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New GMO ‘Agent Orange Soy’ Silently Backed by USDA

New GMO ‘Agent Orange Soy’ Silently Backed by USDA

July 20, 2012 | by

Dow AgroSciences is bringing forth brand new GMO soybeans and GMO corn to the market that will ultimately cause more herbicides than ever to be sprayed across the nation. What’s more, the USDA is all over the idea. And perhaps even more startling is the fact that Dow’s new genetically modified soy is actually specifically designed to resist an especially toxic herbicide known as 2,4-D, a toxic compound used in the well-known Vitetnam War defoliant Agent Orange.

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Yoshitaka Fujii, Prominent Researcher, Breaks Record for Faking Research

Yoshitaka Fujii, Prominent Researcher, Breaks Record for Faking Research

July 10, 2012 | by

There’s a new winner in fraudulent medicine’s hall of infamy. Toho University’s Dr. Yoshitaka Fujii has more than doubled the last record with at least 209 research papers of dubious credibility, with many of his studies involving anesthesia.

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Monsanto Launches Massive Campaign to Stop GMO Labeling

Monsanto Launches Massive Campaign to Stop GMO Labeling

July 8, 2012 | by

GMO is just one of those things to avoid, but with our own government in bed with Monsanto, it’s not easily done. Monsanto has recently launched a proverbial war against the open labeling of genetically modified foods, and only through activism and awareness can it be overcome.

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Cannabis Legalization – Government Funded Research Halts the War on Cannabis

Cannabis Legalization – Government Funded Research Halts the War on Cannabis

July 5, 2012 | by

Government funded research halts the war on cannabis…for now. The war on drugs will continue to rage onward despite an overwhelming number of people voting for cannabis legalization, or for the drug to become decriminalized at the very least. Evidence suggests that the plant heals cancer, is far less deadly than normal pharmaceuticals, and that the benefits of medical marijuana could even be comprised on beneficial lung health with use.

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Big Pharma Bribery: Top Celebrity Doctors Paid by GlaxoSmithKline to Push Drugs

Big Pharma Bribery: Top Celebrity Doctors Paid by GlaxoSmithKline to Push Drugs

July 4, 2012 | by

Famed radiohost and television personality Dr. Drew Pinskey—or just Dr. Drew—is one of the many physicians and ‘celebrity doctors’ accused of accepting money from the recently exposed pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline as incentive to push the antidepressant Wellbutrin.

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GlaxoSmithKline Forced to Pay $3 Billion Over Faking Research, Bribing Doctors

GlaxoSmithKline Forced to Pay $3 Billion Over Faking Research, Bribing Doctors

July 3, 2012 | by

British pharmaceutical behemoth GlaxoSmithKline, however, made headlines when they pled guilty to three criminal charges. They settled to pay $1 billion in criminal fines and $2 billion in civil fines. This settlement surpasses the $2.3 billion Pfizer agreed to pay in 2009 for inappropriately marketing 13 drugs.

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Test Tube Babies Reach 5 Million Since 1978, Paving Way for Genetically Modified Babies

Test Tube Babies Reach 5 Million Since 1978, Paving Way for Genetically Modified Babies

July 3, 2012 | by

The birth of Louise Brown in 1978 marked the world’s first birth of a “test tube baby.” As of yesterday, about 5 million more test tube babies have been born worldwide with assistance from in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and other reproductive technologies. The influx of these test tube babies is helping to lead to the creation of genetically modified babies.

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Adverse Drug Reactions Cover-Up? 80,000 Drug Files Go ‘Unreported’ by Big Pharma

Adverse Drug Reactions Cover-Up? 80,000 Drug Files Go ‘Unreported’ by Big Pharma

July 2, 2012 | by

It’s not news to say that the medical industry isn’t much interested in our health. Now, wealth – that’s something different. Roche and Genentech, a Swiss-based pharmaceutical hotshot and its US affiliate, respectively, were just caught with their pants down and 80,000 unreported drug files during an inspection is, therefore, not outlandish.

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Causes of Water Pollution – GMO Farming, Glyphosate Big Contributors

Causes of Water Pollution – GMO Farming, Glyphosate Big Contributors

June 28, 2012 | by

Water pollution and air pollution has been and continues to be a serious issue in many nations. Both of these pollution types are successfully bringing down the health of not only humans, but also animals, plant life, and the ecosystem as a whole. While the causes of water pollution and causes of air pollution are many, research is actually pointing a straight finger at GMO farming and chemicals like glyphosate for being important culprits.

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Report: Nature May Soon Overcome Monsanto as ‘Super Rootworms’ Destroy Crops

Report: Nature May Soon Overcome Monsanto as ‘Super Rootworms’ Destroy Crops

June 28, 2012 | by

What will be the end of Monsanto? Could it be lawsuits, new legislation, or perhaps even a tiny insect that is less than 0.10 mm in length. A new report reveals that rootworms may ultimately be what ends Monsanto’s crops, despite the biotech giant’s rampant success within the United States legislative system.

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