Originally posted by catnap642as she said-a slight risk. she didn't mention what was being risked... however, the number of people sho die is minimal compared to those that don't thus the risk is slight. anyway, the accident there was due to the wrong dosage being given which is a risk inherent whilst taking any medication.
Slightly wrong??
Have people forgotten things like this :
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/08/drug_trial_cancer/
http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/wonder_drugs1.html
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006120434,00.html
Need I say more?
anyway, someone has to be the first person to try the drugs. why not bad wolf?
I've heard that these tests are generally pretty safe, despite the media hype surrounding them. As long as you don't let them experiment with your immune and nervous systems or your brain.
They are however, not as easy and straight forward as they initially sound. I once worked with one bloke who was testied for the effects of an anti scarring drug. He didn't read the small print. Not only did they want to make incicsions in his arm and test the drug on his cuts. After they had healed, they wanted to cut the healed cuts out of his arm, for analysis, which later caused him great discomfort.
Another friend of mine who underwent experimentation, had insulin injected into his stomach lining. The progression of the substance was then monitored as it passed through his body. He got paid roughly £800
for this. The hard part though, was the strict controlled diet he had to stick to for a month. Virtually every meal was dictated to him.
Whatever you do, know what you are subjecting yourself to, before you take the plunge dude.
Originally posted by catnap642Most things you do involve some risk, often risking your life. Got out of the house lately? I could give you a lot of links that show it's really crazy to do so. (Of course I could also give you a lot of links that show that you shouldn't stay inside either.) Most medical students probably don't do these tests purely for monetary reasons, but also because it helps advance medicine and develop better drugs. They know what the risks are. I don't see anything wrong with it.
Slightly wrong??
Have people forgotten things like this :
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/08/drug_trial_cancer/
http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/wonder_drugs1.html
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006120434,00.html
Need I say more?
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Originally posted by jimslyp69Indeed this is a good idea, I certainly would make myself fully aware of everything before committing, I'm not silly 🙂
I've heard that these tests are generally pretty safe, despite the media hype surrounding them. As long as you don't let them experiment with your immune and nervous systems or your brain.
They are however, not as easy and straight forward as they initially sound. I once worked with one bloke who was testied for the effects of an anti scarring drug. He di ...[text shortened]...
Whatever you do, know what you are subjecting yourself to, before you take the plunge dude.
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Originally posted by NordlysIndeed, an intriguing example of this being that you are more likely being killed in a car accident on the way to a theme park, than at the theme park itself; even though it has so many 'dangerous' looking rides.
Most things you do involve some risk, often risking your life. Got out of the house lately? I could give you a lot of links that show it's really crazy to do so. (Of course I could also give you a lot of links that show that you shouldn't stay inside either.) Most medical students probably don't do these tests purely for monetary reasons, but also because it ...[text shortened]... and develop better drugs. They know what the risks are. I don't see anything wrong with it.
It's all about perception.
Originally posted by Bad wolfIs it about perception or are you just looking at it from the wrong angle?
Indeed, an intriguing example of this being that you are more likely being killed in a car accident on the way to a theme park, than at the theme park itself; even though it has so many 'dangerous' looking rides.
It's all about perception.
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The post that was quoted here has been removedActually I would disagree, statisticians are quite clever, if you look at it one way, for each mile you travel on either a plane or a car, the car is more likely to crash. However, airplanes travel much further than cars do, and I saw somewhere that if you look at it just as the journey itself, comparing a journey in a car to a journey in an airplane, the aiplane is more likely to crash. Again, all perception.