The American regulatory process is supposed to rely on scientific review and the analysis of data gathered through appropriate testing.
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While we can in part blame poor education and dodgy scientific review, I fear (rationally, of course), that it is simply in the nature of Homo sapiens.
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The misconception that mosquitoes are deterred by ultrasound has been around for nearly 40 years - at least one scientific review of an electronic repellent was published in 1974.
Under the Application Integrity Policy, the most recent action, the FDA has stopped all scientific review of any new or pending drug approval applications containing data from the Paonta Sahib plant.
Under the eye of activist groups and required by order of Congress, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) research organization known as the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel or CHAP is expected to issue an updated scientific review soon.
The California Attorney General has opposed adding grilled chicken to the list of Prop 65 warnings because it conducted its own scientific review and found no evidence the levels of PHiP in a grilled-chicken sandwich rise to the level of a health threat.
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Having the National Academy of Sciences, which is a pre-eminent source of scientific research and review, sort through the extensive research that already exists, and identify what still needs to be done, will give us a better handle on how to address the rising aggressive behavior among our kids.
The full report, based on a comprehensive review of scientific study on the subject, is due out next February.
All I can tell you is that my data were published after peer review in a scientific journal.
In a statement to the assembly, Environment Minister John Griffiths AM explained that a further review of the scientific evidence base regarding the eradication of bovine TB in Wales will be conducted.
Very recently the Institute of Medicine of the prestigious U.S. National Academy of Science published a review of the scientific literature and noted that vitamin D may be linked to heart disease, immune function, cancer prevention and diabetes.
The petition has been lodged by Councillor Eileen Baxendale, Councillor David Baillie, Robert Brown and Dr Keith Baxendale and it calls for an independent review of current scientific evidence in respect of possible health risks, particularly to young children from the siting of telecommunications masts near residential property, schools and children's nurseries.
It provides a mechanism recognized by both the scientific and policy communities to synthesize, review, assess and critically evaluate relevant information and knowledge generated worldwide by governments, academia, scientific organizations, non-governmental organizations and indigenous communities.
The guide, published alongside the review, offers the scientific community advice on how to develop, implement and evaluate citizen science projects.
The Department of Health has asked the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition to review the issue of current dietary recommendations on vitamin D.
She calls it a scientific "myth" which her review paper challenges.
Based on a thorough review of the available scientific information, FDA has created a strategy for the judicious use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals that states their use should be limited to situations where the drugs are necessary for ensuring animal health, and done so under veterinary guidance.
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Scientific and medical experts looked at the review and have already reached diametrically opposed conclusions, reported in their blogs and in commentaries in several leading journals.
This is the peer review and response part of scientific method that Taylor is referring to, and Mann did what any good scientist would do: he re-examined his numbers.
Lord Lawson said that any attempt to prevent the disclosure of data was "sinister", and that the current scrutiny of scientific research through so-called peer review processes was unacceptable.
Their aim is to achieve highest scientific standards by carrying out a rigorous peer review that is, as a minimum requirement, supposed to be able to identify fundamental methodological errors or false claims.
These guidelines allow scientific techniques to be used in evidence, as long as the techniques have survived the scrutiny of peer review, use established error rates, and have general acceptance in the scientific community.
He announced that the Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor John Harries will oversee the review and appoint an independent panel of experts.
Traditionally, peer review is the gold standard way to advance scientific knowledge.
He wrote two scientific papers on his theory and was eventually published in the Physical Review Letters journal, sparking a 40-year hunt for the Higgs boson.
Twenty-one of the studies included in the review were randomized controlled trials, which are considered the gold standard for scientific research.
Her review lauds the cleverness of its rhymes, then goes on to test scientific chronologies and critique computer-driven scratchboard techniques used for the book's art.
Verinata will soon publish a review of its field performance over its first nine months on the market, said Richard Rava, chief scientific officer for the testing firm.
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