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6. What is toxicology testing used for?
- To see if giving an organism a large dose of the compound will kill it
- To estimate the dose needed to produce signs of acute poisoning
- To work out if the compound is toxic
7. What is a placebo?
- There's no such thing.
- A fake pill given to the control group in a clinical trial
- A medicine given to hypochondriacs
8. Homeopathy has been scientifically proven to help to treat all kinds of diseases
9. What are cohort studies?
- A study in which patients with a particular condition or using a particular treatment are followed over time and compared with a control group
- A study in which two scientists work together
- A biased study
10. How does a double-blind study prevent bias?
- It doesn't.
- No one knows who goes into which group. Doctors might put sicker patients into the treatment group without realising it if they knew.
- No one can see what is going on, so they can't interfere.
- It prevents people with an interest in the treatment from making sure that it appears to work