Can We Put Some Votes on Here

[VapingBad]

OP you should edit your post so the link is not clickable as their web server will log that the page view was referred from here. People should copy the link, open a new tab and paste it so its not obvious that someone has tried to sway the vote. I will try and check later and edit this post for the same reason.

[fagin]

Jan 19, 2014 22:36:56 GMT loobiebloo said:

I agree with a lot of what's been said but I don't think any company should be publishing results in medical journals unless they are honest about their involvement and can discount bias; there are other platforms to air their views.

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Yes 53.2% (574 votes)

No 46.8% (505 votes)


Total Votes: 1,079

Er medical research is published in medical journals. Where should they publish? The Daily Mail?

[boyofford]

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Yes  53.63%  (584 votes)
 
No  46.37%  (505 votes)

Total Votes: 1,089

[loobiebloo]

fagin I know that 'medical research is published in medical journals' but I would prefer to read medical research by medical researchers looking for answers - not pharmaceutical companies with a vested interest in the results; in an ideal world research published in medical journals should not be influenced by the potential for financial gain - unfortunately, research costs money. I appreciate that a lot of good has come from the research done by pharmaceutical companies but I also know that a serious amount of harm has been done as well (I have a couple of good friends who are thalidomide babies).

[gibla53]

Jan 19, 2014 22:49:32 GMT VapingBad said:

OP you should edit your post so the link is not clickable as their web server will log that the page view was referred from here. People should copy the link, open a new tab and paste it so its not obvious that someone has tried to sway the vote. I will try and check later and edit this post for the same reason.

I think I have a rough idea what you are saying , however I am a technophobe , What about if I remove the op and you post up instructions what to do ... if that makes any sense !

[fagin]

Jan 19, 2014 23:16:47 GMT loobiebloo said:

fagin I know that 'medical research is published in medical journals' but I would prefer to read medical research by medical researchers looking for answers - not pharmaceutical companies with a vested interest in the results; in an ideal world research published in medical journals should not be influenced by the potential for financial gain - unfortunately, research costs money. I appreciate that a lot of good has come from the research done by pharmaceutical companies but I also know that a serious amount of harm has been done as well (I have a couple of good friends who are thalidomide babies).

I'm pretty sure that not everyone working for or being funded by pharmaceutical companies is the spawn of satan, and whilst pharmaceutical companies may want to make money, the results are still vital.
The case of thalidomide is all the more reason for research to be open, peer reviewed, and able to be tested and replicated.

[VapingBad]

Jan 19, 2014 23:25:43 GMT gibla53 said:

Jan 19, 2014 22:49:32 GMT VapingBad said:

OP you should edit your post so the link is not clickable as their web server will log that the page view was referred from here. People should copy the link, open a new tab and paste it so its not obvious that someone has tried to sway the vote. I will try and check later and edit this post for the same reason.

I think I have a rough idea what you are saying , however I am a technophobe , What about if I remove the op and you post up instructions what to do ... if that makes any sense !

I mean just post the web address as plain text and not a clickable link like so:
www bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g171

Edit: The forum changes into a link

OK we could try this anonym.to/?http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g171
that jumps the link via anonym.to/en.html so it will not be logged as being refereed by this page.