And further, the form fails to outline the fact that while carbon is in the air we breathe daily, the real danger lies in the particle size. It is one of many Rochester protocols under investigation by the Office for Protection From Research Risks. But we're also making a guess that something harmful won't happen. It ought to be the prospect of benefit, the risk of harm, if we really wanted to keep the two clear in our thinking. The regulatory standard, according to the OPRR, is for the consent form to describe completely any foreseeable risks or discomfort to the subject.
Researchers are best to err in the conservative direction.
We are convinced now that events that led to her death, as tragic as it was, were not events that would lead us to want to remove Dr. Frampton or other people involved from carrying out clinical work or clinical studies. Phelps declined to comment on Zaidi's pending lawsuit. And justice means you spread out the benefits as well as the burdens of research. Unfortunately, we don't spread out the benefits at all because of our health care system, but we try to be just in spreading out the burdens. Frampton says he and his colleagues try to maintain a demographic balance when signing up participants, though he concedes that they mainly place their ads on bulletin boards.