April 2015 — Emails and text messages revealed that in April 2015, Monsanto started communicating with high-level officials from numerous government agencies about one month after the IARC decision that negatively impacted its Roundup product by officially classifying glyphosate as a probable human carcinogen based on its review of published data. Reference: Moncivais, Katy. “Roundup Cancer Lawsuit: 2020 Updates...
Continue ReadingApril 2015 — Between April 2015 and October 2015, five government employees at the EPA, the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) worked with Monsanto officials to slow the new glyphosate report that would potentially be released by ATSDR. Reference: Moncivais, Katy. “Roundup Cancer Lawsuit: 2020 Updates & Settlements.” Consumer...
Continue ReadingWith 253 million cars on the road in the US, there’s a pretty good chance that accidents will happen, even to the most careful of drivers. Over five million non-fatal crashes occur every year, setting into motion millions of insurance claims. Insurance companies, under the guise of swift claims service, often mislead claimants in an effort to reduce the...
Continue ReadingMarch 2015 — After the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reviewed published data investigating the association between glyphosate and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the agency classified glyphosate as a probable human carcinogen in March 2015. Reference: Moncivais, Katy. “Roundup Cancer Lawsuit: 2020 Updates & Settlements.” Consumer Safety, 8 Jan. 2021, https://www.consumersafety.org/product-lawsuits/roundup/
Continue ReadingEach year, over 600,000 people suffer a pulmonary embolism, where a blood clot formed in the leg breaks loose and travels to the lungs. More than 60,000 die, most within 30 to 60 minutes after symptoms start. Common treatment options begin with oral and injectable anticoagulant medications, also known as blood thinners, and end with the inferior vena cava...
Continue Reading2015 — Monsanto started collaborating with the EPA in 2015 allegedly in order to stall a potentially negative report being written by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) according to documents. ATSDR had announced its plans to publish its review of glyphosate just before the publishing of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) International Agency for Research...
Continue Reading2015 — Chicago stopped spraying Roundup in public areas in 2015, recognizing the damage it caused. Additional Illinois cities with glyphosate bans or restrictions are Evanston, Franklin Park, Naperville, and Urbana. Reference: “Which Countries and U.S. States Are Banning Roundup?” Carlson Law Firm, 30 Dec. 2020, https://www.carlsonattorneys.com/news-and-update/banning-roundup/
Continue ReadingThe news about the Takata airbag recall seems to get worse and worse. In addition to the ever-expanding recall, news sources report that manufacturer Takata became aware of the issue in 2004 and yet continued to manufacture a faulty design regardless of data culled from crash reports. Similarly, in the wake of the GM recall earlier in 2014, data...
Continue ReadingIn October 2014, a massive airbag recall of over 7.8 million vehicles was issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over concerns that airbags from manufacturer Takata were faulty and dangerous. This recall covers numerous makes and models, affects vehicles worldwide, and continues to grow. Already this recall is substantially larger than the In October 2014, a...
Continue ReadingDo you use alternative medicine instead of mainstream methods of medicine, and how certain are you about its effectiveness on your overall health? Alternatives to traditional medicine – known broadly by such terms as alternative medicine, holistic medicine, naturopathy, homeopathy, and natural medicine – have in recent years become more popular across all segments of the population. However, alternative...
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