Sat, 26 January 2008 Trusting the Data on Drugs In this week's podcast I talk with Dr. Erick Turner who published a paper in this week's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reviewing how negative data on drug benefits may not be getting published in the medical literature. Selectively publishing only positive data on drug responses gives practicing doctors and the general public a perspective on the benefit of a particular drug that is artificially enhanced. Whether you currently take prescription drugs or not, you should listen to this podcast to gain some insight into how things work in the world of medical research on the drugs people are prescribed. |
