want2bike wrote:You are right Harry. There are two sides to the argument. The FDA side and the real science side. G. Edward is an author who has accumulate the facts on laetrile and you choose not to believe him. If you want to continue to believe the FDA that is your choice.
Hey Wanna...the problem is the "real science" side that you speak about is not proven and Edward and the other people you quote can't prove something without scientific evidence gained from scienftific trials and studies. They don't subject their theories to peer revue and intensive questioning. If Edward wanted to prove his "facts" he would run a standard double blind study where neither the patient or researcher knew who was getting the medication. There are stringent guidelines to be followed in this kind of study and they are there to ensure the "facts" are learned and not simple anecdotal comments from anyone. The Edwards of the world stay far away from this kind of work because they know they won't be able to prove their theories.
And I'm going to make the same ridiculous comments about your "references" as you do about medicine in general...they are liars, cheats and criminals and are totally scared to subject their work to real science.