From Xtend-Life’s April 28, 2006 XTEND-15sec-NEWS:

Believe it or not, by 2010 there may be upwards of 2 million patients in India on clinical trials. This would not be so terribly alarming were it not for the fact that these patients are mostly poor and have little understanding of the risks involved. Large pharmaceutical companies with a presence in India have found ready, willing, and inexpensive clinical trial volunteers in this country. In some cases, they had clearly not given informed-consent. For more detail about this and many other news stories related to health and nutrition, subscribe to Xtend-Life’s newsletter.