The Defender’s COVID NewsWatch provides a roundup of the latest headlines related to the SARS CoV-2 virus, including its origins and COVID vaccines. The views expressed in the excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender. Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Points The…
The Defender’s Big Food NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to industrial food companies and their products, including ultra-processed foods, food additives, contaminants, GMOs and lab-grown meat and their toxic effects on human health. The views expressed in the excerpts from other news sources do not necessarily reflect the views of The Defender. Op-Ed:…
The two COVID-19 vaccines available for children are still not FDA-licensed, were never determined to be safe and only “may be” effective. But that doesn’t stop the CDC from claiming the vaccines are “safe and effective” — and recommending them for all children. Published in The Defender May 22, 2024 by Ray L. Flores II,…
David Morens, a longtime aide to former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci allegedly boasted in emails about his ability to evade public records requests and his intention to delete any potential “smoking guns,” a congressional hearing revealed Thursday. By Emily Kopp A longtime aide to former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director Dr. Anthony…
Parents are protectors of their children. They have to be especially on guard to protect their children from pervasive direct mass marketing, using influencers, peer groups and abduction of their youngsters into the Internet Gulag. Published in The Defender May 14, 2024 by Ralph Nader About 45 years ago, at a social gathering, I asked…
Cancers are probably the least-documented side effect of the genetic COVID-19 vaccines in the case report literature, but there are also multiple well-grounded hypotheses for the mechanistic plausibility that the COVID-19 vaccines possess substantial oncogenicity. By Ashmedai As I was collecting a new round of case reports for the compilation, I noticed a bunch of…
A new study published in Environmental Health builds on existing research assessing the relationship between long-term exposure to organophosphorus pesticides — widely used in food production, homes and gardens — and the human gut microbiome. Source The Defender, May 1, 2024, originally from Beyond Pesticides Researchers build on existing research when assessing the relationship between…
An investigation by Environmental Health News found that the independent European Food Safety Authority relies on scientific panels of independent experts with high standards to limit conflicts of interest and bias, whereas the FDA is less transparent about its decision-making. By Environmental Health News By Maricel V. Maffini, Ph.D. and Linda S. Birnbaum The U.S. Food…
Nutritional epigenetics — the study of how your diet, and the diet of your parents and grandparents, affects your genes — could provide motivation for making better dietary choices. Source: The Defender originally posted 24 April 2024 By Nathaniel Johnson, Ph.D., Hasan Khatib, Ph.D., and Thomas D. Crenshaw, Ph.D. Within the last century, researchers’ understanding…
The mother of a young woman who died of cervical cancer after receiving the Gardasil vaccine sued Merck, alleging the vaccine maker falsely promoted the vaccine for cancer prevention and failed to warn patients about the shot’s risks. The mother of a young woman who died of cervical cancer after receiving the Gardasil vaccine is suing the…
