Saturday, February 2, 2008

Do you think you are too young to have grey hair?

You might be onto something. Here is a published article:





Arch Dermatol, Vol. 93, Issue 2, 235-236, February 1, 1966

ARTICLES

Gray hair and sympathectomy. Report of case

A. B. Lerner

You have reached the most complete version of this article accessible.

Has there ever been a controlled trial done on the effects of sympathectomy?

in Australia? Overseas?

Isn't the procedure considered experimental if such study/trial has not been done?
Are medical companies allowed to introduce new drugs without such trials/studies? What would happen to a company that would do that?
Who is responsible if such thing occurs?

The answer according to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is: NO!