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UK is first in U.S. to conduct clinical trial for new Parkinson's treatment that shows improvement in all five patients so far
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3:25 PM
A new treatment strategy for Parkinson's disease at the University of Kentucky could change the way the ailment is treated, manage sym...
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Participating in a clinical trial can give patients access to advanced health care
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12:21 PM
Access to advanced care does not require big bucks or Cadillac insurance; it is offered on a limited basis through trials of new medical pro...
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University of Kentucky
"The Scent ... of a Casino" - Clinical Research Results as Fodder for Insider Trading
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12:17 PM
"The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. Then the soul-erosion produced by high gambling - a ...
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Elan
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SAC Capital
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Wyeth
When Clinical Trials are Meant for Marketing, not Science
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5:25 PM
The development of the randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) was one of the major scientific advances in clinical medicine. RCTs provi...
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evidence-based medicine
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manipulating clinical research
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Neurontin
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Pfizer
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suppression of medical research
"MetroHealth, Explorys use huge patient database to revolutionize medical research"
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7:40 AM
As I have written in the past, beware claims of "revolutions" where healthcare or medical research are involved. As in a slide in...
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David Kaelber
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Explorys
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MetroHealth Medical Center
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