Too many whites in clinical trials: California doctor groups to inject more diversity in research

Sacramento Bee ^ | April 27, 2017 | BY CLAUDIA BUCK

[blackbetty59]

Where’s the Congressional White Caucus? Or the European Caucus? Or the Asian Caucus?

[KarlInOhio]

I just know that my drug preventing ovarian cancer became twice as effective when I included men in the study. < /s>

[MortMan]

As a scientific goal, having a societally valid cross-section of humanity in clinical trials is a very beneficial goal, but participation is always voluntary, and therefore is not likely to be perfectly symmetrical with society.

Any attempt to coerce minorities to increase participation or whites to decrease is eugenic murder.

[MortMan]

Societal modeling is ideal, but may not be achievable in a voluntary situation. As long as no coercion is used (to increase minorities or decrease whites), I have no problem with this concept whatsoever. Anyone who objects to this does not understand the scientific method, in my humble opinion.

[fella]

Isn’t being in a clinical trial voluntary?

After that Tuskegee STD deal Blacks don’t volunteer much. Once burnt, twice shy.

[Thud]

I wouldn't put anything past the researchers in these product trials. I remember scandals when it turned out that the effects of birth control pills on women had been tested only on men, and the nutritional value of childrens' breakfast cereal.

In the latter instance, a debunking group fed groups of rats only the cereal and water. The rats all died of various nutritional deficiencies, Then the debunking group fed other groups of rats empty ground-up cardboard cereal boxes mixed with milk. All the rats thrived.

[Vlad The Inhaler]

Then next we will have to send posters to the male barbershops, and female beauty salons and wig shops for the females, since they are the black community centers

Don't give them any more ideas!

The next thing you know the government will be busing old white people to the ghetto hair salons and make them get hair weaves and corn rows.

[ConservaTeen]

My Gosh...really important? What’s next?