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Sunday, September 29, 2002The volunteers were randomly given either daily Valtrex or dummy pills, offered advice on using condoms and then followed for eight months. Two% of those taking Valtrex passed on the virus to their partners, compared with 4% on dummy pills. The treatment nearly eliminated herpes symptoms in the partners, even if they caught the virus. Just half of 1% of those whose infected partners took Valtrex got herpes sores, compared with 2% in the comparison group. Very tiny percentages in both cases, and hardly of any true clinical significance. Yet another example of how researchers give in to the temptation to put the best possible spin on their results, and how the media swallows their claims without any attempt at scrutiny. posted by Sydney on 9/29/2002 08:11:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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