lottsa 'journals' on other stuff out there eh...the um climate, vaccinations, cattle mutilations.
anyway, about this rounder then:
Twenty-five years after it was first published, one of the world’s top medical journals is retracting a study by a once-renowned Canadian researcher after an internal university report surfaced, revealing the paper is the result of scientific fraud.
In an editorial, the BMJ sharply rebukes Memorial University for covering up what it knew about problems with the researcher’s work for years.
The paper, published in the BMJ in 1989 by Dr. Ranjit Chandra, then based at Memorial University in St. John’s, is being pulled as a result of mounting evidence that he falsified information, fabricated study participants and had no raw data to back up the claims made by his research into the rate of eczema among babies who were either breast or formula fed.
The study concluded that eczema rates were low in breastfed babies whose mothers avoided dairy, peanuts and other allergens. The rates were similarly low for babies fed a special hypoallergenic formula compared with those that consumed soy- or cow’s milk-based formula. This led Dr. Chandra to recommend hypoallergenic formula to babies at risk of eczema if their mothers chose not to breastfeed. The study was funded in part by Mead Johnson, which produced the hypoallergenic formula used in the study.
Critics say the incident raises serious questions about problems handling scientific misconduct in Canada, with secrecy and a lack of transparency prevailing far too often. “It is shameful that the university, Canadian authorities and other scientific bodies have taken no action against Chandra,” Dr. Richard Smith, former editor-in-chief of the journal, and Dr. Fiona Godlee, current editor-in-chief, wrote about the decision on Wednesday. “The biggest failing lies with the university.”
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Journal retracts study by Canadian researcher, citing scientific fraud - The Globe and Mail
order of canada eh. :lol:
anyway, about this rounder then:
Twenty-five years after it was first published, one of the world’s top medical journals is retracting a study by a once-renowned Canadian researcher after an internal university report surfaced, revealing the paper is the result of scientific fraud.
In an editorial, the BMJ sharply rebukes Memorial University for covering up what it knew about problems with the researcher’s work for years.
The paper, published in the BMJ in 1989 by Dr. Ranjit Chandra, then based at Memorial University in St. John’s, is being pulled as a result of mounting evidence that he falsified information, fabricated study participants and had no raw data to back up the claims made by his research into the rate of eczema among babies who were either breast or formula fed.
The study concluded that eczema rates were low in breastfed babies whose mothers avoided dairy, peanuts and other allergens. The rates were similarly low for babies fed a special hypoallergenic formula compared with those that consumed soy- or cow’s milk-based formula. This led Dr. Chandra to recommend hypoallergenic formula to babies at risk of eczema if their mothers chose not to breastfeed. The study was funded in part by Mead Johnson, which produced the hypoallergenic formula used in the study.
Critics say the incident raises serious questions about problems handling scientific misconduct in Canada, with secrecy and a lack of transparency prevailing far too often. “It is shameful that the university, Canadian authorities and other scientific bodies have taken no action against Chandra,” Dr. Richard Smith, former editor-in-chief of the journal, and Dr. Fiona Godlee, current editor-in-chief, wrote about the decision on Wednesday. “The biggest failing lies with the university.”
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Journal retracts study by Canadian researcher, citing scientific fraud - The Globe and Mail
order of canada eh. :lol:
