Interesting article: Operating the smokescreen. Abbasi K British Medical Journal 1998; 317: 7154. [Full text] [Excerpt] "Haven't you sold your soul to the devil?" I ask Dr Chris Proctor, the head of science and regulation at British American Tobacco (BAT), one of the major tobacco companies. He smiles back at me. "I don't think I have, and my kids don't think I have," he reassures himself. The description of this article was written by Steve Simon on 2007-12-18, edited by Steve Simon, and was last modified on 2008-01-12. Send feedback to ssimon at cmh dot edu or click on the email link at the top of the page. Category: Interesting articles, Category: Conflict of interest