Articles & Letters in Edmonton Newspapers - November 2005

"Tobacco company funds U of A prof: Researcher endorses chewing tobacco" - Susan Ruttan - Edmonton Journal, November 8. Our point-by-point response

"U of A tobacco research comes under fire from within:
$1.5-million grant taints school's reputation, health ethicist says" - Susan Ruttan - Edmonton Journal, November 9. Our point-by-point response

"Terrible optics on tobacco study" -Unsigned Editorial Opinion- Edmonton Journal, November 9. Our point-by-point response

"Accepting tobacco cash clouds U of A's ethics policy, credibility" - Sheila Pratt - Edmonton Journal, November 20. Our point-by-point response

"Smokeless tobacco reduces risk of cancer" -Carl V. Phillips - Edmonton Journal, November 9. Letter to the editor

"Smokeless tobacco is less risky" - Brad Rodu - Edmonton Journal, November 13. Letter

"Grant is a boon to university, city" - W. Andrew Harrell - Edmonton Journal, November 9. Letter

"Ethics and university research" - Brendan Leier - Edmonton Journal, November 15. Letter

Also published in the Edmonton Journal were letters by Dr. Joseph Lauerman (November 9), M. G. Winter (November 9), Eric Boyd (November 14), Cecily Mills (November 14), and Paul W. Oxby (November 21). These letters are no longer available on the Edmonton Journal website.

"Researcher defends grant to study smokeless tobacco" - Chloe Fedio - The Gateway, November 17. Article

"Where there's smoke there's questionable funding" - Iris Tse - The Gateway, November 14. Opinion

"Tse's arguments go up in smoke" - Brad Rodu - The Gateway, November 21. Letter

"Harm reduction, not anti-smoking, should be our message" - Carl V. Phillips - The Gateway, November 21. Letter