In the melee I missed the chat between you and @Commander. Two lifetime pals of mine have taken drugs to clinical trial. There are some spaces where error can come into play but a randomized double-blinded clinical trial is a powerful tool.
Approvals famously have always been from 'as good as...
Allow me a little artistic license.
When I was much younger I went through a yellow light in Richmond (London, nor VA). A couple of young coppers pulled me over.
"You just went through an amber light. Do you know what an amber light means?"
"Yes officer. It means prepare to stop".
"No, sir...
I have never taken notice of medical advice from people like presidents, people like prime ministers, or even people like CEOs of pharmaceutical companies. They are not people like physicians. I take much of what is said by even people like ministers of health with a pinch of salt, if they are...
I suspect this thread has been derailed so effectively, now, that Le Tiss is currently metaphorically up to his neck in Solent mud, somewhere off he coast of Hamptonshite, surrounded by lumpfish going: 'look at that ugly bastard. If you think I'm eating that you've got another thing coming. I'd...
I agree with all that.
Indeed, also, as you say, as soon as something bad emerges all goes quiet. What should happen (and normally does) is that the company kills the programme. What should also happen is the bad findings are published. There are may reasons why this doesn't happen. This...
Precisely. With my knowledge and experience I could weave an extraordinary, true but partial, horror narrative that would rock the public's perception of drug research (including on vaccines). This illustrates the difference between information and evidence. Information is isolated facts that...
"Tis" is a man who thought that staying at Stains would enhance his England chances.
Or, actually, a wormy little turd, too frit to test himself at a higher level.
Plus he couldn't tear himself away from all that teenage fanny in what passes as Southampton's Sherry's.
"Do you know who I am...
Tips? Turn up for everything. In assessments, write what you understand and understand what you write.
And I hope you learn something to my advantage :wink:
I think I've made my view about polls very clear. ???
Incidentally, it's amazing how few we have now that Musty has flounced. Assuming he's 'back' under a new name, can you imagine how much he's itching to canvas our opinion again, but can't for fear of blowing his cover? :lolol: