I have to respond to this comment, Nancy:

>>And although the study was "funded by Tyco," Tyco provided products and
helped defray some costs (like phone calls).  They had no influence on the
study
itself.  >>

Who can say what subtle influence this funding caused? If the costs weren't
significant, surely it would have been better not to take Tyco's funding?

Research and ethics are important issues, funding sources alone (and there
are other issues here too) affect credibility. The 'big' journals are full
of commentaries on such ethical issues in the last year or so. (and today's
NEJM has an article about the NIH and relationships with pharmaceutical
companies).

Jan Cornfoot
IBFAN Australia
www.capersbookstore.com.au
Publisher, peer-reviewed journal, Birth Issues
(which has accepted no display advertisements in 13 years)

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