Johnson & Johnson has sued four doctors who published studies citing links between talc-based personal care products and cancer, escalating an attack on scientific studies that the company alleges are inaccurate.
Not all reseachers are saviors of the people. Look at Andrew Wakefield who falsified a study showing vaccines caused autism. His research has caused people to die as a result.
But the knee-jerk “corporations are bad” is an easier headline…
I’m betting one dude in the study renovates his house and he had asbestos containing outside walls or something and now J&J is making a show of it.
We shall see, but I wouldn’t be surprised this is more of an intimidation tactic than anything.
Not all reseachers are saviors of the people. Look at Andrew Wakefield who falsified a study showing vaccines caused autism. His research has caused people to die as a result.
But the knee-jerk “corporations are bad” is an easier headline…