October 29, 2012
There has been a lot of talk lately about the power of placebos to produce health benefits, even when the subjects knew they were using a placebo. This makes establishing the positive performance of a drug candidate especially challenging, since a dru...
October 24, 2012
Posted on April 28, 2012
Hollywood offerings that take on epidemics invariably play fast and loose with the facts, so it’s refreshing to see one that adheres to rigorous scientific accuracy. Contagion (Warner; directed by Steven Soderbergh), which made the rounds last year,...