Re: RC: Reply from an educated derelict

[Truman Prevatt <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

On the other hand Thalidomide did happen. This is why the strict
adherence to the scientific method is so important and why testing by
someone without a vested interest in the product/durg is so important.

Truman

Tivers@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 12/27/99 11:43:55 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> dleblanc@mindspring.com writes:
> 
> << The cautious approach of academics comes from experiences with things like
>  the drug industry - I once took a newly developed painkiller.  Worked great
>  for me, but after a number of elderly people died from it, it got pulled
>  from the market.  I run into the same sort of thing all over the place -
>  might work for the test group, but as soon as you get everyone doing it,
>  you sometimes find out some nasty problems. >>
> 
> Yes, some drugs cause trouble in some people. Some hays cause trouble in some
> horses. Stuff happens.
> 
> ti
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