Turtles All The Way Down. The scammers don't use saline in the control groups; they use prior versions of the latest updated snake oil shot so any adverse events appear similar for the new drug group vs "placebo"!
Turtles All The Way Down. The scammers don't use saline in the control groups; they use prior versions of the latest updated snake oil shot so any adverse events appear similar for the new drug group vs "placebo"!
I haven't read "Turtles" but have read enough about all the deceptive tricks used in setting up a clinical trial, reporting on it, etc. The same dodge you describe was deliberately done (I think) in the Vioxx trials; they knew it caused heart issues and deliberately compared it against a high dose of some other medication for the comparator. The gambits are limitless and a book should be written about them. Probably already has been. Kendrick's "Dcotoring Data" is a favorite.
Turtles All The Way Down. The scammers don't use saline in the control groups; they use prior versions of the latest updated snake oil shot so any adverse events appear similar for the new drug group vs "placebo"!
I haven't read "Turtles" but have read enough about all the deceptive tricks used in setting up a clinical trial, reporting on it, etc. The same dodge you describe was deliberately done (I think) in the Vioxx trials; they knew it caused heart issues and deliberately compared it against a high dose of some other medication for the comparator. The gambits are limitless and a book should be written about them. Probably already has been. Kendrick's "Dcotoring Data" is a favorite.
Kendrick is awesome. He stands up to the statin scam too.