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STUDY FIRST TO LINK WEED KILLER ROUNDUP® TO CONVULSIONS IN ANIMALS

September 6, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

A recent report by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found more than 80 percent of urine samples from children and adults in the U.S. contained the herbicide glyphosate. A study by Florida Atlantic University and Nova Southeastern University takes this research one step further and is the first to link the use of the herbicide Roundup®, a widely […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: convulsions, glyphosate, gmo, herbicide, nervous system, Roundup, weed killer

Report: Monsanto forced science journal to RETRACT study of Roundup dangers

July 25, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Monsanto pressured a scientific journal to retract a study about its flagship herbicide Roundup. This is according to a new report that alleges that the company launched a concerted effort against the author of a study that found that rats exposed to the glyphosate-based herbicide over an extended period of time developed tumors. Animal studies in favor of […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: gmo, herbicide, monsanto, Roundup, Seralini

Researchers see health effects across generations from popular weed killer

May 13, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Washington State University researchers have found a variety of diseases and other health problems in the second- and third-generation offspring of rats exposed to glyphosate, the world’s most popular weed killer. In the first study of its kind, the researchers saw descendants of exposed rats developing prostate, kidney and ovarian diseases, obesity and birth abnormalities. […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: disease, glyphosate, herbicide, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Roundup, weed killer

Childhood cancer caused largely by environmental factors, report finds

October 5, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet

For children in the U.S., cancer is the leading cause of death from disease. Worldwide, cancer has become so prevalent and devastating that some may use the phrase “like curing cancer” when describing something unfeasible or highly complicated. Yet in September, a team of more than 60 stakeholders and leaders in the health, science, business, policy and advocacy sectors […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: air, cancer, carcinogen, chemicals, children, environment, fetus, herbicide, leukemia, pesticides, pregnancy, toxin, tumors

Exposure to chemical in Roundup increases risk for cancer

February 14, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

Exposure to glyphosate — the world’s most widely used, broad-spectrum herbicide and the primary ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup — increases the risk of some cancers by more than 40 percent, according to new research from the University of Washington. Various reviews and international assessments have come to different conclusions about whether glyphosate leads to cancer in […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: cancer, glyphosate, herbicide, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Roundup, weedkiller

France takes Roundup weed-killer off market after court ruling

January 24, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

French authorities on Tuesday banned the sale of a form of controversial weed-killer Roundup following a court ruling that regulators failed to take safety concerns into account when clearing the widely used herbicide. Roundup, owned by Germany’s Bayer after its purchase of US agro-giant Monsanto last year, contains glyphosate which environmentalists and other critics have long believed […]

Filed Under: Monsanto Tagged With: Bayer, cancer, carcinogenic, herbicide, monsanto, Roundup, weed killer

High pesticide exposure among farmers linked to poor sense of smell later

January 16, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

A Michigan State University study is the first to show an association between unusually high pesticide exposure and poor sense of smell among aging farmers. The research examined more than 11,200 farmers over a 20-year period. At the start of the study, about 16 percent of participants reported having experienced a high pesticide exposure event, […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: DDT, farmers, herbicide, nose, pesticide, Roundup, smell

Direct Evidence Of Exposure Of Pregnant Women To Herbicide Ingredient

March 30, 2018 by Captain Organic Planet

The first birth cohort study of its kind has found more than 90 percent of a group of pregnant women in Central Indiana had detectable levels of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, the most heavily used herbicide worldwide. Researchers from Indiana University and University of California San Francisco reported that the glyphosate levels correlated […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: babies, baby, glyphosate, herbicide, pregnancy, Roundup, women

New Research Suggests Common Herbicides Are Linked To Antibiotic Resistance

January 11, 2018 by Captain Organic Planet

Antibiotics are losing their ability to kill bacteria. One of the main reasons for the rise in antibiotic resistance is the improper use of antibiotics, but our latest research shows that the ingredients in commonly-used weed killers like Round-up and Kamba can also cause bacteria to become less susceptible to antibiotics. Herbicides induce gene activity Already, about […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: antibiotic, bacteria, glyphosate, herbicide, pesticide, pesticides, Roundup

Risks from Lawn Care Pesticides

March 25, 2017 by Captain Organic Planet

Pesticides are intentionally toxic substances. Some chemicals commonly used on lawns and gardens have been associated with birth defects, mutations, adverse reproductive effects, and cancer in laboratory animals. EPA permits over 200 different pesticides to be used for lawn care, and these are often mixed together and sold as chemical combinations. Approximately 35 pesticides are […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: cancer, environment, farmer, garden, health, herbicide, lawn, pesticide, pesticides, plant, plants, skin, toxic, tree, trees, water

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