watch out EU and US--clinical trials regulation new hot topic!

[fullofbeans]

Hi Lani,

I undestand that companies are very reluctant to carry out clinical trial because it is v. time consuming+ extremely costly, surely adding more regulations to this is not going to help our cause.

From a (happy) guinea pig point of view for example I am annoyed that FDA could stop me from having Trovax (another vaccine) because I already have had the peptide UW vaccine. When I understand that UW would be quite keen on me having it aswell since they are hypothetising that it may confer better protection.

I do not know exactly how clinical reseach operates here or in the EU, however my instinct is to say that ( for life threatening conditions) I am very much in favour of relaxing the regulations as oppose to go the other way! I am very much in favour also to have compationate access to trials. If you are a stage 4 you know what true desesperation taste like, and this feeling is, in my opinion, the most inhumane aspect of closing off research access and or making it difficult and costly.

I am doubdful that rats and mice get better protection than human..sounds rather ludicrous comment made to shock people and get media attention.

Thanks AA for the book reference I will order it.

Lani I really respect your views and comments on this. And once again thank you once more for your interesting post as always.