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01/26/24Positive HIV Tests After COVID and COVID Shots + Social Stress Triggers Inflammation + 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.
01/26/24Toxic Pollution From Petrochemical Plants ‘Devastating’ Lives in Texas
A report by Amnesty International found elevated pollution and illness near the industrial footprint of Texas petrochemical operations, thousands of air and water pollution violations by some of the major companies along the Houston Ship Channel over the past decades, and a lack of environmental enforcement by state and federal agencies.
01/22/24Common Herbicides May Impair Brain Function and Behavior in Children
A study in Environmental Health Perspectives adolescents with higher urine concentrations of the herbicides glyphosate and 2,4-D scored worse on tests of attention, memory, language and social perception.
01/22/24Davos Leaders Sing Praises of GMO Soil Microbes, But Critics Warn of ‘Irreparable Consequences’
Panelists at the World Economic Forum hailed genetically engineered microbes as the future of sustainable and climate-friendly agriculture, but watchdog groups warned that the genetic modifications released inside the microbes could move across species and geographic boundaries with unforeseen and potentially irreparable consequences.
01/19/24A Better Way to Predict Autism? + Ditch the Fruit Juice + 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.
01/16/24Exposure to Toxic Chemicals Linked to Anxiety, Depression in Kids
More research is needed to determine which chemicals or chemical mixtures are the main culprits so we can better understand how children’s exposure to toxic chemicals is contributing to the rising mental health crisis affecting today’s youth.
01/12/24‘Remarkable’ Declines in Fertility, Sperm Counts Worldwide Linked to Industrial Chemicals
Fertility rates are dropping persistently worldwide, with environmental toxins like pesticides and air pollution likely playing a key role, according to a study published in Human Reproduction Update. Health experts urged policy action on chemical exposures and barriers to fertility care.
01/12/24Farmed Salmon Producers to Use GM Canola Oil in Fish Feed
The genetically modified canola oil, newly approved in Norway to feed farmed salmon, is engineered to be grown using glufosinate, an herbicide banned in the European Union and withdrawn from the French market in 2017 due to its classification as toxic for reproduction.
01/12/24Newborns Exposed to Endocrine Disruption + More Microbiome Science, Please + 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.
01/11/2485 Popular Grocery Items Contained Phthalates, Study Finds
Consumer Reports tested 85 popular supermarket items and found concerning levels of phthalates — plastic chemicals linked to health issues — in all but one. Nearly 80% also had bisphenol A. The group is calling for regulators to ban the chemicals’ use in food production.
01/11/24900+ Common Chemicals Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
A study published Wednesday in Environmental Health Perspectives identified 921 chemicals that increase the risk of breast cancer and found that 90% are ubiquitous in consumer products, food and drinks, pesticides, medications and workplaces.
01/05/24COVID Vaccines May Cause MS + Heavy Metals Raise Autism Risk + 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.
01/03/24Food Giants Earn ‘F’ Grade on Pesticide Reduction: Report
Despite consumer demand for chemical-free food, major brands received low or failing grades on pesticide use and transitioning to regenerative agriculture, according to a new report by As You Sow.
12/22/23600 Military Installations Are Leaking Toxic PFAS Chemicals Into U.S. Drinking Water Supplies
The U.S. Department of Defense, which acknowledged it has a big mess to clean up, has spent years trying to grasp the scale of the contamination and assess the costs U.S. taxpayers will shoulder to clean it all up.
12/22/23Is Gluten Making You Sick? Or Is It the Glyphosate Sprayed on Wheat?
A scientific review identified glyphosate as a possible cause of the global rise in wheat intolerance. While no genetically modified glyphosate-tolerant wheat is commercially planted in North America, glyphosate-based herbicides are commonly sprayed on non-GMO wheat before it is harvested to dry it out.
12/22/23Obesity Rising + Sleep Quality & Behavior + ‘Natural’ Autism Therapy + 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.
12/19/23Rise in Uterine Cancer Linked to Pesticide Exposure
A study in Environmental Health found that work-related exposure to pesticides increases the risk of endometrial cancer, the most common cancer of the female reproductive system and the fourth most common cancer among women.
12/18/23‘Unlabeled and Unregulated’: Synthetic Milk Protein with 92 Unknown Compounds Used by More Than a Dozen Food Brands
Testing by the Health Research Institute found 92 unknown compounds in Bored Cow’s synthetic milk — produced from a “form of genetic engineering” — in addition to significant nutrient deficiencies. Over a dozen companies use similar formulations in products like cream cheese, smoothies and ice cream.
12/15/23Schools, Hospitals Should Avoid Serving GMO Foods to Kids, AAP Says
The authors of a clinical report by the American Academy of Pediatrics said glyphosate, an herbicide sprayed on genetically engineered foods, is a probable carcinogen and may be an endocrine disruptor in humans. They also noted the link between high urinary levels of glyphosate in pregnant women and an increased risk of premature births.
12/15/23Fluoride Linked to Diabetes in Kids + FDA Approves Sickle Cell Gene Therapies + 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.
12/14/23‘Out of Excuses’: ‘Groundbreaking’ Legal Petition Demands EPA Ban Glyphosate
Citing research from the National Institutes of Health, a coalition of environmental and farmworkers on Wednesday took legal action by filing a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency calling for an immediate ban of glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller.
12/12/23EPA Orders Company to Stop Making Plastic Containers That Leach Toxic PFAS
Inhance Technologies is the only company in the world that uses a fluorination technique — a technique that produces “forever chemicals” — to prevent liquids from leaking out of high-density plastic containers used for personal care products, household cleaners, condiments and many other liquids.
12/12/23Up to 70% of All Honey in U.S. Is Fake, Testing Reveals
Honey can be faked and adulterated in many different ways “to fraudulently control the market.” Common strategies include diluting the honey with sugars or syrups, or feeding corn syrup to the bees rather than allowing them to forage for pollen.
12/08/23Ditch the Masks! + Cesarean Birth Linked to Asthma + 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.
12/07/23‘Dangerous’: Global PR Giant Launches Provocative HPV Vaccine Ads Targeting Gen Zers
Publicis Groupe, a multinational public relations firm, last week launched a provocative advertising campaign — under the slogan “HPV Fucks Everybody” — designed to persuade Gen Zers to get the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine. Critics called the campaign “dangerous.”
12/07/23‘Significant’ Levels of Glyphosate Found in Pregnant Women Living Near Farm Fields
Authors of a new scientific paper said their findings were concerning, given recent studies that have associated gestational exposure to glyphosate with reduced fetal growth and other fetal problems.
12/01/23Pancreatic Enzymes for Autism Symptoms? + ADHD Drugs and Heart Risk + 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.
11/20/23Toxic Chemicals in Flame Retardants Cause Serious Health Risks
Few people are aware that these chemical additives are in so many items and fewer still know the hazards they pose — and it’s difficult to know which flame retardants are used where, and at what concentrations.
11/17/23Sperm Counts Fell by 62.3% in Past 50 Years — Exposure to Two Pesticide Classes Commonly Used on Food May Be Partly to Blame
Organophosphate and N-methyl carbamate pesticides used at residences and on food crops were associated with lower sperm counts, according to a study in Environmental Health Perspectives — and the higher the exposure, the greater the effect.
11/17/23No More Brominated Vegetable Oils? + Post-Vaccine Fatigue + 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.