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,” […]
RoundUp Trial: Monsanto Used Fake Data to Win Over Regulators…
Jury Slams Monsanto with $80M Verdict in Roundup Cancer Case…
Agrochemical giant Monsanto failed to warn a California man that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer even though it knew the widely used herbicide is unsafe, and must pay over $80 million in damages, a unanimous jury found Wednesday. Concluding Monsanto acted with “malice or oppression” by not putting a cancer warning on Roundup’s product […]
Federal Jury Finds Roundup Caused Man’s Cancer…
A federal jury on Tuesday unanimously found that Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer caused a California man’s cancer, advancing his high-stakes San Francisco trial to a second phase to decide whether the agrochemical company is liable for his illness and how much it might owe for selling him a carcinogenic product. The six-person jury found plaintiff […]
Cancer’s Complications: Confusing Bills, Maddening Errors And Endless Phone Calls…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Surgery…
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery Friday morning for two malignant nodules in her left lung, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said. The 85-year-old Ginsburg is “resting comfortably” after the surgery, the spokeswoman said. The surgery was performed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The two nodules in the lower lobe of her […]
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