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11/06/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Vast array of breakfast cereals contain worrying levels of glyphosate

Would you like some weed killer with your breakfast? No one in their right mind would answer this question affirmatively, yet if you happen to eat one of 26 popular cereals, that’s exactly how you’ve been starting out your mornings. A new report released by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) shows that 26 out of […]

10/02/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

CT scans may increase your risk of brain tumors

A computed tomography (CT) scan can be an incredibly useful tool in diagnosing certain problems and possibly helping people get much-needed treatment in time to make a difference. However, this usefulness comes with a great price: It increases the risk of brain tumors, especially in children, according to a new study that was published in […]

09/04/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Vietnam demands Monsanto pay hundreds of millions in damages to victims of Agent Orange

A recent U.S. court ruling that forced Monsanto to pay out more than $289 million to school a groundskeeper who got terminal cancer after using its Roundup weed killer is reigniting calls by Vietnam for the company to compensate victims of its Agent Orange chemical. Monsanto supplied Agent Orange to the U.S. military during the […]

08/31/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Undeniable truth: Pesticide residues on non-organic produce much higher than previously thought

If you’re still not making a conscious effort to seek out organic produce, you’ll probably reconsider after you hear the results of some recent fruit sample testing. The presence of pesticides on conventionally grown produce is expected, but the extent of the contamination the tests revealed is shocking. According to tests carried out by the […]

08/23/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Styrene, a common ingredient in many plastic items, now deemed to be “probably carcinogenic” by WHO

The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has now upgraded the cancer-causing status of the common plastic ingredient styrene. The move came in response to the results of a comprehensive study carried out by researchers from Aarhus University, along with new animal evidence. More than 70,000 people were included in the […]

08/21/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Monsanto facing lawsuits over kidney disease deaths in Sri Lanka

Monsanto has made enemies all around the world with its toxic products and dirty business tactics, and now they’re finally having to answer for their misdeeds in courts of law across the planet. The firm has been facing a slew of high-profile lawsuits here in the U.S. filed on behalf of cancer patients who were […]

08/07/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Glyphosate use SUSPENDED in Brazil as cancer concerns take center stage

Upon hearing how dangerous glyphosate is, many people’s first question is why it is allowed to be sold if it is so deadly. The answer to that question, at least in the U.S., is very complex and involves a lot of money and political maneuvering. In Brazil, however, common sense appears to be prevailing as […]

07/15/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

New research finds that routine breast cancer tests lead to unnecessary mastectomies and chemotherapy

Are women’s fears of breast cancer driving them to get unnecessary, dangerous treatments like chemotherapy and mastectomies? A pair of studies shows just how much women are endangering their lives for no benefit after getting a diagnosis. The first is an unsettling U.K. study that looked at more than 2,700 women who were 40 or […]

07/12/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Monsanto may soon face “FLOOD” of lawsuits from cancer victims of Roundup herbicide

Monsanto, the maker of the world’s most popular weed killer Roundup, could soon be facing an unrelenting flood of lawsuits from people who got cancer from their product. On Tuesday, a federal judge decided to allow three expert witnesses to give their testimony pertaining to Roundup’s carcinogenicity. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled that the […]

07/09/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Here’s how fluoride destroys your health in obvious, and not so obvious, ways

Few people realize just how far-reaching the effects of long-term exposure to fluoride can be. Dental fluorosis may be the most obvious manifestation of fluoride damage as it discolors and pits people’s teeth, but much of the other harm it causes is not as easy to see and is often blamed on something else. Here’s […]

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