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Recent Examples of microbicideThe research involved whether a vaginal microbicide was useful against AIDS, which was rampant in South Africa.—Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020 Another ingredient, the microbicide nonoxynol-9, has also been found to disrupt the balance of vaginal flora.—Sofia Barrett-Ibarria, Allure, 21 Sep. 2018 Today, other types of microbicides are being developed such as a vaginal ring that emits a very different anti-HIV drug.—Washington Post, 1 June 2017
What about all the pesticides and herbicides and hormones and antibiotics and bioengineering in conventional foods?
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Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2025
In a study published in the journal Mutation Research, University of Washington researchers found that exposure to the pesticide raises the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma by 41%.
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Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Avoid toxin exposure: Minimize contact with chemicals like cleaning products, insecticides, and aerosol products.
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Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
8 Apr. 2025
Magnolia scale insects’ waxy coating protects them when they are directly sprayed with insecticides, which would also kill their natural insect enemies.
Basically by definition, non-organic, conventional foods are exposed to synthetic pesticides and herbicides like glyphosate.
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Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2025
These are industrial operations dependent on fossil fuels not just as diesel for tractors, but also for large quantities of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.
More recently, however, the fungicide Azoxystrobin has been shown to be effective at killing the patch funguses such as take all root rot, gray leaf spot, and even brown patch (also called large patch).
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Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
If needed, a fungicide may be applied every few months.
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