tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post124212496373733550..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Deja Vu All Over Again - Sheffield Researcher Under Threat for Trying to Present Data that Offends Research SponsorRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-27877070451350037672010-03-01T01:09:16.843-05:002010-03-01T01:09:16.843-05:00If we cannot trust what gets published, how can sc...If we cannot trust what gets published, how can science survive?Francois Thebergenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-44706295874968476732010-02-23T17:45:53.399-05:002010-02-23T17:45:53.399-05:00Should we be concerned about potential conflicts o...Should we be concerned about potential conflicts of interest when pharma and medical device companies sponsor academic research? University hospitals should not be whoring themselves out as extensions of the companies' marketing divisions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-85748169010913006792010-02-22T17:28:49.282-05:002010-02-22T17:28:49.282-05:00Pfizer's Razor (as opposed to Ockham's):
...Pfizer's Razor (as opposed to Ockham's):<br /><br />"[negative outcomes] must not be multiplied beyond necessity [as quarterly earnings may be impacted negatively]"<br /><br />with its derivative:<br /><b>Parsimony of Publication</b>: when faced with publishing choices, choose only the POSITIVE studies, as readers are not interested or have to time read <i>boring</i> negative Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-69096470480491110082010-02-22T01:06:11.510-05:002010-02-22T01:06:11.510-05:00It isn't just inconvenient truths about funded...It isn't just inconvenient truths about funded research that get suppressed. I have seen first hand where results that reflect poorly on big money making services at a hospital are vigorously suppressed by administration. In the case of funded research, at least grants.gov requires some sort of oversite. There is no oversight of a hospital's internal operations, no matter how bad the Wallyhttp://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_602934.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-51028618129870655752010-02-19T16:19:04.598-05:002010-02-19T16:19:04.598-05:00It appears there are a number of issues concerning...It appears there are a number of issues concerning academic standards in the UK. Recent popular press reports have highlighted the loss of data, and questionable collection methods, concerning the whole climate change issue.<br /><br />Having a messy office is no more an excuse than we have a contract with a firm and need to protect their interest.<br /><br />Steve LucasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com