The U.S. government is shutting down a planned study testing whether moderate drinking has health benefits over concerns that its funding by the alcohol industry would compromise its credibility.
The National Institutes of Health said Friday the results of the planned $100 million study could not be trusted because of the secretive way that employees negotiated with beer and liquor companies to underwrite the effort.
Government officials say it is legal to use industry money to pay for government research so long as all rules are followed. However, in this case, NIH officials say employees did not follow proper procedures, including keeping their interactions with industry officials secret.
NIH Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak said the interactions between the employees and industry representatives appeared to “intentionally bias'' the study so that it would have a better chance to conclude that moderate drinking is beneficial.
An NIH review panel was also concerned that the study's proposed span of 10 years was too short a time period to adequately test the potential problems of a daily drink – such as an increased risk of cancer or heart failure.
美国政府终止了原计划进行的一项有关适量饮酒是否有益健康的研究实验,原因是担心酒业提供的资金会影响研究结果的可信度。
美国国立卫生研究院星期五说,这项计划耗资1亿美元的研究所得出的结果难以让人相信,因为该研究院雇员以秘密的方式与啤酒和烈酒公司进行提供研究资金的洽谈。
政府官员说,只要遵守所有相关规定,使用产业资金进行政府的研究项目符合法律。不过,美国国立卫生研究院的官员说,在这个项目上,该院的雇员没有遵守相关程序,包括对他们与酒业人员的接触秘而不宣。
美国国立卫生研究院副院长塔巴克说,该院雇员与就业代表的接触看来是要有意影响这项研究,从而更可能得出适量饮酒对健康有益的结论。
国立卫生研究院的审查小组还担心,研究项目计划的10年时间段太短,无法对每日饮酒的潜在健康影响做出有效判断,例如,是否增加患癌症或心脏病的风险。
六级备考进入黄金时期专家传授复习小妙招
名师预测六级作文题目
六级写作最后10篇模拟文章
新编六级作文模拟题
应急小贴士六级写作词汇量不足怎么办
六级作文话题预测(4)
英语六级写作的诀窍
名师推荐的六级考试写作关键词(6)
名师谈大学英语六级的写作备考
名师支招六级写作技巧合理分配拓展点亮
六级写作中常用的强调方式
六级作文话题预测(3)
名师推荐的六级考试写作关键词(9)
六级作文话题预测(11)
六级写作考前训练(5)
六级考前整体战略
六级写作考前训练(1)
暑期备考六级优秀范文每日一背(13)
六级英语写作开头结尾的万能公式
暑期备考六级优秀范文每日一背(7)
六级作文实用佳词妙句
六级写作常见错误主谓不一致
小妙招六级写作常用8种强调方式
六级作文话题预测(5)
名师解惑写作的难点问题
六级写作评判的标准及高分真经
暑期备考六级优秀范文每日一背(8)
六级写作考试必备的经典替换词
六级作文话题预测(6)
六级作文话题预测(1)
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |