Tag: cancer
Bayer agrees to pay $10 billion to settle RoundUp cancer cases
Bayer will have to pay between "$8.8 billion to $9.6 billion to resolve current Roundup lawsuits."
EPA thumbs nose at court order, says farmers can still use...
The move by the EPA amounts to a generous gift to BASF, Bayer and Corteva Agrisciences whose dicamba herbicides were deemed by the court to have been approved by the EPA illegally.
Johnson & Johnson discontinues selling talc-based baby powder in US
J&J faces more than 14,000 cases accusing Johnson & Johnson’s talc-containing products of causing ovarian cancer or mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure.
‘Flying blind’: Scientists warn harmful biologic, health effects from 5G wireless...
Scientists and doctors are urging the governments to put "safety guidelines" in place to protect the health of the people, not the industry.
Critics: Trump EPA’s formal assertion glyphosate poses no risk to human...
"The EPA's pesticide office is clearly willing to bend over backwards, including disregarding its own guidelines for evaluating cancer risks, to give the industry what it wants."
Monsanto Roundup cancer trial postponed in St. Louis, Bayer stock climbs
Bayer's stock took a dive, losing billions of dollars in value, after the first jury verdict in August 2018, and share prices remain depressed.
Lawsuit accuses Monsanto of causing man’s cancer diagnosis
“Plaintiff’s injuries, like those striking thousands of similarly situated victims across the country, were foreseeable and avoidable.”
My breast cancer journey revealed the flaws of an unjust health...
Our ability to care for ourselves during a health crisis should not be dependent on generous employers or on our zip code.
Advocates pressure EPA to consider public health over Monsanto profits
The Environmental Protection Agency is currently green-lighting the continued use of cancer-linked glyphosate in the United States for another 15 years. Those...
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Key US ally indicted for organ trade murder scheme
Is this the final unraveling of the Western narrative of "humanitarian intervention" in Kosovo, and a crack in the "accountability-free zone" of impunity for U.S. and allied war crimes?
Bee populations are thriving in the UK as human lifestyle changed due to pandemic
This news is definitely something to “bee” happy about and should give us hope that our actions really can make a difference and improve the Earth.
‘An absolute outrage’: Sanders rips ‘wealthy tax cheats’ as CBO estimates $381 billion in...
“The richest 1% is responsible for 70% of all unpaid taxes... Congress is leaving hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes uncollected from the wealthy.”
Who for Veep?
The big question for Bernie-ites is who they want for vice-president.
“Thank you for your service”: pardons for war criminals and indifference for those damaged...
I can’t remember who recently said it, but the point has been made that we often call people heroes because it’s easier to sacrifice them when they’re given this honorific and simply move on.