Insights and Stories of Kate Kelland

Conflicting studies point to meat moderation as healthy diet

Feb. 4, 2020 at 2:22 am CST

London | Reuters — A new study on meat consumption has found that people who eat red and processed meat have higher risks of heart disease and early death — contradicting recent research that suggested cutting out meat has few health benefits. The multiple findings can make it “difficult for […]

Review of red meat’s risks spurs scientific food fight

Sep. 30, 2019 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Kate Kelland

Gene-edited chickens planned in bid to halt next pandemic

Jan. 21, 2019 at 7:54 pm CST

By Kate Kelland

U.S. farm study finds no firm cancer link to glyphosate

Nov. 9, 2017 at 8:58 am CST

By Kate Kelland

WHO seeks new director for cancer agency facing U.S. scrutiny

Nov. 8, 2017 at 10:22 am CST

By Kate Kelland

Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals, WHO urges farmers

Nov. 7, 2017 at 4:32 pm CST

London | Reuters – The World Health Organization urged farmers on Tuesday to stop using antibiotics to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals because the practice fuels dangerous drug-resistant superbug infections in people. Describing a lack of effective antibiotics for humans as “a security threat” on a par […]

By Kate Kelland

In glyphosate review, WHO cancer agency edited out ‘non-carcinogenic’ findings

Oct. 20, 2017 at 2:48 pm CDT

London | Reuters — The World Health Organization’s cancer agency dismissed and edited findings from a draft of its review of glyphosate herbicide that were at odds with its final conclusion that the chemical probably causes cancer. Documents seen by Reuters show how a draft of a key section of […]

By Kate Kelland

Field studies fuel dispute over whether neonics harm bees

Jun. 30, 2017 at 7:51 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Two major studies into how bees are affected by a group of pesticides banned in Europe gave mixed results on Thursday, fuelling a row over whether the neonicotinoid pesticides are safe. The studies, one conducted across three European countries and another in Canada, found some negative […]

By Kate Kelland

New study on glyphosate to feed into crucial EU vote

Apr. 13, 2017 at 12:38 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Results of a new animal study into possible health risks of glyphosate will be published in time to inform a key EU re-licensing vote due by the end of 2017, according to the researcher leading the trial. A row over possible effects of glyphosate — an […]

By Kate Kelland

WHO says bird flu outbreaks raise alarm

Mar. 1, 2017 at 1:28 pm CST

London | Reuters — The risk of sustained human-to-human transmission of H7N9 avian flu in China is low, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, but a surge in human cases there is worrying and requires constant monitoring. Outbreaks of H5 bird flu strains in poultry and wild birds across […]

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Insights and Stories of Kate Kelland

Conflicting studies point to meat moderation as healthy diet

Review of red meat’s risks spurs scientific food fight

Gene-edited chickens planned in bid to halt next pandemic

U.S. farm study finds no firm cancer link to glyphosate

WHO seeks new director for cancer agency facing U.S. scrutiny

Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals, WHO urges farmers

In glyphosate review, WHO cancer agency edited out ‘non-carcinogenic’ findings

Field studies fuel dispute over whether neonics harm bees

New study on glyphosate to feed into crucial EU vote

WHO says bird flu outbreaks raise alarm

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