tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post116131587243929674..comments2023-05-27T20:41:00.441+08:00Comments on The Second Sight: No Evidence But The Money Keeps Rolling InEoRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08565450093920373243noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1161839635909317872006-10-26T13:13:00.000+08:002006-10-26T13:13:00.000+08:00An interesting ad hominen attack. Scientists get t...An interesting ad hominen attack. Scientists get things wrong all the time, they're human, and some trials are more rigourous and clearcut than others.<BR/><BR/>Nonetheless, you don't seem too concerned that an altie pharmaceutical company is using legal means to suppress dissenting views.<BR/><BR/>That's not open discussion (which is what science is about).<BR/><BR/>PS: Testimonial is notoriously poor evidence.EoRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565450093920373243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1161824834378667812006-10-26T09:07:00.000+08:002006-10-26T09:07:00.000+08:00I take issue with the sweeping dismissal by Cynthi...I take issue with the sweeping dismissal by Cynthia Darlington of more than 400 trials conducted into the effectiveness of EGb 761.<BR/>Go a Google on 'EGb 761 clinical trial' and see what comes up.<BR/>Her statment that there was no credible evidence because the trials used poor scientific method accuses hundreds of doctors and scientists around the world of being either liars or incompetent.<BR/>Because such a claim would stretch the bounds of credibility beyond breaking point, I have to question (a) whether Cynthia Darlington has looked at much evidence and (b) what her motivation may be for making such a comment.<BR/>I have spent many hours on the Internet reading summaries of EGb 761 trials published in reputable medical journals.<BR/>Are they all liars or incompetent?<BR/>I know from my own experience that this product works.<BR/>I know several people who have also had personal experiences with this product, who say that it works.<BR/>It should also be noted that the Auspharm website is sponsored by the multinational pharmaceutical giants Sandoz, Pfizer and Roche. One of this giants has a new product for the treatment of tinnitus and vertigo.<BR/>It is interesting how Ken Harvey's crusade against EGb 761 coincides so perfectly with the commercial interest of one of the sponsors of his web site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18523369.post-1161330071163040022006-10-20T15:41:00.000+08:002006-10-20T15:41:00.000+08:00This case is a frightening lesson on the lack of f...This case is a frightening lesson on the lack of free speech in Australia. <BR/><BR/>Ken Harvey's conclusion was particularly good:<BR/><BR/>"...Hippocrates, who said 'Life is short, the art is long, judgment difficult, and experience fallacious.' //Just because one patient gets better with a particular therapy doesn't really mean that they got better because of that particular medication, and just because one person dies, does not necessarily mean that we should never use that therapy again on anyone. Experience is fallacious and we do need the Western scientific approach to try to sort that out."Jane Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489954518473019568noreply@blogger.com