shown to adversely affect the pregnancy in regards to the studies reviewed on this web site. 

3. Moderate levels of alcohol ingestion have an uncertain effect on pregnancy. (The literature is not fully consistent on this point, particularly with a variable definition of moderate alcohol intake in various studies.)

4. High levels of alcohol intake, including binge drinking, is adverse to pregnancy and fetus, and general good health.

5. Smoking, regardless of alcohol intake, is uniformly a negative factor in pregnancy and overall health status. 

Any woman, in regards to alcohol ingestion, or any other health issues during pregnancy, should follow the recommendation of her personal physician. A woman should consult with her OB-Gyn doctor  or health care provider about all issues relating to her specific pregnancy. This web site does not advocate the ingestion of alcohol by women during pregnancy.

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