I'd have to agree with this; every news outlet tries to treat a lack of proper controls as a breaking story / massive conspiracy theory to get a buzz going around the topic. I think it's important to inform people but unfortunately, most people would rather buy into the idea that there was malicious intent rather than also evaluating the possibility that, like most evolving business areas, it takes time to build in the proper procedures to attain measurably objective results. This happens in every industry and isn't unique to science, however, in this case, the physicians recommending these drugs to their patients should have been able to read between the lines or at the very least have a managed treatment plan to evaluate the efficacy on those they're treating.
