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Biotech / Medical : XOMA. Bull or Bear? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Arthur Radley who wrote (9381)	3/25/1999 8:03:00 PM
From: Bluegreen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17367

TD, look at this. A kid or toddler at G 8 stage or more and look at reasoning behind placebo. Do you know how placebo effect is demonstrated under these conditions? BTW FAQ are updated. Why are placebo-controlled trials used? (2/99) Blinded, controlled trials are the accepted scientific approach to demonstrate the efficacy of new drugs while avoiding bias that can result when clinical benefits are erroneously attributed to a drug in the absence of a comparison group who did not receive the drug (AKA the "placebo effect"). Most regulatory authorities and clinicians judge the safety and efficacy of new therapies on the results of placebo-controlled studies. The scientific community and the voting public supports this approach as the accepted way to provide for safe and effective drugs.