Posted April 4, 2018
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25 Reasons to Avoid the Gardasil Vaccine
Posted June 14, 2019
It has been 13 years since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) supplied fast-tracked approval for Merck’s Gardasil vaccine–promoted for the prevention of cervical cancer and other conditions attributed to four types of human papillomavirus (HPV). The agency initially licensed Gardasil solely for 9- to 26-year-old girls and women, but subsequent FDA decisions now enable Merck to market Gardasil’s successor–the nine-valent Gardasil 9 vaccine–to a much broader age range–9 to 45 years–and to both males and females. Read more.
Former Monsanto Executive had hand in Lifting GMO/Neonics ban in Wildlife Refugees
Posted June 14, 2019
A former Monsanto executive serving as a political appointee within the US Department of the Interior used her position to further the agrochemical giant’s agenda promoting the use of bee-harming pesticides, known as neonicotinoids, and genetically modified crops (GMOs), according to filings posted by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Last August, at the urging of industry, the agency rescinded its ban on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides and GMOs within all National Wildlife Refuges. Read more.
The Power of the Pesticide Industry
Posted May 21, 2019
The article from the Washington Post, below, highlights how much sway the pesticide industry has in the U.S. government, regardless of the administration in power. Not only do chemical companies hold lobbying power, they also have had a role in drafting the laws that are supposed to regulate their actions and protect consumers. This is a dangerous conflict of interest that has proved, time and again, to lead to public safety concerns. For example, glyphosate (which is one of the most widely used pesticides) was deemed safe by regulatory agencies but has been linked to cancer in ongoing lawsuits against its manufacturer. Read more.
Bayer Faces Thousands of Roundup-cancer cases after $2 billion Verdict
Posted May 21, 2019
“We’re not suing them for the fact that their product causes cancer. We’re suing them because they didn’t tell people that it causes cancer.” Annually, for weeks at a time over his more than 30 years of farming, John Barton would spray a thousand gallons of Roundup every day to kill the weeds springing up among his cotton crop outside Bakersfield, California. Read more.
Man Paralyzed by Vaccine Tells Story of Senator Pan’s Corruption; Former Merck Salesman Reveals His Kids are Unvaccinated
Posted May 17, 2019
One man who was recently injured by vaccines has as compelling a case to make against mandatory vaccination as anyone: Ironically, he once worked for California Sen. Richard Pan – the pediatrician/lawmaker behind SB277, the state’s recently enacted mandatory vaccination law. He explains in a new video (which is no longer available) what he believes is motivating his former boss. Read more.
NCVIA: The Legislation that Changed Everything — Conflicts of Interest Undermine Children’s Health: Part II
Posted May 17, 2019
In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed into law a piece of legislation called the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA), crafted by then-Representative Henry Waxman (now a health industry lobbyist). According to the New York Times, President Reagan “said he had approved the bill ‘with mixed feelings’”—despite his own Justice Department urging him to veto the Act. Read more.
Monsanto Hit with $2 Billion Damages Verdict in Third Roundup Trial
Posted May 17, 2019
After nearly two days of deliberations, the jury of five women and seven men found that it is more likely than not that Roundup was a significant contributing factor in causing Alva and Alberta Pilliod’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The jury awarded the couple $55 million in noneconomic and economic damages and hit Monsanto with $1 billion in punitive damages for each plaintiff. That’s $2.055 billion in total, a sum that doubled what the plaintiffs’ attorney suggested in closing arguments. Read more.
Breaking: Bayer Ordered to Pay $2 Billion in Damages in 3rd Roundup Cancer Trial; Is Bankruptcy On the Horizon?
Posted May 17, 2019
Today a jury in Oakland, California awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who charged that Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused their cancer. How will Bayer continue to sustain such punishment without filing bankruptcy? According to a report on Bloomberg.com, this marks the largest jury award in the U.S. this year, and the eigth-largest ever in a product-defect claim. This also marks the third such ruling, after two other recent California trials over the herbicide causing cancer yielded combined damages against Bayer AG of $159 million. Read more.
Dentists in Oregon Are Vaccinators Now
Posted May 10, 2019
Governor Kate Brown of Oregon signed a bill on May 6, 2019 that will allow dentists in that state to administer vaccinations. House Bill 2220, which passed Oregon’s House of Representatives on Mar. 28, 2019 and Senate on Apr. 25, will make it possible for dentists to give vaccines, including MMR, HPV and annual flu shots, to their patients during dental checkups. Read more.
