November 19, 2004
Many Medical Schools Remain Invested in Tobacco Stocks, Report Says
Medical schools continue to profit from their ties to the tobacco industry.
Many schools remain invested in tobacco stocks 17 years after the American Medical Association urged the institutions to divest their holdings, according to researchers at the University of California at San Francisco School of Nursing.
The industry giant Philip Morris USA persuaded some medical schools to hold on to their tobacco stocks and others to be quiet about divesting. The company reminded them
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