Forum with Alcohol Industry Ties Shows Significant Bias in Reviews of Health Research

Forum with alcohol industry ties shows significant bias in reviews of health research

A new study, published in Addiction, shines a light on how industries associated with health harms—such as tobacco, fossil fuels, and in this case, alcohol—can distort the evaluation of scientific research through industry-friendly commentary.

Governments ease alcohol access as evidence of its harms mount

Read: 5 min In May, shortly after Parliament resumed, Quebec Senator Patrick Brazeau introduced Bill S-202, a private member’s bill to require nearly all alcoholic beverages to carry health warning labels. “As a former alcohol consumer, I was once in the 75 per cent of Canadians who are not aware that there is a causal link between alcohol consumption and seven cancers,” Brazeau told the House of Commons on June 3. “I personally battled colon ca…