For want of a better title, I was frustrated that having read
this news story, firstly I was amazed to ever come across this stuff again, which we covered in some obscure "alternative and mind bending drugs" lecture (Well the module title was something like that). Secondly, why do they, and its not just the BBC guilty of this, decide to get a nurse to explain the dangers of "amphetamines on underlying heart conditions."
I know this is nit-picking more than just a bit, but whenever there is a story in the news about a new drug being developed, or controversy with guidelines, they always appear to ask a GP, who amazing as they may well be, aren't best placed to comment.
Anyone ever read badscience?
This sums up my thinking on why health and science in general are so poorly reported by the media.