++ The problem is EVERYONE is doing it. Always. The share holders practically demand it. Also, I think it goes without saying that the original post overly sim

++ The problem is EVERYONE is doing it. Always. The share holders practically demand it. Also, I think it goes without saying that the original post overly simplifies things a bit. If the pharm industry cooked the books to come up with substantiating evidence that looked highly convincing, it doesn't surprise me that stuff like this slipped by. Previously: Climategate, Madoff, Enron, Sports doping, and so on and so forth basically throughout the entirety of humanity's recorded history.