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TEPCO: 2-1/2 Times More Fukushima Radiation Released Than Previously Announced
Health & Wellness  (tags: environment, health, illness, investigation, medicine, nuclear, protection, research, science, treatment )

Kit
- 1 day ago - commondreams.org
The nuclear meltdowns at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant released at least 2-1/2 times more radiation than Japan's government had announced last year, the company responsible for the disaster said in a Tokyo news conference today.
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Behind the TIME Cover: Most Human Societies Don't Get Our Breastfeeding Hang-Up
Health & Wellness  (tags: babies, Body-Mind-Spirit, children, diet, disease, environment, food, healthcare, illness, humans, nutrition, prevention, protection, safety, society, study )

Kit
- 1 day ago - blogs.discovermagazine.com
My son will be 3 years old next month and is still breastfeeding. In other words, he is a typical primate. However, when I tell most people about this the reactions I receive run the gamut from mild confusion to serious discomfort.
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Salmon Says: What Kind Is Healthiest?
Health & Wellness  (tags: food, fish, salmon, prevention, risks, environment, disease, health, diet )

Michael
- 6 days ago - huffingtonpost.ca
Good news for consumers: Pink salmon -- yes, the cheap, trash salmon you buy in cans -- is the cleanest of all species, according to research by Dr. Michael Ikonomou of Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
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Detroit Mother Who Refused To Drug Her Child---Video   video
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, AlternativeMed, AlternativeMed, children, death, diet, drugs, environment, ethics, family, government, health, humans, interesting, investigation, nutrition, protection, risks, safety, science, society, study, treatment, warning )

Kenneth
- 9 days ago - youtube.com
Maryanne Godboldo is a Detroit Michigan mother who made international press when she faced down a tank and swat team, sent to her house after she refused to administer a powerful and potentially lethal psychiatric drug to her daughter.
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Tell Congress To Protect Moms and Babies ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, health, women, children, clean air, protection )

Cher
- 13 days ago - secure.sierraclub.org
As we honor the women in our lives this Mother's Day, urge your senators to stand up for the health of moms and babies and oppose efforts to repeal the EPA's new clean air protections today!
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Please Sign: Praise Poland for Saying NO to Monsanto's Bt Bee-Killing Corn
Health & Wellness  (tags: bee killing, Monsanto, