More on Self-Experimentation
July 5th, 2006
The Times Online has an article on the current attitudes in the scientific community regarding self-experimentation. Mentions are given to Dr. Pradeep Seth, who tested an HIV vaccine on himself before it was cleared for human trials, as well as the famous case of Dr. Barry Marshall.
From the article:
“Probably the most spectacular example is Barry Marshall, the Australian gastroenterologist who proved his theory that most stomach ulcers are caused by the common bacteria Helicobacter pylori by drinking a mixture containing the bug in 1982.”
“The familiar symptoms of gastritis appeared within days. Professor Marshall and his colleague, Robin Warren, shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine last year in recognition of their discovery, which transformed a chronic condition, previously thought to be caused by stress and treated with surgery or life-long medication, into an easily treatable complaint that can be eradicated with a short course of antibiotics.”
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Doctors who had a taste of their own medicine
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