Glyphosate A 'Substantial Factor' In Causing Cancer, Jury Says; Trial Continues
SAN FRANCISCO - A jury in a federal bellwether glyphosate cancer trial in California on March 19 found that the chemical, which is the active ingredient in Monsanto Co.'s herbicide Roundup, was "a substantial factor" in causing the plaintiff's non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Phase 2 of the trial, to determine liability and damages, is slated to begin March 20 (In re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2741, N.D. Calif.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - March 26, 2019 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news
Study: People Exposed To Glyphosate Have Increased Risk Of Cancer
LONDON - A study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology on March 18 found that there was an elevation of risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in people who were exposed to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup. (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - March 26, 2019 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news
FDA Scrambles to Prevent Shortages Amid Sterilization Shutdowns
Shutdowns of two facilities that use ethylene oxide to sterilize medical devices have raised concern about potential shortages in the medtech industry because this is such a popular sterilization method for medical devices.
Ethylene oxide (EtO) is a flammable, colorless gas used to make a range of products. EtO also is used to sterilize equipment and plastic devices that cannot be sterilized by steam, such as medical equipment. In fact, about half of all sterilized medical devices undergo sterilization using this gas.
According to the EPA, long-term exposure to EtO can irritate the eyes,...
Source: MDDI - March 26, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Sterilization Regulatory and Compliance Source Type: news
Study: Antiretroviral therapy crucial in preventing non-Hodgkin lymphoma
A new study out of the Yale School of Public Health underscores the importance of T-cell count and viral load in developing cancer among those with HIV/AIDS. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - March 20, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Jury finds Monsanto's Roundup weed killer contributed to man's cancer
For the second time, a jury has found Monsanto's Roundup weed killer played a role in causing cancer. Tuesday's unanimous decision determined Roundup caused or was a "substantial factor" in causing 70-year-old Edwin Hardeman's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Anna Werner reports. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - March 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Monsanto Weedkiller Roundup Was ‘ Substantial Factor ’ in Causing Man ’ s Cancer, Jury Says
The finding was the first verdict from a federal jury in thousands of similar cases against the company. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MIHIR ZAVERI Tags: Hardeman, Edwin Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Pesticides Defoliants and Herbicides Hazardous and Toxic Substances Suits and Litigation (Civil) Monsanto Company Bayer AG Source Type: news
Jury finds Monsanto's Roundup caused another man's cancer
It's the second verdict finding the active ingredient, glyphosate, led to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a California man (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - March 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jury finds Bayer ’s Roundup as factor in cancer case
A federal jury in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that the weedkiller Roundup, a product developed by Monsanto that was acquired by Bayer, played a significant role in a man ’s cancer.
Edwin Hardeman, a California resident, used the weedkiller in his yard, and the jury found that the exposure to Roundup caused him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Now the case moves into the next phase for jurors to decide whether the Monsanto unit of Bayer is liable, which could… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - March 20, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Vince Brennan Source Type: news
Jury finds Bayer ’s Roundup as factor in cancer case
A federal jury in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that the weedkiller Roundup, a product developed by Monsanto that was acquired by Bayer, played a significant role in a man ’s cancer.
Edwin Hardeman, a California resident, used the weedkiller in his yard, and the jury found that the exposure to Roundup caused him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Now the case moves into the next phase for jurors to decide whether the Monsanto unit of Bayer is liable, which could… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 20, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Vince Brennan Source Type: news
Jury rules Roundup was a 'substantial factor' in causing ANOTHER man's cancer
Edwin Hardeman, 70, of Santa Rosa, California, has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system after using the weed killer in his garden for 30 years. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blogger, 22, battling cancer reveals she is in remission
Ashleigh Rimmer, of Colne in Lancashire, was told last July she had a form of blood cancer called Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. She announced her good news in her latest blog post. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Reproductive Factors, Hormone Use, and Risk of B-Cell NHL Reproductive Factors, Hormone Use, and Risk of B-Cell NHL
This study investigated the roles of reproductive factors and exogenous hormone use in risk of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.American Journal of Epidemiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Oral Duvelisib Potential New Option for Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
The DYNAMO study demonstrated that the oral PI3K gamma inhibitor duvelisib produced an overall response rate in patients with heavily pretreated indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - February 26, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Leah Lawrence Source Type: news
Study: Glyphosate-Based Herbicide Exposure Increases Cancer Risk By 41 Percent
BERKELEY, Calif. - A team of researchers led by a scientist at the University of California Berkeley released a study on Feb. 5 that concludes that "the overall meta-relative risk" of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in a person exposed to glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) is 41 percent higher than in those who are not exposed to the chemical. (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - February 19, 2019 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news
Common Weed Killer Glyphosate Increases Cancer Risk By 41%, Study Says
(CNN) — Glyphosate, an herbicide that remains the world’s most ubiquitous weed killer, raises the cancer risk of those exposed to it by 41%, a new analysis says.
Researchers from the University of Washington evaluated existing studies into the chemical — found in weed killers including Monsanto’s popular Roundup — and concluded that it significantly increases the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a cancer of the immune system.
“All of the meta-analyses conducted to date, including our own, consistently report the same key finding: exposure to GBHs (glyphosate-based herbicides) are asso...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN weed killer Source Type: news
