Exam 6: Problems and Limits of Epidemiology Problems With Studying Humans

If a hospital will receive more government grants should a study show that a therapy invented at that hospital helps cure AIDS, that hospital would have a conflict of interest in doing such a study.

whats the FDA-approved medication with the associated harmful side effect. -Exacerbated asthma attacks in some patients

Most epidemiologic studies are ______________________ and have little potential for harm.

A famous example of a drug company suppressing negative information during the FDA approval process involves the arthritis drug ______________________.

Which of the following was used as a treatment for almost any illness by 18^th century physicians?

Whats the most appropriate description of the terms? -Factors that are associated with the exposure and that may independently affect the risk of developing the disease

Dr. Joseph Mengele was involved in ethical abuses in epidemiology in the country of _______________ .

The weaker the relationship between exposure and disease, the larger the group of people that must be studied for the relationship to be evident.

whats the study to the appropriate description. -Found at most a 1.5 relative risk of breast cancer from oral contraceptives

Whats to the corresponding date of the event? -The U.S. Public Health Service and scientists from the Tuskegee Institute began similar studies regarding syphilis.

A study showing an odds ratio of 40:1 for one possible cause of breast cancer is more likely to have correctly shown cause-and-effect than one showing a 25:1 ratio.

According to one survey, industry-sponsored research was nearly four times as likely to be favorable to the company's product than NIH-sponsored research.

whats the FDA-approved medication with the associated harmful side effect. -Caused sometimes fatal muscle damage

Which of the following are factors that are associated with the exposure and that may independently affect the risk of developing the disease?

whats the study to the appropriate description. -Led directly to the establishment of rules for the conduct of human experimentation

Case-control studies that attempt to determine which of the following are especially subject to recall bias?

Whats to the corresponding date of the event? -Robert Wilson published the best-selling book "feminine forever," which promoted estrogen to relieve the symptoms of menopause.

What type of study is required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before any new drug can be approved for use in the United States?

The value of some studies performed on drug effectiveness began to be questioned in the ______________________.

Whats the most appropriate description of the terms? -A particular problem in choosing subjects for a case-control study