Saturday, May 22, 2010

Asbestos, Tobacco and Cell Phones: Conflict of Interest?

Asbestos, Tobacco and Cell Phones: Conflict of Interest?

conflict of interest

The asbestos industry, in harmony with many of its insurers, systematically developed and then suppressed information on the carcinogenicity of asbestos. As a result, millions of workers were exposed to the carcinogen and today in the USA, about ten thousand people die each year from asbestos related diseases.

These numbers are set to rise. A new study was carried out by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), who say that over the next ten years, the number of deaths will far exceed 100,000.

So, who’s to blame?......

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