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70% of pregnant women in Indiana have herbicide linked to cancer in their urine
New Large Scale Biomonitoring Results Show Increasing Herbicide Exposure in Pregnant Women
From Sustainable Pulse The average level of dicamba herbicide in the urine of pregnant women has increased more than 3-fold since 2017, the year widespread planting of dicamba-tolerant GMO crops began, Heartland Health Research Alliance (HHRA) reported on Tuesday. Dicamba levels in urine have risen dramatically compared to levels of 2,4-D. In 2010-2014, the average […]
Bayer announces plan to end glyphosate-based herbicide sales to US consumers by 2023
Bayer announced it will remove glyphosate from the U.S. consumer lawn and garden marketplace as soon as Jan. 2023. The company will replace glyphosate in the consumer lawn and garden segment with other “known and well-established active ingredients.” With more than 30,000 unresolved cancer lawsuits—90 percent from the U.S. residential lawn and garden market business […]
Glyphosate herbicide linked to shorter pregnancies
A new small study found that 90 percent of pregnant women in an Indiana town had a widely used herbicide in their urine, and women with higher concentrations were associated with early deliveries. A new study published in the journal Environmental Health found an association between higher concentrations of glyphosate in the urine of […]
Study Links Glyphosate Herbicide to Shorter Pregnancies
By Derrick Broze A new small study found that 90 percent of pregnant women in an Indiana town had a widely used herbicide in their urine, and women with higher concentrations were associated with early deliveries. A new study published in the journal Environmental Health found an association between higher concentrations of glyphosate […]
Court upholds Arkansas decision to ban dicamba herbicide
(Natural News) It’s back to the drawing board for Monsanto, after an Arkansas state judge refused to overturn a ban on the use of the company’s dicamba herbicide between April 16 and October 31. According to the Associated Press, Judge Chris Piazza of the Pulaski County Circuit Court dismissed a lawsuit by […]
Organic family farm ruined by herbicide drift: A case study (and warning for humanity)
(Natural News) Herbicide drift continues to plague millions of acres of American crops, and the experience of one Missouri organic family-run farm shows just how devastating this problem can be. Vesterbrook Farm has been in Carol Brabo’s family for almost a century. Fed up with the prices of organic foods at stores […]
Millions Of Californians Have Been Poisoned By ‘Roundup’ Herbicide
Millions of Californians have been poisoned as a result of two decades worth of Roundup (glyphosate) spraying on crops, according to a new study. The levels of the herbicide Roundup in human urine has dramatically increased among California residents, the study’s lead author, Paul Mills, claims. Healthday.com reports: Urine collected from 100 Californians between 1993 and […]
Californians Tainted by ‘Roundup’ Herbicide Chemical
Californians Tainted by ‘Roundup’ Herbicide Chemical November 2nd, 2017 In other news, Pesticide-Covered Food May Be Linked to Infertility. Via: Health Day: Levels of the herbicide Roundup in human urine have increased dramatically among California residents in the past two decades, a new study […]
Researchers share how to conquer herbicide-resistant superweeds that threaten the food supply in the Midwest
(Natural News) In the latest edition of Weed Science, researchers shared new knowledge about how to manage the growth of herbicide-resistant kochia, a weed that takes nutrients from both dryland and irrigated crops across the Great Plains. Kochia usually starts to sprout in late February or early March before the emergence of other summer annual weed […]
Traces of cancer-causing glyphosate herbicide found in Ben Jerry’s ice cream
(Natural News) The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) has recently reported that 10 of 11 ice cream samples from Ben & Jerry’s tested positive for small amounts of glyphosate contamination. Glyphosate, a potentially carcinogenic compound, is the main constituent of the popular pesticide Roundup by Monsanto. According to OCA, glyphosate traces were seen following independent lab testing […]
Concerning Study Shows Glyphosate (RoundUp) Herbicide Harms Unborn Children
At a children’s health conference earlier this month, the results of a study were presented which show that glyphosate, the main component in the Monsanto herbicide, RoundUp, is detected in pregnant women and could lead to adverse outcomes, including shorter gestation times and lower birth weights. The news comes just weeks after the USDA scrapped […]
PETITION: Help pressure the USDA to test food for deadly glyphosate herbicide
(Natural News) Last year, the USDA was working with the EPA and FDA on plans to start testing samples of corn syrup for glyphosate residue this April, but now it appears that they have had a change of heart. Under the plan, the USDA would have looked at more than 300 samples of corn syrup […]
Five cancer-fighting recipes that also help you beat the summer heat
(NaturalNews) As summer kicks into full swing, gardens everywhere are overflowing with fruit and vegetables. If you’ve been looking for creative ways to use summer produce, the American Institute for Cancer Research has published five of its most popular cancer-protective recipes that can help you beat the heat, while taking advantage of the […]
Oregon Senator slams ‘Monsanto DARK Act 2.0,’ calling it a special interest nightmare that abolishes consumers’ right to know about GMOs
(NaturalNews) Under the cover of darkness, just hours after Hillary Clinton was handed a get-out-of-jail-free card by the FBI for committing felony crimes, the Senate quietly voted 63–30 to preempt state law in direct violation of the Tenth Amendment, prohibiting individual states like Vermont from enacting mandatory GMO labeling laws passed by voters. […]
Oregon Senator slams ‘Monsanto DARK Act 2.0,’ calling it a special interest nightmare that abolishes consumers’ right to know about GMOs
(NaturalNews) Under the cover of darkness, just hours after Hillary Clinton was handed a get-out-of-jail-free card by the FBI for committing felony crimes, the Senate quietly voted 63–30 to preempt state law in direct violation of the Tenth Amendment, prohibiting individual states like Vermont from enacting mandatory GMO labeling laws passed by voters. […]
Refugees infected with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis resettled in Wisconsin
(NaturalNews) It’s hypocritical when the administration and vaccine authoritarians from the same party insist that everything walking upright in the United States be injected with scores of vaccines – only to allow unvaccinated people with dangerous transmittable diseases into the country willy-nilly. And yet that is precisely what the Obama administration is currently […]
DEA demanding warrantless access to millions of health records to combat prescription drug abuse
(NaturalNews) It might have been launched with the best of intentions during the Reagan administration, but the so-called “war on drugs” has been used more times as justification for violating Americans’ constitutional rights than it is possible to count. And the government still persists in utilizing anti-drug policy to invade our privacy. This […]
Chicago’s Top Prosecutor Will Not Try Officer Who Killed Laquan McDonald
Print Friendly Above Photo: SCOTT OLSON VIA GETTY IMAGES. Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez was criticized for her close ties to the Chicago police union. #ByeAnita Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced on Thursday that she will recuse herself from prosecuting the case against Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago Police officer accused of murdering […]