Posted by Cam W. on March 22, 2003, at 3:22:57
In reply to The Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science, posted by stjames on March 21, 2003, at 16:41:44
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> So much for True Hope.....
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>James .... Dude .... you talkin' 'bout these there guys?:
http://www.healthwatcher.net/Quackerywatch/Synergy/
Ever since this "drug" and it is a drug. No one fool themselves, this tablet is not intended to be a nutriceutical (ie. not for the "maintenance" of health) but to br used to "cure" ..... or at least ....
.... maybe ..... .. .... prevent relapses ..... ..... of schizbipmandepadhdacnehemmorhoids [last word to be mumbled]. The company no longer states .... in public, at least .... that the pig vitamin is a cure. IThis compound is banned in Canada until the company can prove that their product does what they say it does. This means obtaining a DIN from Health Canada so that the company is allowed to say that it's product "cures" something. Health Canada requires phase trials that can sometimes take years to conduct and evaluate. Since this product is made of things (well, most of the things) that are commonly found in a Centrum (even in your Centrum Silver, Greg), the time to DIN can be significantly reduced. Even at half the normal time and expense, the proof of product efficacy still carries $100M+ price tag.
They also need to follow Canadian law by filing an application with Health Canada asking to be allowed to conduct a controlled clinical trial "before" actually finishing the study. Remember that article in the J Clin Psych by these guys; they even had their paper critiqued ..... by one of the members of the research team who conducted the "clinical trial". It seems that the people who ran the study forgot to apply to Health Canada for permission to conduct said study ..... can you say, "oops!"
- Cam
.... maybe there is no hope for humanity .....
..... oh, well
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