tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30871754.post1418942171568589898..comments2023-07-28T02:17:06.255-07:00Comments on Maura Stephens: The American Lung Association in Bed with a Big PolluterMauraStephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745564553424281263noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30871754.post-78995163501149578082012-02-14T17:20:03.513-08:002012-02-14T17:20:03.513-08:00Dear God, will this assault on people, for profit,...Dear God, will this assault on people, for profit, ever end?Nickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194301152399634673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30871754.post-23515176673556820272012-01-14T14:07:41.701-08:002012-01-14T14:07:41.701-08:00Maura, it's a good find, and I applaud your ef...Maura, it's a good find, and I applaud your efforts.<br /><br />Unfortunately, this seems to be how many of these large medical foundations operate these days.<br /><br />When I was researching cancer foundations a few years ago, I discovered the same thing.<br /><br />They are mostly funded mainly by 2 types of corporations 1) industrial sources of the toxins etc. which cause disease, and 2) hospitals, insurance companies, pharmaceuticals, and others which profit from people being sick.<br /><br />I found this most prominent in the "Pink Ribbon" campaigns related to breast cancer. The most amazing thing I found was an org called Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which was created by a European chemical giant which produces organochlorines, which are indicated as a cause of breast cancer. They also make a drug which treats breast cancer.<br /><br />This is called a "double play" in capitalism, when one can profit both from the cause of the disease and the provision of the cure.<br /><br />http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Breast_Cancer_Awareness_Month<br /><br />2:04 PMBill Huston 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15288627254805985954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30871754.post-54108406940312021642012-01-14T14:04:46.964-08:002012-01-14T14:04:46.964-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bill Huston 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15288627254805985954noreply@blogger.com