In 1986, President Ronald Regan signed into law the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), which aims to protect students, teachers, and other members of…
Category: Mesothelioma
HBO Grants Lifelong Dream to Comedian Who Has Stage 4 Mesothelioma
32-year-old Quincy Jones (not to be confused with the legendary musician and producer) is described universally by his friends, family, and audience members as a…
$5 Billion and Counting: The Rise of Big Pharma’s Massive Advertising Campaigns
In a day and age where modern medicine can treat more illnesses than ever before, the pharmaceutical industry is unashamedly putting profits ahead of patients.…
FDA Acknowledges America’s Drug Epidemic, Requests Stricter Warnings on Opioid Painkillers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans earlier today (Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016) to change some prescription opioid painkiller labels…
The Plague of Asbestos in the Developing World
Back in 2011, The Daily Show produced a segment about one Canadian town’s unusual support of asbestos, a naturally occurring mineral that is widely known…
The Surprising Truth About Rare Diseases in America
Being diagnosed with any type of disease isn’t something anyone looks forward to. And those diagnosed with rare diseases face an even greater uphill battle.…
Big Chemical Bought Scientists and Hid Cancer Victims to Make Vinyl Chloride Look Safe
In 1978, managers at a chemical plant in Texas City, TX started to panic when they realized workers were dying of brain cancer at rates…
40 Million Dollars Later, Ford Had the Science to Promote Its Toxic Agenda
The scientific method is, without question, the primary means of learning new knowledge about the physical world. It is the tool we use to understand…
How Corporations Buy “Science” to Confuse the American Public
When medical professionals and scientific researchers publish in a journal or lend their name to supporting a science-based theory, we normally would not think twice…
