“…Their ubiquitous nature is in marked contrast to the bare mention they earn in standard treatments of medical ethics 3,4 . Nevertheless, conflicts of interest have given rise to major writings and thoughtful developments in such diverse areas of relevance to medical practice as these: medical research, 5 psychiatry, 6,7 nursing, 8 neonatal decisions, 9,10 social work, 11 and public health 12…”