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12/26/2008
The World Health Organization’s Tobacco Free Initiative found evidence that tobacco companies are using underhanded tactics to boost sales in Asia. In Thailand, Philip Morris planted a scientist at a Bangkok facility to get researchers to shift their attention away from secondhand smoke. British American Tobacco provided funding in China for the Beijing Liver Foundation in an effort to shift focus away from links between smoking and ailments such as liver disease.
Source: Atlanta-Journal Constitution
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