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Health Policy and Ethics: Thilo Grüning, Anna B Gilmore, and Martin McKee Tobacco Industry Influence on Science and Scientists in Germany Am J Public Health 2005; 0: AJPH.2004.061507v1 [Abstract] [PDF]

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Tobacco Industry Influence on Scientists

Norbert Hirschhorn   (26 February 2006)

Tobacco Industry Influence on Scientists 26 February 2006
Norbert Hirschhorn, Physician (retired) Send letter to journal: Re: Tobacco Industry Influence on Scientists bertzpoet{at}yahoo.com Norbert Hirschhorn	Grüning, Gilmore and McKee have conclusively demonstrated that the tobacco industry secretly undermined public health policy by distorting science and suborning scientists. A further egregious instance may be given. Franz Adlkofer, scientific director for the German tobacco industry trade association ("Verband", the VdC) attacked the study indicating that exposure to passive smoke was linked to coronary heart disease in American nurses (1). At the close of his letter to the editor Adlkofer wrote: "Asked for a possible conflict of interest, I declare categorically that I am not in any way, financially, economically, or otherwise, linked to the cigarette industry." He signed it "Prof Dr F. Adlkofer Berlin, Germany." (2) (1) Kawachi I, Colditz GA, Speizer FE, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC,Hennekens CH. A prospective study of passive smoking and coronary heart disease. Circulation 1997;95:2374–2379. (2) Adlkofer F. (Letter) Passive Smoking and Coronary Heart Disease in Women. Circulation 1998;97:1870.