Shaw's Eco-Logic

As disturbing as this HND piece might be, it only scratches the surface regarding one of the most egregiously inhumane experiments in decades. And, for those of you who thought such things ended with Nazi Germany, be prepared for a big shock.

This ghoulish clinical trial was not only done with the full faith and credit of NIH, when the outrageous ethical lapses were discovered, the perps were exonerated. Yes, exonerated by the same HHS agency that accused them, and is supposed to be protecting human research subjects. Here's a tip: Unless you know that you are going to die imminently, NEVER be part of a clinical trial.

The victims here were premature infants. Their (mostly poor) parents were misled (lied to would be more appropriate) regarding the risks, and here's the best part. Even if you don't care about the lives needlessly lost, the experiment proved absolutely nothing. More than that, the "problem" of oxygen concentration in the NICU—whereby too much causes blindness, but too little causes brain damage or death—is total nonsense, and has been known to be such for over 50 years. And if all that weren't bad enough, the research that "proved" this oxygen dilemma was run by champions of eugenics, and their results were shamelessly dinked.

Josef Mengele would sure be proud. Read the complete article.