Responding to an uproar
over conflicts of interest in biomedical research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on Friday that it is seeking comments on whether to tighten federal conflict - of - interest rules for NIH grantees.
Trump, a real estate developer who has never held public office, brushed off
fears over conflicts of interest between his job as president and his family's businesses.
In a year that saw him completely lose control of his own council over issues of transit and plastic bag fees, and face allegations of using city time and resources for personal use, Ford was booted from office on Nov. 26
over a conflict of interest issue involving misuse of city stationery.
The American Council of Life Insurers and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors sued the
DOL over its conflict of interest rule, developed under the Obama administration.
Many health experts will not participate in events sponsored by baby food companies, not least because World Health Assembly Resolutions call for
care over conflicts of interest in sponsorship of health workers and health programmes.
The jury drama in the corruption trial of former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver continued on Monday, as Juror No. 11, an African - American man from the Bronx, asked to be
dismissed over a conflict of interest.
Not content with sacking the chief inspector of prisons, the chief inspector of probation has now
resigned over conflicts of interest the justice secretary was fully aware of at the time he appointed him.
It has been argued that, following a series of high - profile political scandals over the Code (David Blunkett resigned for a second
time over a conflict of interest; and Tessa Jowell's husband was implicated — separately — in a furore over his financial dealings), that it should be administered by a more impartial figure than the Prime Minister.
A psychiatrist whose failure to disclose drug company income contributed to a
furor over conflicts of interest in biomedical research has just received his first National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant in 3 years.
Recommended reading Following her recent resignation as director of the Stedelijk
Museum over conflict of interest accusations, Beatrix Ruf has directly addressed the allegations in an interview with the New York Times.
Trump and Martinelli's mutual affection seems to be partly based on their status as wealthy men with political ambitions who appear to be unmoved by
concerns over conflicts of interest.
Such growing entanglements have stirred significant concern
over conflicts of interest (see» Wearing Two Hats» and» University - Industry Collaborations: Whose Data?»)
Launched last February, the investigation is
over conflicts of interest and potential «unauthorised private benefits» from the charity's activities.
First off the biggest issue people have is
over a conflict of interest.
Environmentalists have expressed concern
over a conflict of interest, saying that the appointment coincides with Peabody's efforts to open new mines in Indiana.