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Tribes Finally Getting Money for Health Center
Health & Wellness  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Medical, culture, society, ethics, news, politics, rights, safety, obama, healthcare, ethics, GoodNews, government, safety, prevention, protection, news, illness, healthcare, health, family )

Kat
- 235 days ago - nativetimes.com
NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) - The Three Affiliated Tribes were promised a new health clinic decades ago in return for land lost to the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River. They're finally getting it. A spending bill signed by President Barack Obama includes...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aspartame May Cause Cancer
Health & Wellness  (tags: aspertame, cancer, brain, tumors, searle, rumsfeld, politics, money, corruption, crime, health, disease, illness, food, soft, drinks, vitamins, drugs, gum, candy, desserts, yogurt, hot chocolate, risks, safety, research, healthcare, investigation, warning )

Tom
- 83 days ago - world-wire.com
In 1980 the FDA concluded that aspartame could "contribute to the development brain tumors" and recommended that the sweetener no longer be used. However, then Searle Chairman Donald Rumsfeld vowed to "call in his markers" and got the sweetener approved.
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INTER-TRIBAL WELLNESS CENTER (ITWC): A Holistic Resolution for a Comprehensive Problem
Health & Wellness  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Health & Wellness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Recovery, Substane Abuse, culture, society, ethics, rights, humans, interesting, freedoms, disease, illness, medicine, treatment )

Kat
- 154 days ago - mtwytlc.com
The potential that is offered by this facility seems endless. The property includes 638 acres of both hilly and level pasture land. A river runs through the property and sweat lodges have been built on its banks. There are high points/ledges, private...
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A Place for Jani
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, family, interesting, sadness, disease, health, illness )

Kat
- 144 days ago - latimes.com
The parents of a 6-year-old schizophrenic search for help against daunting odds for a patient so young and a case so severe. By Shari Roan June 29, 2009 It's been a rough week. A few days ago, at UCLA's Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, 6-year-old..
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Abuse of Antibiotics at Factory Farms Threatens the Effectiveness of Drugs Used to Treat Disease in Humans
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, livestock, cows, beef, cattle, poultry, chicken, pigs, antibiotic, resistant, bacteria, water, soil, food, danger, health, disease, warning, safety, humans, protection, illness, prevention )

Tom
- 175 days ago - sierraclub.org
Industrial-style livestock operations increases the use of antibiotics in animals. Thousands of animals are crammed into the unhygienic, crowded quarters of a typical factory operation, and antibiotics are dispensed constantly through the animals' feed.
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Toxic Housing
Health & Wellness  (tags: Lakota, Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Disease, Illness, Black Mold, health, government, interesting, investigation, prevention, risks, safety, treatment, warning, children, environment, ethics, illness, humans )

Kat
- 327 days ago - republicoflakotah.com
"Black Mold" is a term commonly used to describe a slimy, greenish-black substance which can result in serious health risk. This infamous mold is also known as Strachybotrys chartarum and more often as Strachybotrys atra. It has been closely linked to...
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Lil' Klamath Girl Still Needs Your Support & Prayers...
Health & Wellness  (tags: illness, children, disease, family, health, healthcare, humans, medicine, news, treatment, safety, ethics )

Kat
- 360 days ago - indiancountrynews.net
Laura Schroeder is an eight year old girl who attends Chiloquin Elementary School and is in the third grade. She was born with hypoplastic kidney disease
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American Cancer Society Offers Lodging to Cancer Patients
Health & Wellness  (tags: Indians, Native Americans, American Indians, Cancer, culture, society, rights, safety, GoodNews, ethics, interesting, news, family, healthcare, illness, humans, interesting, medicine, protection, prevention, treatment )

Kat
- 251 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
Facing cancer is hard, and having to travel out of town for treatment can make it even harder. The American Cancer Society has a place where cancer patients can find help and hope when home is far away - an American Cancer Society Hope Lodge...
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Indigenous Peoples Particularly Vulnerable to Surge of TB
Health & Wellness  (tags: disease, environment, ethics, healthcare, health, humans, interesting, illness, medicine, news, prevention, protection, safety, warning )

Kat
- 356 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
TORONTO - Tuberculosis is back. Once on the wane, thanks to antibiotics and eradication programs, it has now re-emerged as a worldwide epidemic.
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National Native HIV/AIDS
Health & Wellness  (tags: Indians, Native Americans, American Indians, HIV, AIDS, culture, society, ethics, humans, interesting, news, education, freedoms, rights, Body-Mind-Spirit, disease, health, healthcare, illness, prevention, protection, safety, research )

Kat
- 251 days ago - nnaapc.org
The four seasons are highly respected in many cultures because they so closely represent the cycle of life. Spring represents a time of equality and balance. It is a time of profound change, new beginnings and birth. For these reasons, spring was chosen..
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Woman's Shattered Life Shows Ground Beef Inspection Flaws
Health & Wellness  (tags: beef, hamburger, E. coli, grocers, contamination, slaughterhouses, FDA, cows, meat, Angus, Beef, Patties, risks, health, disease, food, humans, illness, warning, government, dishonesty, cover-up, investigation )

Tom
- 45 days ago - nytimes.com
Many big slaughterhouses will sell only to grinders who agree not to test their shipments for E. coli. Tens of thousands of people are still sickened annually by this pathogen, federal health officials estimate, with hamburger being the biggest culprit.
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Sign Petition: Quality Free HealthCare for Native Americans
Health & Wellness  (tags: society, culture, native, americans, indians, health, healthcare, disease, illness, medicine, prevention, protection, treatment, government, obama, money, economy, politics, ethics )

Tom
- 153 days ago - change.org
In 1787, the U.S. signed an agreement to provide Native Americans with free healthcare on reservations. Yet today, Native American health fares poorer than the average American in cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, HIV, and infant mortality.
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Healthcare Reform Gets Boost From Hospital Groups
Health & Wellness  (tags: healthcare, reform, americans, government, politics, obama, health, disease, illness, medicine, prevention, protection, affordable, treatment )

Tom
- 135 days ago - latimes.com
"We have these hospitals working with us, and we have the pharmaceutical industry working with us. We have doctors and nurses and healthcare providers with us. We have the American public behind us," said Biden, who was standing in for President Obama.
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Scientists Claim Junk Food Is as Addictive as Heroin
Health & Wellness  (tags: junk, food, heroin, addiction, drugs, obesity, health, healthcare, humans, research, warning, risks, illness, science, study, medicine, prevention, interesting, disease, diet, investigation, society, government, children, nutrition, family )

Tom
- 19 days ago - grist.org
Junk food elicits addictive behavior in rats similar to the behaviors of rats addicted to heroin, a new study finds. "This is the most complete evidence to date that suggests obesity and drug addiction have common neurobiological underpinnings."
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