International Clinical Trials Day 2014—ancient and modern needs
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Today is International Clinical Trials' Day, which is always celebrated around the 20th of May, the day during the Spring of 1747 when James Lind began a clinical trial that produced useful information to understand, treat and prevent scurvy. The reason why many of us still dedicate a celebration to James Lind goes well beyond the intrinsic value of his trial, which actually had many flaws and would not be suitable for registering a new drug in modern times. We refer to the story of his 12 scorbutic sailors, divided into 6 couples each treated in a different way, as the inauguration of clinical trials methodology, something we still use and need today.
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