AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Science is fallible, too.(SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT)(Contradicted and Initially Stronger Effects in Highly Cited Clinical Research)(Brief Article)(Book Review)

The American Enterprise

| October 01, 2005 | Murray, Iain | COPYRIGHT 2005 The American Enterprise, a national magazine of politics, business and culture (TEAmag.com). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

John Ioannidis, M.D., "Contradicted and Initially Stronger Effects in Highly Cited Clinical Research," Journal of the American Medical Association, July 13, 2005 (jama.ama-assn.org)

Science progresses in steps. Experimentation leads to publication of results in scientific journals, which ensure quality control by means of peer review. Publication is only the first step, however, as the most important question in science is whether others can reproduce the results. There have been suggestions that too much weight is currently placed on publication, and that not enough work is being done to test published findings. This is especially important when public policy is based on scientific results.

Medical science, because of the life and death issues involved, is one scientific area where testing and ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Clinical Research: NIH Has Implemented Key Provisions of the Clinical Research...
General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony October 1, 2002 700+ words
...GAO-02-965 September 18, 2002 Clinical research is critical for the development of...treatment, and cure of diseases. Clinical research has been defined as patient-oriented...principal federal agency that funds clinical research supporting individual clinical investigators...
Clinical Research Consulting Marks First Anniversary of Online Educational...
Press release article from: Business Wire October 24, 2007 700+ words
...of Clinical Researchers BOSTON -- Clinical Research Consulting, Inc., a contract research...announced today that its online clinical research courses are gaining acceptance from...The courses are being used by new clinical research coordinators and investigators...
Clinsys Clinical Research, Inc. Announces Key Hire, Hartmut Schmied, MD, to...
Press release article from: PR Newswire August 13, 2007 700+ words
...13 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinsys Clinical Research, Inc., a therapeutically focused clinical research organization, today announced the...professional in the field of cardiovascular clinical research join the Clinsys team. Dr. Schmied...
Clinical Research Consulting Launches Online Educational Courses for Clinical...
Press release article from: Business Wire May 15, 2007 700+ words
...Pace from Any Location BOSTON -- Clinical Research Consulting, Inc., a contract research...provide an in-depth overview of the clinical research industry and the primary roles and...the concepts and requirements of clinical research at their own pace from any computer...
Clinical Research Manual: International Handbook for All those Working in...
Press release article from: M2 Presswire August 24, 2009 700+ words
...2009-Research and Markets: Clinical Research Manual: International Handbook for All those Working in Clinical Research from Drug Discovery through...com/research/2cd030/clinical_research) has announced the addition...
Harvard Clinical Research Institute Selects Clinsoft for Clinical Information...
Press release article from: Business Wire February 26, 2001 700+ words
...the world's largest provider of clinical research systems, today announced that Harvard Clinical Research Institute (HCRI) has chosen Clinsoft...efficiency in its management of clinical research focused on assessing the effectiveness...
CLINSYS CLINICAL RESEARCH ANNOUNCES RELOCATION OF CORPORATE HQ.
News wire article from: AsiaPulse News October 9, 2007 700+ words
...Contact details below.) Clinsys Clinical Research, Inc. Announces Relocation of...PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - Clinsys Clinical Research, Inc., a therapeutically focused clinical research organization, today announced the...
Omnicare Clinical Research Joins Medidata Solutions' ASPire to Win Partner...
Press release article from: Business Wire January 22, 2009 700+ words
...solutions, today announced that global clinical research organization (CRO) Omnicare Clinical Research has joined Medidata's ASPire to...The program will allow Omnicare Clinical Research to expand its electronic data capture...
For more facts and information, see all results

Source: HighBeam Research, Science is fallible, too.(SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT)(Contradicted...

©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA