Sanofi Will Share Clinical Trial Data, But There Is A Caveat

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Yet another large drugmaker has made a commitment to release clinical trial data. The latest to do so is Sanofi, which will join an effort begun last year by GlaxoSmithKline to establish a web site where researchers can request study information.

In announcing its decision, Sanofi also expressed support for a data sharing plan declared last summer by the pharmaceutical industry trade groups in the US and Europe, which want to offer an alternative to a more sweeping proposal being considered by the European Medicines Agency (read here and here).

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Intermittent fasting: Trying it out for science

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If losing weight is on your January wish-list, you’re not alone – it’s one of the most common New Year resolutions. But diets can be hard to stick to at any time of year. In the first of a three-part series, the BBC’s Peter Bowes steeled himself for the task by joining a clinical trial for an experimental fasting diet.

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