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No More Toxic BPA in Our Food- Take Action
Health & Wellness  (tags: petition, study, research, safety, nutrition, health, humans, family, diet, children, cancer, illness, prevention, warning )

Daphna
- 21 hours ago - act.credoaction.com
Did you know that a chemical that has been implicated in everything from miscarriages to cancer to sexual dysfunction can be found in your groceries? Bisphenol-A -- BPA -- is contained in a broad range of food packaging including baby bottles, water bottle
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11 Toxic Cosmetic Ingredients You Must Avoid
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, disease, health, family, humans, illness, investigation, prevention, research, study, women )

Daphna
- 3 days ago - ecosalon.com
The greener we become, the more we have to scrutinize. I for one have cleaned up my home, my diet, my cleaning products and "" of utmost importance "" the products I put on my skin. I'm an avid ingredient reader and do the research "" after all, my skin i
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MYTHBUSTERS: Cold Weather Won't Make You Sick
Health & Wellness  (tags: healthcare, health, EDUCATION, research, humans, disease, investigation, family, protection, news, study, prevention )

Cal
- 6 days ago - aarpmagazine.org
Fresh studies of scientific research are busting all those health myths you grew up with
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Rx: Cranberries
Health & Wellness  (tags: diet, family, food, health, healthcare, humans, illness, interesting, medicine, nutrition, prevention, protection )

Daphna
- 9 days ago - lime.com
Maybe we should add cranberries to the long list of things to be grateful for at Thanksgiving. Cranberries -- a staple food source with settlers and Native Americans in the northeast -- were valued for their thick skins, allowing them to surv
2 comments
Keep Nanotechnology Out of Organic! - Take Action
Health & Wellness  (tags: Petition, warning, protection, risks, humans, illness, health, food, government, environment, children, family, diet, ethics )

Daphna
- 9 days ago - change.org
Keep Nanotechnology Out of Organic! To tell the USDA that you want the National Organic Standards Board to take a strong stand against the use of nanotechnology in organic food.
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Sign the Petition, Send a Coat Hanger
Health & Wellness  (tags: petition, women, treatment, protection, medicine, humans, illness, health, family, death, children, babies, prevention )

Daphna
- 10 days ago - act.credoaction.com
"We know what happens when women are denied access to reproductive health care including abortion. And we can't go back to an era of coat hangers and back alley abortions. Reconsider your vote on the Stupak Amendment. Tell House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and
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Another Doctor Mad As Hell
Health & Wellness  (tags: women, healthcare, congress, government, prevention, family )

Tierney
- 13 days ago - rhrealitycheck.org
Congress has done it. They've thrown women's reproductive rights under the bus. They've catered to religious extremists rather than protect the health of our mothers, daughters, and sisters
9 comments
Childhood Scurvy Cases on Rise in England
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, diet, disease, family, food, health, humans, illness, nutrition, prevention )

Daphna
- 14 days ago - greenlivingideas.com
Scurvy is one of those diseases of legend, conjuring up images of pirates and explorers of the sea. When I think of scurvy, I still recall an educational video shown in elementary school of sailors falling ill from a lack of vitamin C. Unfortunately for
6 comments
8-Year-Old Girl Happy With Chance at Being Normal
Health & Wellness  (tags: child, lymphoblastic leukemia, chemotherapy, Radiation treatment, disease, family, health, healthcare, surgery, infection, eye, cancer of blood-forming tissues, bone marrow )

Kelli
- 16 days ago - azcentral.com
Amber was not yet 2 when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She was 5 when the disease came back. Amber underwent aggressive chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Her immune system was knocked out, and her bone marrow had to be replaced.
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How Did Your Representative Vote on Health Care? Find Out and Contact Them.
Health & Wellness  (tags: family, healthcare, humans, news, medicine )

Ginger
- 17 days ago - salsa.wiredforchange.com
The House of Representatives has passed their historic health reform legislation, the first time in our country's history that a comprehensive health care bill has passed the House. How did your Representative vote on this historic day?
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Stevia: This Sugar Substitute Is Sweet and Healthy
Health & Wellness  (tags: diet, disease, family, food, health, humans, illness, nutrition, prevention, protection )

Daphna
- 17 days ago - motherearthnews.com
Imagine an herb that's much sweeter than sugar, but almost calorie-free. Imagine that it does not cause the after-eating spike in blood sugar that aggravates diabetes. Imagine that it's actually good for you, reducing blood sugar and blood pressure, and b
5 comments
Campbell's Soup: Stop Poisoning Our Food!- Take Action
Health & Wellness  (tags: petition, warning, protection, humans, illness, health, food, family, diet, children, nutrition, safety )

Daphna
- 17 days ago - change.org
Consumer Reports has found that major canned food companies including Campbell's Soup are using cans that leach Bisphenol A (BPA) into food. BPA is linked to many health risks including reproductive abnormalities, neurological effects, height
11 comments
Natural Remedies - Non-Medicinal Cures for Colds and Other Winter Ills
Health & Wellness  (tags: AlternativeMed, diet, food, family, health, healthcare, humans, illness, medicine, prevention, protection )

Daphna
- 18 days ago - thedailygreen.com
If the worrying news about over-the-counter cough syrup has you down, try this natural alternative: Add three tablespoons of dried thyme to one pint of boiling water. Let cool, then add one cup of honey. Take one teaspoon every hour as needed
5 comments
Herbal Remedies: Ancient Chinese Moxibustion With Mugwort Relieves Deep Pain
Health & Wellness  (tags: AlternativeMed, family, health, healthcare, humans, illness, interesting, medicine )

Daphna
- 19 days ago - greenlivingideas.com
I have recently been suffering from pain in my hips and lower back that has prevented me from writing for almost two weeks now. This constant pain has been caused by an old injury, changes in the weather, stress, and physical exertion (although not more t
5 comments
Take Action-Tell the RBGH Profiteers Why You Buy Organic to Avoid Genetically Modified Bovine Growth Hormone
Health & Wellness  (tags: petition, children, diet, drugs, family, food, government, health, humans, nutrition, prevention, risks )

Daphna
- 19 days ago - organicconsumers.org
Following up on our successful campaign against Yoplait and Dannon, the Organic Consumers Association is now asking our members to write to ice cream companies that still allow the use of genetically modified bovine growth hormone (Dreyer's, Edy's
7 comments
 
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