epidemiological

That said, the followup point about epidemiological studies is also pretty suspect.

All I can conclude from that is the doctors don't seem like they understand epidemiological science.

Has any epidemiological studies been published on Agent Orange in Vietnam?

Few Liberians were then trained in laboratory or epidemiological methods.

The 2A classification is based on things like mouse models; epidemiological studies --- which have been done, on people with exceptional exposure to glyphosate --- don't support it.

It makes sense if you're dealing with hypochondriacs or drug-seekers, and it makes epidemiological sense to withhold some treatments from prophylactic use (like antibiotics) to preserve their efficacy.

Campos's contentions that obesity is healthy were praised by some sociologists and critical theorists, and overwhelmingly criticized by medical, epidemiological, and statistical researchers with professional training in empirical research.

The epidemiological evidence speaks for itself.

On the other hand, most epidemiological and medical studies, if not all, are statistical in one way or another, so it shouldn't be an indicator of anything.

However, most epidemiological studies concerning the effects of fluoride on teeth and bone have correlated the effects with the concentration of fluoride in the drinking-water (mg l–1 fluoride) consumed rather than total fluoride exposure.

Thus permanently installing lumps of mercury amalgam an inch or two from said brain does not appear to be an entirely sensible procedure irrespective of whether epidemiological studies have, so far, reported adverse effects.

Certain strains of flu can be a huge killer, HIV moreso, but neither person cured either disease--you would need a lot more epidemiological details to know which one deserved the prize by your utilitarian standard.

Still would be interested to know how one can find a epidemiological "natural" experiment to solve this.

The only comparably sized epidemiological signal that comes to mind is the one that said "Lead is bad to put in the air." Those who ignored it are the ones who owe us apologies.

Particularly interesting is the issue of whether or not earlier epidemiological studies were counting the same people over the course of their lifespan, or whether some "Hispanic" people in the United States were moving back and forth internationally, or not being counted at all in epidemiological surveillance, either of which might badly skew the figures.

One question that came up in several comments is what is meant by the "ethnicity" designation term "Hispanic," which is used only in the United States for epidemiological studies like this.