Re: A false picture of medical research?

[Guest guest]

Yes, the letters pages of the New Scientist magazine often discuss the same

thing. If only " successful " research is published, and no " negative " results,

then the whole picture is distorted.

Miriam

> BBC Radio 4 Today: `Should all medical research be published?'

> From the BBC website: `The British Medical Journal has printed an editorial

attacking the pharmaceutical and science community for the long-existing habit

of only selectively publishing the results of clinical trials. BMJ

editor-in-chief Fiona Godlee and neuroscientist Professor Colin Blakemore

discuss whether a false picture is being put forward by medical science.'

[Guest guest]

Hi, Centre for research and dissemination part of National institute of health research.http;//www.york.ac.uk/inst/crdif you search this site for autoimmune thyroiditis only one or two things comes up . if you type in hypothyroidism .then their is a bit more that comes up.but what or how they disseminate , leaves much to be desired. they seem only to acknowledge a small amount of research which only the NHS paysfor.! what about all the private researchers out their. i fear their little club has rules that cause them to go blind to any other information.so sad. how can we open their eyes .

angel.

[Guest guest]

>>> they seem only to acknowledge a small amount of research which only the NHS paysfor.! <<<

He who pays the piper calls the tune.    Obviously they only take notice of the research they paid for because they can make sure the research goes the way they want it to.    

The tobacco companies and the water companies did/do exactly the same with cigarettes and fluoride.     Until the tobacco industry was taken to court that is.Lilian

[Guest guest]

You can wish all you want folks but its never going to happen!!

Negative results are ignored simply because the tests are biased towards the

drug companies getting the results they want not finding problems with

medications.

After all they spend millions developing drugs and they want them to earn their

funding back.

As long as the NHS deals with drug companies the way they do now there will

never be any change, the NHS buy certiain drugs in bulk so that more expensive

drugs (such as anti-cancer and chemotherapy drugs) can be bought at a more

favourable price.

I'm not being negative, its a fact.

The drug companies must have a soft spot somewhere, what we need to do is find

it and exploit it.