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NB: WE CLOSED THE CHARITY DUE TO A PROFOUND LACK OF INTEREST FROM ANYONE IN SUPPORTING THE CHARITY IN CHALLENGING THE BIAS THAT PERVADES MEDICAL RESEARCH. WE FOUND THIS BIAS IN FUNDING AGENCIES, PATIENTS, THE PUBLIC AND OTHER RESEARCHERS. THE LACK OF INTEREST REFLECTS THE BIAS TOWARDS THE STATUS QUO IN MEDICAL RESEARCH AND A WEAKNESS IN ITS FOUNDATIONS OF WHAT HAS BECOME AN INDUSTRY WHICH PUTS PROFIT BEFORE PATIENT HEALTHCARE.