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03/04/24Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Early Death, Mental Disorders + More
The Defender’s Big Food NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to industrial food companies and their products, including ultra-processed foods, food additives, contaminants, GMOs and lab-grown meat and their toxic effects on human health. The views expressed in the excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender.
03/04/24The Biowarfare Industry Has Captured the American Mind. How Do We Overthrow It?
Political economist Toby Rogers, Ph.D., argues the COVID-19 pandemic marks an economic shift to Big Pharma profiting from harming health via vaccines, then treating side effects, all coordinated by a biowarfare complex now influencing government agencies, academia and media to drive this “negative-sum game.”
03/01/24Antibiotic Use in Pregnancy Linked to Childhood Autoimmune Disease + More
The Defender’s Weekly Science Digest delivers a roundup of the latest research on children’s health, including studies on vaccines, drugs, chemicals, pesticides and lead exposure.
02/29/24FDA Announces End to ‘Forever Chemicals’ in U.S. Food Packaging + More
The Defender’s Big Food NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to industrial food companies and their products, including ultra-processed foods, food additives, contaminants, GMOs and lab-grown meat and their toxic effects on human health. The views expressed in the excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender.
02/27/24Lead-Tainted Applesauce Sailed Through Gaps in Food-Safety System + More
The Defender’s Big Food NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to industrial food companies and their products, including ultra-processed foods, food additives, contaminants, GMOs and lab-grown meat and their toxic effects on human health. The views expressed in the excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender.
02/26/24Fentanyl Is Killing American Kids. Most Don’t Even Know They’re Taking It. + More
The Defender’s Big Pharma Watch delivers the latest headlines related to pharmaceutical companies and their products, including vaccines, drugs, and medical devices and treatments. The views expressed in the below excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender. Our goal is to provide readers with breaking news that affects human health and the environment.
02/26/24‘Not Just Carcinogenic, It’s Radioactive’: Groups Threaten to Sue EPA Over ‘Toxic Mountains’ of Radioactive Fertilizer Waste
A coalition of environmental organizations filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for not regulating phosphogypsum — a radioactive fertilizer byproduct that forms towering, leaking waste piles — as a hazardous material.
02/23/24ADHD Drugs and Heart Troubles + Food Emulsifiers and the Microbiome + More
The Defender’s Weekly Science Digest delivers a roundup of the latest research on children’s health, including studies on vaccines, drugs, chemicals, pesticides and lead exposure.
02/22/24‘Crisis of Trust’: Journalist Unravels Government’s Secret Campaign to Censor Critics on Social Media
In an interview with Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., investigative journalist Lee Fang exposed the secret coordination between government agencies, biotech firms, PR companies and social media giants to spread disinformation while censoring factual counternarratives.
02/20/24EPA Illegally Hid Health, Safety Data on PFAS Found in Millions of Plastic Containers
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the Center for Environmental Health last week sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly withholding data on toxic “forever chemicals” in high-density polyethylene plastic containers.
02/15/24COVID Vaccine mRNA Penetrates Fetal-Placental Barrier + More
The Defender’s Weekly Science Digest delivers a roundup of the latest research on children’s health, including studies on vaccines, drugs, chemicals, pesticides and lead exposure.
02/15/244 of 5 Americans Test Positive for Pesticide Found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats
A study published today in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology found the farm chemical chlormequat, linked to reproductive problems, is increasingly showing up in the urine of people across the U.S.
02/15/24U.S. Factory Farms Churn Out 940 Billion Pounds of Hazardous Manure Every Year
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture census reveals a 29% increase in “mega factory” operations raising cattle, chickens and hogs since 2012 — generating 940 billion pounds of hazardous manure annually — while the number of small farms continues to decline.
02/15/24The Leading Lab-Grown-Meat Company Just Paused Major Expansion + More
The Defender’s Big Food NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to industrial food companies and their products, including ultra-processed foods, food additives, contaminants, GMOs and lab-grown meat and their toxic effects on human health. The views expressed in the excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender.
02/09/24Glyphosate Exposure During Pregnancy Raises Child’s Risk of Poor Brain Function
A study published in Environmental Research finds an association between adverse neurodevelopment, including brain function and development, among infants and exposure to the herbicide glyphosate during pregnancy.
