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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo%27s_Oil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo%27s_Oil > Subsequent research with Lorenzo's oil has not clearly proven its
by newsbinator 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo%27s_Oil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo%27s_Oil
> Subsequent research with Lorenzo's oil has not clearly proven its long-term effectiveness in treating ALD after its onset.[8] The actual subject of the film, Lorenzo Odone, died of pneumonia in May 2008 at the age of 30, having lived two decades longer than originally predicted by doctors
- adventured 5y agoAnother interesting one: Awakenings (a decent movie starring Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099077/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099077/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awakenings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awakenings
- EamonnMR 5y agoSacks was a doctor, not an amateur. The book is less narrative and more clinical case studies.
- gruez 5y agoI'm not saying that movies are never right, just that it's baffling someone would cite movies rather than the source itself. It's like citing conspiracy theorists. Yeah, sometimes they're actually right, but you're doing a massive disservice to your argument by citing them compared to a more reputable source.
- aprdm 5y agopotatoes potatos