Re: medical studies, etc

I just like the way you weed through the crap. I'd like to download your brain, please...

"Not only do animal studies not apply to humans" -is that an absolute? Because there are a hellacious number of studies that have been performed on animals...

although, the PTB have found an endless source of human subjects, it seems...

http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/2009/02/23/clinical-trials/


A recent report published in the New England Journal of Medicine claims that the pharmaceutical industry is moving many drug trails to the far reaches of the globe — a trend that raises both ethical and medical issues.

According to U.S. News & World Report, researchers contend that one reason clinical trials are migrating abroad is U.S. firms’ desire to avoid complex domestic regulations, raising the question of whether subjects overseas enjoy the same level of protection as those afforded under U.S. law.

The New England Journal of Medicine article, written by several Duke University researchers, also questions whether it is ethical to test drugs on people in poor countries when the medications are intended for consumers in wealthy nations.



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