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Health & Wellness News tagged with environment

Iraqi Former Battle Zone Sees Abnormal Clusters of Infant Tumours and Deformities.
Health & Wellness  (tags: Iraq, babies, environment, war, chemical interventions )

Janet
- 22 hours ago - truthout.org
"Doctors in Iraq's war-ravaged enclave of Falluja are dealing with up to 15 times as many chronic deformities in infants and a spike in early life cancers that may be linked to toxic materials left over from the fighting.WHAT really was going on there?
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Say "NO" to Pesticide Applications Near Kern County's Schools-Please Take Action!!
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, risks, safety, insecticides, protection, environment )

Tierney
- 3 days ago - ufwaction.org
"I know that pesticides are very dangerous for my son. Not only to his health, but they can also can affect my son's capacity to learn. In Kern county we have a lot of schools near agricultural operations.
8 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
- 4 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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Be a Natural Beauty With Mineral Makeup
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, women, safety, protection, interesting, environment, study )

Daphna
- 11 days ago - becauseaction.com
You want to look good, but you find that some make-ups actually irritate your skin, causing breakouts. Is that make-up actually causing you more harm than good? If that's the case, mineral makeup may be what you're looking for.
2 comments
Health Ills Abound as Farm Animal Runoff Fouls Wells, Laws Neither Applied or Enforced
Health & Wellness  (tags: environment, safety, health, disease, risks, treatment, food )

Tierney
- 15 days ago - organicconsumers.org
MORRISON, Wis. - All it took was an early thaw for the drinking water here to become unsafe. There are 41,000 dairy cows in Brown County, which includes Morrison, and they produce more than 260 million gallons of manure each year, much of which is spr
8 comments
Urge Reps to Support Health Care Reform That Includes Indian Health Care Improvement Act- Take Action
Health & Wellness  (tags: environment, ethics, family, government, healthcare, humans, illness, medicine, prevention, protection, society )

Daphna
- 16 days ago - capwiz.com
Despite the promises made to Indian nations by the United States government, Indian health care remains inadequate and inaccessible. The Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), the legislative foundation of the U.S. government's trust responsibility
7 comments
You Are What You Eat: Inside America's Refrigerators
Health & Wellness  (tags: diet, environment, family, food, health, humans, illness, investigation, nutrition, research, study )

Daphna
- 16 days ago - divinecaroline.com
Photographer Mark Menjivar spent over three years traveling across the US examining food issues and culture. During his travels, he asked people if he could photograph their refrigerators and thus put together his latest project, "You Are What You Eat."
1 comment
Take Action- Support Chemical Security Legislation!
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, death, diet, environment, family, food, government, health, humans, illness, protection, safety, prevention )

Daphna
- 16 days ago - momsrising.democracyinaction.org
The House of Representatives will soon vote on chemical security legislation that will reduce the risks associated with industrial chemical accidents and terrorism, and improve safety and security for American families.
10 comments
TED MED: The Power of the Mind Over the Body
Health & Wellness  (tags: AlternativeMed, Body-Mind-Spirit, environment, family, health, humans, prevention, research, illness )

Daphna
- 19 days ago - scientificamerican.com
TED MED[www.tedmed.com] wrapped up with compelling personal stories that celebrated the power of the human mind to help the body endure or to reach physical achievements. The sold-out meeting in San Diego, held for the first time in five years, had during
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Camp Hope Gives Kids With Cancer a Chance Just to Be Kids
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, cancer, health, Good News, Body-Mind-Spirit, family, healthcare, environment, video )

Barbaroca
- 19 days ago - abc6.com
For seven worry-free, fun-filled, days kids with cancer can just be kids thanks to Camp Hope and all the wonderful counselors who work there. Please watch video and pass on to anyone who has a kid with cancer!
12 comments
Ask EPA To Ban Carcinogenic Pesticide Methyl Iodide -Take Action
Health & Wellness  (tags: petition, warning, research, protection, humans, illness, health, government, environment, ethics, death, disease, risks )

Daphna
- 20 days ago - change.org
Under the Bush administration the EPA approved this carcinogenic new pesticide. However, a week ago, we heard promising news. The EPA has just indicated that it plans to re-consider methyl iodide, pending the results of California's independent Scientific
7 comments
A Cleaner-Smelling House Makes for Better Manners
Health & Wellness  (tags: study, research, prevention, interesting, health, humans, family, environment, children )

Daphna
- 21 days ago - gimundo.com
It's never a bad thing to have a clean home or office. But according to a recent study from Brigham Young University, keeping your environment sparkly clean isn't just good for hygienic reasons--it can also help everyone around you stay on their best beha
6 comments
Study Suggests Insecticide Causes Lupus and Arthritis
Health & Wellness  (tags: disease, environment, family, health, humans, illness, interesting, investigation, prevention, safety, risks, warning )

Daphna
- 23 days ago - planetsave.com
New research out of Philadelphia suggests a link between women's exposure to household insecticides (including roach and mosquito killers) and the autoimmune disorders rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Previous research has shown a link of agricultural pest
1 comment
GM Soy Is Toxic Soy - Take Action
Health & Wellness  (tags: GMOs, GM, genetically modified, soya, food, agriculture, farms, farming, farmers, research, safety, science, warning, prevention, protection, food, government, health, environment, ethics, humans, study, risks, nutrition )

Elena
- 27 days ago - toxicsoy.org
Even worse, they legitimise genetically engineered (GE) soy which is designed to be produced with large (and increasing) amounts of agri-chemicals. This is at the cost of people and the environment. This site explains what is wrong with this and questions
27 comments
Smile! It Could Make You Happier
Health & Wellness  (tags: study, research, humans, health, environment, family, children, Body-Mind-Spirit, prevention )

Daphna
- 27 days ago - scientificamerican.com
We smile because we are happy, and we frown because we are sad. But does the causal arrow point in the other direction, too? A spate of recent studies of botox recipients and others suggests that our emotions are reinforced--perhaps even driven--by their c
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