A 9/11 first responder has died two weeks after an emotional appearance on Capitol Hill with Jon Stewart, his family said Saturday. Luis “Lou” Alvarez, a former bomb-squad detective for the NYPD, was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016 and underwent 69 rounds of chemotherapy. He was 53. “It is with peace and comfort, that […]
Ag Runoff Into Tap Water Linked to 12,000 Cancer Cases a Year…
Runoff from U.S. farms may be causing more than 12,000 cases of cancer per year as Americans drink up nitrate-polluted tap water, according to a new study published Monday in the scientific journal Environmental Research. The nonprofit Environmental Working Group conducted the groundbreaking peer-reviewed study to analyze health and economic impacts of agriculture contamination. The […]
Roundup’s Risks Could Go Well Beyond Cancer…
Chemicals giant Bayer AG is reeling after a jury awarded $2 billion in damages to people who say they contracted cancer after years of using Roundup, a popular weed killer manufactured by Bayer subsidiary Monsanto Co. Bayer probably won’t pay out the full $2 billion. But more than 10,000 further cases are pending, worrying Bayer […]
Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $300M in Talc Cancer Case…
A New York jury on Friday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $300 million in punitive damages to a woman who said her asbestos-related cancer was caused by the company’s talc-based baby powder, the company confirmed. The decision brings the total amount awarded in the case to $325 million after the same jury earlier this […]
Jury Awards Couple $2 Billion in Roundup Cancer Case…
For decades, agrochemical giant Monsanto has worked intensely on a single endeavor – protecting its FTO, or freedom to operate – by doing whatever it took to lessen or eliminate restrictions on its products. A jury of five women and seven men delivered a devastating blow to that mission Monday, awarding an elderly couple over […]
New Monsanto Documents Expose Cozy Connection to Reuters Reporter…
We knew from previously released documents that Reuters reporter Kate Kelland was a key connection for Monsanto in its endeavor to undermine and discredit the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) scientists who classified glyphosate as a probable carcinogen in 2015. Now we have additional evidence of the coziness of the […]
High Fructose Corn Syrup May Fuel Colon Cancer…
It’s no secret that health experts and nutritionists have been wary of high fructose corn syrup for years. But now they have one more reason to advocate against it: a new study published in the journal Science says that the sugary substance boosts the growth of cancerous tumors in mice. The study, conducted by researchers […]
Roundup Trial Reveals Monsanto Concern Over Cancer Studies…
Monsanto says it wasn’t concerned about early epidemiological studies showing a possible link between the active compound in Roundup and cancer, but unsealed documents and emails paint a different picture. Questioning Monsanto’s corporate representative William Reeves at a video deposition played in court on Wednesday, attorney Brent Wisner, who represents an elderly couple claiming Roundup […]
RoundUp Trial: Judge Allows Monsanto to Send Add Pop-Up Ads Targeting People Inside Courthouse…
A California judge cited the First Amendment in her refusal to bar Monsanto from sending geo-targeted mobile phone ads to jurors and other members of the public Thursday, the latest wrinkle in a trial on a San Francisco Bay Area couple’s claims that Roundup weed killer gave them cancer. Plaintiff attorney Steven Brady with the […]
RoundUp Trial: Expert Flunks EPA Handling of Roundup Approval…
At the start of testimony in what looks to be a long and contentious trial over whether Roundup caused the cancer of an elderly couple, a cancer-risk expert said he would give the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency an “F” on its report deeming glyphosate, one of the main agrochemicals in Roundup, noncarcinogenic. “I’d fail them,” […]