Hi all I thought this was good lecture and interesting discussion about conflict of interests resulting in "bad evidence", a debate between Ben Goldacre and Vince Lawton It is in medscape, perhaps registration would be required: New Guidelines on Reporting Industry-Supported Clinical Trial Results http://bit.ly/5RO4Ml There are also other websites discussing the topic the original at BMJ http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/339/nov27_1/b4330 Science daily <http://bit.ly/5RO4Ml> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091130121502.htm Kind regards PS Thanks for the latest responses to my questions about ROC curves. -- Carlos A. Cuello-García, MD Director, Centre for Evidence-Based Practice-Tecnologico de Monterrey Cochrane-ITESM coordinator. Professor of Paediatrics and Clinical Research Avda. Morones Prieto 3000 pte. Col. Doctores. CITES 3er. piso,Monterrey NL, México. CP64710 Phone. +52(81)88882154 & 2141. Fax: +52(81)88882148 www.cmbe.net http://twitter.com/CharlieNeck The content of this data transmission must not be considered an offer, proposal, understanding or agreement unless it is confirmed in a document signed by a legal representative of ITESM. The content of this data transmission is confidential and is intended to be delivered only to the addressees. Therefore, it shall not be distributed and/or disclosed through any means without the authorization of the original sender. If you are not the addressee, you are forbidden from using it, either totally or partially, for any purpose