Review finds Pervasive Medical Research-Industry Ties

“About one-fourth of university-based medical researchers receive funding from drug companies — ties that sometimes distort study results, according to a review done by two researchers with industry connections of their own.”

Review finds Pervasive Medical Research-Industry TiesAssociated Press)

Ohmigosh ohmigosh oh…my…gosh! Scientific research isn’t completely objective? Scientists aren’t lofty supreme beings of pure intellect, untouched by such human vices as pride and clumsiness? And when did corporations start funding scientific research? This is an outrage! I’m glad I’m in the humanities, where fraud never happens.

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