The benefit was statistically significant, but the fact that the trial wasn't designed specifically to show it and the small size of the study (Taxotere was tested in 1, 000 men) increase the risk that the result is a falsepositive.
However, efforts to deliver primary PCI to the broadest possible population inevitably result in an increased number of false-positive activations of the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
Because some legal substances -- such as fertilizers and heart medicines -- can result in "false positives, " Stanley said the ACLU also wants to ensure that people who test positive be treated respectfully.