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CDC Mixes Up Coronavirus Test Results

May 25, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 26, 2020

The CDC recently admitted to combining coronavirus test results with coronavirus antibody results, in their tally for COVID-19 testing. A positive coronavirus antibody test means that someone has built up antibodies due to previously coming into contact with the virus.… [read]

Bayer Reaches Verbal Agreements For More Than 50k Roundup Lawsuits

May 25, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 26, 2020

Bayer AG has reached verbal agreements with 50,000 to 85,000 plaintiffs in Roundup cancer lawsuits in the United States. The agreements have not yet been signed, and some of them will need the approval of California Judge Vince Chhabria, the… [read]

Collagen Supplements Test Positive for Heavy Metals

May 24, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 26, 2020

The Organic Consumers Association and the Clean Label project recently tested 28 top-selling collagen supplement brands sold through Amazon. The results from testing show that 64% of supplements tested positive for measurable levels of arsenic, 37% tested positive for measurable… [read]

Great Lakes Suffer As EPA Continues to Relax Environmental Regulation and Corporate Non-Compliance Increases

May 24, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 24, 2020

In news that should surprise no one, the Trump Administration’s decision to walk back the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) enforcement of environmental regulations has resulted in a significant increase in Great Lakes pollution from corporations. The Environmental Law and Policy… [read]

Microplastics in the Ocean are More Abundant than Previously Thought

May 23, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 24, 2020

A new study from the Plymouth Marine Institute in the U.K. has found that the amount of microplastics in our oceans is much higher than previously thought. Scientists trawled off the coast of Maine in the U.S. and the coast… [read]

FDA Stops Bill Gates COVID-19 Testing Program

May 22, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 24, 2020

The FDA halted coronavirus testing started by Bill Gates and Seattle health officials pending further review. Gates’ program was sending testing kits to people’s homes in an attempt to achieve the level of testing the government says is necessary to… [read]

Mediterranean Diet is More Effective When You’ve Got Money

May 22, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 22, 2020

Italian scientists studying the Mediterranean diet have found evidence that the quality of your food matters when it comes to health benefits. Researchers from Mediterranean Neurological Institute (I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed) released their findings in 2017 after studying more than 18,000 men… [read]