Non Profit Organizations -- Conducting "Impartial Research" and Also Receiving Money From Interested Commercial Interests Including Margarine Makers
The Integrity in Science project is concerned about the link between industry and science and how the demands of the former can undermine the public-interest mission of the latter. Conflicts of interest, biased studies, and secrecy all war with science's truth-seeking objective. In matters related to food, health, and the environment, this project seeks to diminish that problem by, among other things:
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conducting research to identify conflicts of interest or competing interests, especially by scientists who are on important government and non-government advisory committees;
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publicizing facts about scientists with conflicts of interest;
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encouraging policy-makers, legislative bodies, universities, and scientific journals to seek greater balance on committees and to require full public disclosure of all conflicts of interests or competing interests;
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encouraging journalists to question scientists and others about possible conflicts of interests and inform the public about them;
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working with organizations, scientists, and journalists to make science more open; and by organizing and participating in symposia concerning all of the above
AMERICAN MEDICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION
Cosponsors the National Association of Margarine Manufacturers website (see NAMM site; reported in AMWA website, December 18, 1997).
"AMWA’s Advanced Curriculum on Women’s Health Part I and Part II were sponsored by educational grants from The Upjohn Company, which were instrumental in developing the curriculum, and by contributions from Aetna Health Plans, Astra/Merck, Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company, Marion Merrell Dow, Mead Johnson Division, Trylon Corporation, and Zeneca Pharmaceuticals. Contributions are being solicited for the 1998 program." (http://www.amwa.org, December 18, 1997)
The Education Project on Coronary Heart Disease in Women is funded by an unrestricted educational grant from Dupont Radiopharmaceuticals.
The nutritional module is funded by an unrestricted educational grant from the National Association of Margarine Manufacturers. (http://www.amwa.org, December 18, 1997)
Product Acceptance Program since ~1985, including Nature Made vitamins (multi, Ca, E), according to Modern Healthcare; nonexclusive arrangement, $25,000 fee to review product to see if it enhances women’s health, and can say "AMWA Accepted" (2/2/98)
AMWA Corporate Sponsors
Benefactor
Janssen Pharmaceutica, LP
Patrons
P & G
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pfizer Inc
Sustaining Members
Bayer Corporation,
Pharmaceutical Division
Greenberg News Networks
Sanofi-Synthelabo
Wyeth-Ayerst Research
Supporting Members
Abelson-Taylor, Inc
Complete Healthcare Communications, Inc.
Covance Periapproval Services Inc.
Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
MedFocus Clinical Research Consulting
Opportunities
Merck Manuals Group
Pharmaceutical Careers, Inc.
PlaceMart Personnel Service
RPS, Inc
Trilogy Consulting, a Division of
InfoTech Services Inc.
(http://www.amwa.org/about/sponsors.html; November 20, 2000)
NUTRITION INFORMATION CENTER (Cornell University)
The group’s Calcium Information Center is funded by Tums, and the Garlic Information Center is funded by Kyolic. NIC issued a press release "prepared in cooperation with" the International Bottled Water Association." (Wash. Post, 12/15/98, Health, p. 16).
Did a study on nutrition confusion, supported by the National Association of Margarine Manufacturers (1/13/00; Reuters Health)
[Karl Note: The American Diabetes Association recommends EXACTLY the diet that causes diabetes. Click on the name, above, for that full story. Here, below, is evidence that this so-called non-profit organization is little more than an extension of the commercial interests in the victims of diabetes!]
Contributors of $500,000 or more: Bayer; Becton Dickinson Consumer Products; Boehringer Mannheim Corp.; Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.; Eli Lilly and Co.; LifeScan Inc., a Johnson and Johnson Company; MediSense, Inc., an Abbott Laboratories Co.; Parke-Davis; Pfizer’s U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group; Pfizer, Inc.
Contributors of $250,000 or more: Benevia/Equal Sweetener; Campbell Soup Co./Campbell Soup Foundation; Eckerd Corp., Hoechst Marion Roussel; LITE 100.5 WRCH; Long’s Drug Stores; Medical Foods, Inc.; MiniMed, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.; Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.; REAL Radio 104.1 WTKS-FM; Ross Products Div., Abbott Laboratories; State of Oklahoma; Terumo Medical Corp.; Waldbaum’s; Warner Brothers; Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.; WVIT 30 TV. [many others listed for smaller amounts; (http://www.diabetes.org/annualreport/annualreport2000/default.asp; 3/6/98)]
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