Would you try it?

Wzd · 15 Mar 2006 at 17:51

After just reading this news....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4808836.stm

:eek:

Would you lend your living body to medical research?

Nix · 15 Mar 2006 at 17:53

If conventional drugs work then no. If it was a last ditch attempt to stop or slow down something fatal then yes.

VeNT · 15 Mar 2006 at 17:53

yes, the moneys good and this sorta thing happens VERY rarely

Nix · 15 Mar 2006 at 17:54

VeNT said:
yes, the moneys good and this sorta thing happens VERY rarely

I wouldn't put a price on my health.

VeNT · 15 Mar 2006 at 17:56

whereas I know a guy who did this, made 2k and has had no ill effects

Simaster14 · 15 Mar 2006 at 17:56

Nix said:
I wouldn't put a price on my health.

Me neither. I would only try something if I was unlikely to live much longer without doing anything, and this new medicine could prolong my life.

Luke · 15 Mar 2006 at 17:59

My wife did a fortnight of medical testing that paid for our new roof!
Would I do it? Nah....

Gilly · 15 Mar 2006 at 18:02

This is what happens when you can't test on animals. Even then human testing still has to happen, once the animal testing has been undertaken.

Can't have testing without guinea pigs.

Che · 15 Mar 2006 at 18:04

Yeah, I'd try anything once!

Nix · 15 Mar 2006 at 18:04

At least humans can choose or vocally say they don't want to be tested on.

neil-ste · 15 Mar 2006 at 18:05

I bet the two who got the placebo feel damned lucky.

Simaster14 · 15 Mar 2006 at 18:06

Nix said:
At least humans can choose or vocally say they don't want to be tested on.

Does that mean that animals don't mind being tested on though? Just because we can't communicate with them it doesn't mean they can't feel pain or anything, and would like to be tested on!?

Gilly · 15 Mar 2006 at 18:08

Nix said:
At least humans can choose or vocally say they don't want to be tested on.

Yup, true. Was just adding it into a thread where a lot of people say they wouldn't be tested on.

Just hope those people aren't the same ones that dislike animal testing. Products have to be tested somehow.

Simaster14 said:
Does that mean that animals don't mind being tested on though? Just because we can't communicate with them it doesn't mean they can't feel pain or anything, and would like to be tested on!?

Greenlizard0 · 15 Mar 2006 at 18:12

Simaster14 said:
Does that mean that animals don't mind being tested on though? Just because we can't communicate with them it doesn't mean they can't feel pain or anything, and would like to be tested on!?

If drugs help humans, then i'm all for animal testing. At the end of the day I care LESS about geani pigs (eh..sp)

Nix · 15 Mar 2006 at 18:14

Simaster14 said:
Does that mean that animals don't mind being tested on though? Just because we can't communicate with them it doesn't mean they can't feel pain or anything, and would like to be tested on!?

Calm down mate. Read my post again.

Sherbs · 15 Mar 2006 at 18:20

Well obviously the hospital haven't a clue what to do if they are resorting to the use of a placebo :confused:

Hope they get through it!

Gilly · 15 Mar 2006 at 18:21

SherberT* said:
Well obviously the hospital haven't a clue what to do if they are resorting to the use of a placebo

Hope they get through it!

The hospital didn't give the placebo, the testing place did.

Why would the hospital give a placebo in this situation?

Sherbs · 15 Mar 2006 at 18:25

No idea Gilly, apon reading again I have decided I shouldn't have skim read

At least I used the confused smiley.

Greenlizard0 · 15 Mar 2006 at 18:27

Gilly said:
The hospital didn't give the placebo, the testing place did.

Why would the hospital give a placebo in this situation?

Most likely the trial they are running (well not anymore..) would essentially be:

"Will our spanky new drug be as effective for treating X compared to no treatment for X?"

The trial won't allow nothing to be given, so a placebo has to be given instead. Only after the trial has taken place do you look at how effective it was, by looking at who took what, and what happened to the subjects.

That's probably not the best explanation you'll get tbh but i'm too hungover

Nikias · 15 Mar 2006 at 18:28

Nix said:
I wouldn't put a price on my health.

However you earn your money there is some degree of risk involved. Sure, some professions are riskier than others, but I don't think that the level of risk for being a human guinea pig is especially great.