title: Overcoming Potential Threats to Scientific Advancements: Conflict of Interest, Ulterior Motives, False Innuendos and Harassment.
authors.affiliation: College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago. Electronic address: sagner@esprevmed.org.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sagner
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Binks
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece; "Cephalogenetics" Center, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yapijakis
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School-the University.
authors.forename: Carl J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lavie
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; NextGenU.org.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.affiliation: Preventive Cardiology/Cardiac Rehabilitation, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan; Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Barry A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Franklin
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Forman
authors.affiliation: College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago.
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arena
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: La Vecchia
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puska
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D000073296:Noncommunicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011634:Public Health