ME Trial Is 'Waste of Taxpayers' Money' (The Scotsman)
Sick not stupid | 12.05.2004 14:22 | Health
A pressure group today called for a public inquiry into the setting up of a £2.5 million trial... http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2910217
“Millions of pounds of British taxpayers’ money will be wasted on a trial that excludes the very group of patients that it is supposed to be studying....It is a scandalous waste of the taxpayer’s money,” - Jane Bryant (campaigner)
“These trials won’t tell us anything useful about the best way to treat ME/CFS because they are not properly selecting patients with the disease. There is widespread concern about this.” - Dr Vance Spence
“They are a farcical exercise and a huge waste of money.” - The Countess of Mar
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Also see:
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/story.jsp?story=519815
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