tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post4505314925393553896..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: What A Tangled Web They Weave ...Dick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-25193538601221329712013-06-25T06:06:37.750+01:002013-06-25T06:06:37.750+01:00I'd missed your April 2012 debunking of the pl...I'd missed your April 2012 debunking of the plain packs study Dick. BEAUTIFULLY done! No wonder they like to hide their research from people. That being said, it's not universal. Some (Chapman's Marita Hefler stands out in recent memory) get quite snooty once they realize that you might actually criticize their work. Some simply refuse to respond. Some hide behind the pay wall and say they don't discuss research they've already done (Just had an exchange like that with a Dr. Schmucker who'd determined that STEMI heart attacks went down in NONsmokers after a ban. Of course it took emails to find out that they'd conveniently lumped new quitters in as nonsmokers so the decrease probably had far more to do with quitting smoking than the claimed "OH, look at how it protected the nonsmokers!"<br /><br /><br />When I pointedly asked why they'd set it up like that I was simply told that they had "sufficient reasons" for doing so and a refusal to discuss those "specific (secret) reasons." Of course I didn't need to be told what they were: it was obvious: it gave the results that the granting agency wanted... thereby guaranteeing the researchers more research grants in the future.<br /><br /><br />Sad.<br /><br /><br />- MJMMichael J. McFaddenhttp://antibrains.comnoreply@blogger.com