Research for discussion

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Greetings all,

The topic of whether to drink alcohol has come up a few times. Here is a link which you might find interesting. The industry will publish results based on it's own vested industry. There is alot of money to be made to keep the general public in the dark. I would post in its entirety but it is rather long. This is not meant to jump on a soap box as I certainly enjoy my wine. But it does leave one to go hmmm.... Once I started doing my own research in the past two years in regards to medicine, one cannot help but notice bias do occur based on who is funding the research. Is there really such a thing as complete objectivity?

Am J Public Health. 2013 February; 103(2): 206–214.
Published online 2013 February. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300847
PMCID: PMC3558773

Public Health, Academic Medicine, and the Alcohol Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
Thomas F. Babor, PhD, MPHcorresponding author and Katherine Robaina, MPH

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This is the PubMed article. Just go to the site and click on for the free article.


Am J Public Health. 2013 Feb;103(2):206-14. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300847. Epub 2012 Dec 13.
Public health, academic medicine, and the alcohol industry's corporate social responsibility activities.
Babor TF1, Robaina K.
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Abstract
We explored the emerging relationships among the alcohol industry, academic medicine, and the public health community in the context of public health theory dealing with corporate social responsibility. We reviewed sponsorship of scientific research, efforts to influence public perceptions of research, dissemination of scientific information, and industry-funded policy initiatives. To the extent that the scientific evidence supports the reduction of alcohol consumption through regulatory and legal measures, the academic community has come into increasing conflict with the views of the alcohol industry. We concluded that the alcohol industry has intensified its scientific and policy-related activities under the general framework of corporate social responsibility initiatives, most of which can be described as instrumental to the industry's economic interests.
PMID: 23237151 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] PMCID: PMC3558773 Free PMC Article