02/09/24FDA Approves Eczema Drug for Teens Despite Side Effects + Are Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Safe During Pregnancy? + More
The Defender’s Weekly Science Digest delivers a roundup of the latest research on children’s health, including studies on vaccines, drugs, chemicals, pesticides and lead exposure.
02/08/24Common Preservative May Harm Your Gut + More
The Defender’s Big Food NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to industrial food companies and their products, including ultra-processed foods, food additives, contaminants, GMOs and lab-grown meat and their toxic effects on human health. The views expressed in the excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender.
02/08/24Air Pollution Increases Risk of Parkinson’s Disease, Two Studies Show
People exposed to higher levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and carbon monoxide had higher Parkinson’s disease rates, according to two new studies showing that pollutants spark oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain.
02/07/24Protesting Farmers Win Big Concessions, But EU Leaders Dig in Their Heels on Net Zero Climate Target
After the farmer protests in Brussels last week, European Commission leaders announced concessions to lighten the burden of greenhouse gas reductions on growers, but held the course with plans to cut 90% of emissions by 2040.
02/07/24‘Sweeping Victory’: Court Revokes Approval of Monsanto’s Dicamba Pesticide
The drift-prone pesticide has damaged millions of acres of crops and wild plants every year since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved it in 2017 for spraying on cotton and soybean crops genetically engineered by Monsanto, now owned by Bayer.
02/06/24Are Ultra-Processed Foods Fattening? They Are for Company Profits + More
The Defender’s Big Food NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to industrial food companies and their products, including ultra-processed foods, food additives, contaminants, GMOs and lab-grown meat and their toxic effects on human health. The views expressed in the excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender.
02/06/24Why Pregnant Women Should Take Drastic Steps to Lower EMF Exposure During Pregnancy
Microwave radiation from cellphones, Wi-Fi routers and similar devices concentrate twentyfold in the womb, meaning whatever the reading is outside the womb, the measurement will be 20 times higher inside the mother, according to Dietrich Klinghardt, M.D., Ph.D.
02/02/24COVID Shots and Premature Births + Kids, Pneumonia and Antibiotics + More
The Defender’s Weekly Science Digest delivers a roundup of the latest research on children’s health, including studies on vaccines, drugs, chemicals, pesticides and lead exposure.
02/01/24Pediatric Cancers, Birth Defects on the Rise in States Where Big Ag Is Polluting Water Supplies
Babies can suffer severe health problems when consuming nitrates in drinking water, and a growing body of literature indicates potential associations — including an increased risk of cancer — with toxic runoff from industrial agriculture operations.
02/01/24Environmental Pollutants Affect the Unborn — But They Can Also Affect the Long-Term Health of Pregnant Women
Researchers are discovering associations between exposure to pollutants during pregnancy and health conditions that can last long after giving birth, such as hypertension and diabetes.
01/31/24Endocrine Disruptor Banned From Soap Still Found in Hand-Sanitizers, Toothpastes and Mouthwashes
Research shows triclosan is a potent endocrine disruptor that interferes with thyroid function. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals can promote a variety of health problems, including obesity, breast, ovarian, prostate and testicular cancer, preterm and low birth-weight babies, early puberty in girls and undescended testicles in boys.
01/30/24New Study Tracks Prenatal, Newborn and Childhood Exposure to Common Insecticide
A study in Frontiers in Public Health is one of the few studies to investigate pyrethroid exposure concentrations in the urine of newborns and children within their first year of life.
01/30/24Who Benefits From ‘Precision Agriculture’ — Farmers and Consumers? Or Big Ag?
Federal lawmakers may soon launch a new grant program to expand internet-connected “precision agriculture” methods on U.S. farms — but some critics of the technology say the taxpayer money should go to supporting regenerative agriculture.
01/29/24Amid Meetings With Bayer, EPA Rushed to Approve Dicamba Weedkiller Despite Agency’s Own Evidence of Harm
Documents obtained through an ongoing lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency show the agency’s snail-paced efforts to address the documented harms of dicamba are in sharp contrast to the agency’s rush to renew approval of the chemical in 2020 — and that the 2020 renewal came amid numerous meetings with executives from German chemical giant, Bayer.
01/29/24Acetaminophen and Pregnancy: Here’s What You Should Know
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) warns pregnant women to avoid substances not required for medical reasons to support a healthy pregnancy, yet ACOG and obstetricians and gynecologists from across the U.S. typically identified acetaminophen (Tylenol) as a safe pain reliever for pregnant women despite studies that show otherwise.