Indeed[1]. It seems to be endemic of the entire medical field[2][3] and even further removed[4]. Combined with how difficult (if not impossible) it is to repro

Indeed[1]. It seems to be endemic of the entire medical field[2][3] and even further removed[4]. Combined with how difficult (if not impossible) it is to reproduce many findings[5], I would call these the most important problems in science today. Science cannot move forward without all of the data (positive and negative) in a reproducible fashion. 1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18199864 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18199864 2. http://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Citation/2003/09000/Evidence_b_i_ased_medicine_selective_reporting.40.aspx http://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Citation/2003/09000/Evi... 3. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=198809 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=198809 4. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0018362 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjourna... 5. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203764804577059841672541590.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020376480457705...