It was small, relatively short, and had no control groups on other drug-regimes to compare with.
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After one year, investigators reported a significant difference in BMI between the intervention and control groups.
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The results showed a 75%-95% reduction in the number of embryos produced as compared to control groups.
But here, again, we see differences in how the control groups behaved between studies of the two drugs.
The cell growth achieved using this method led to cell growth that was 3-4 times larger than control groups.
"A higher proportion of the women taking hormone replacement therapy had cardiovascular events than women in the control groups, " they said.
We put our faith in the institutions or individuals we trust, whether it's the NRA, religious leaders or gun control groups.
Gun control groups gave the deal warm but not effusive praise, noting that unknown details and some pro-gun provisions gave them pause.
Flake has been a primary target of pressure from gun control groups.
People included in the research would have to be very carefully chosen so their risk factors could be properly isolated into various control groups.
The Washington Post reported that gun control groups are already lobbying to allow compilation of gun ownership data from medical records for research purposes.
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In recent separate exploratory studies, boys receiving drisapersen and a similar drug called eteplirsen weekly for 48 weeks walked significantly farther than the boys in the control groups.
Gun-control groups have gained political influence but they face a powerful pro-gun lobby, led by the National Rifle Association, which insists it has the constitution on its side.
John Thune of South Dakota, a member of the Senate Republican leadership, said the figures show that gun control groups have emphasized the wrong approach to controlling firearms violence.
Unfortunately, most of the studies that came to these conclusions were flawed: many results were anecdotal, and control groups were not established to take account of the placebo effect.
Eighty-nine and 92 cases of esophageal cancer were reported in the bisphosphonate and control groups, respectively, as were 49 and 57 cases of stomach cancer -- a negligible difference.
Suppose Bloomberg agreed to give one-tenth of one percent of his net worth each year, and gun control groups asked people to pledge the same percentage of their net worth.
Over the three-year observation period, the African-American students who took part in the study had higher grade-point averages relative to multiple control groups, and the minority achievement gap overall was reduced by a dramatic 50%.
But early studies reporting positive results for the vertebroplasty procedure did not have control groups, making it unclear whether the purported benefits were simply due to the placebo effect or the natural tendency of chronic pain to subside over time.
Industry executives should think back to an earlier precedent: the move in cancer trials pushed by Genentech more than a decade ago to make mid-stage trials mirror approval studies, with control groups and patients who are randomly assigned either to get the drug or not.
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It would be ironic indeed if an American administration substantially staffed by individuals associated with various arms control interest groups were to endorse a proposal at odds with the newly declared objective of curbing conventional arms proliferation.
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Since October 1, the U.S. military has been handing over control of these groups to the predominantly Shiite government.
Italian families have long been criticised for constructing complex chains of ownership which allow them to exercise control over large groups with minimal outlay.
Powell, who is on an eight-day visit to Europe and central Asia, had earlier raised fresh questions about the ability of Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat to control Palestinian militant groups in the Mideast.
On the one hand, they have no control over what independent groups say on their behalf.
The two groups now control two-thirds of northern Mali, an area the size of France.
Clinical commissioning groups will control large parts of the NHS budget.
The United States is concerned that a buildup of Turkish troops in northern Iraq could spark a conflict with Kurdish groups that control much of the area.
Uribe's efforts have been focused on combating all the armed groups that control all facets of illicit drug production in Colombia, particularly the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Lebanon has struggled to defeat armed groups that control pockets of the country, many of whom operate inside the country's 12 Palestinian refugee camps that house a total of 350, 000 people.
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