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Profits Instead of Responsibility

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Monsanto Emails: ‘Let’s Beat the S*** Out of’ Moms Worried About Cancer-Linked Weedkiller’ – Collective Evolution. The Facts:Even though Western medical companies have been required to publicly disclose payments to doctors for promotional work over the last five years, there has been a significant rise in these practices, leading to 700 doctors earning more than $1M.Reflect On:Is the entire Western Medical system really a trusted authority and an advocate for human well-being, or is just a business that infallibly puts profits over health? In a very thorough and revealing analysis of statistical industry payment data, ProPublica disclosed that more than 2,500 physicians have received at least half a million dollars apiece from drugmakers and medical device companies in the past five years alone, while more than 700 of those doctors received at least $1 million, and that doesn’t include money for research or royalties from inventions.

One would think so. But that isn’t the current sentiment. Why It Matters. Monsanto Forced To Dish Out $289 Million For Lying To The World About Cancer & Glyphosate – Collective Evolution.