[VetoBill]

I know there are some legitimate clinical trials needed, but often it seems the FDA is so afraid a drug/medical method is going to kill someone they would rather let those people die.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

I know there are some legitimate clinical trials needed, but often it seems the FDA is so afraid a drug/medical method is going to kill someone they would rather let those people die.

The FDA's mission was to make sure treatments were "safe and effective". Now they're more concerned with the level of control they have and how much instant data companies should provide for them.

[r9etb]

I know there are some legitimate clinical trials needed, but often it seems the FDA is so afraid a drug/medical method is going to kill someone they would rather let those people die.

The best reason for the FDA requirements is found in cases where those requirements have been bypassed in the name of expedience.

Two examples:

1. Recall the big AZT acceleration for AIDS? The Lancet later published an article demonstrating that it caused more harm than good.

2. Recall the disaster announced last year in the clinical trials for fetal tissue implants to combat Parkinson's disease?

A "miracle cure" like this seems wonderful -- but it's also potentially a disaster: they're basically sending a virus to fight a virus. It'd be a Bad Thing if this ended up mutating into some deadly third virus.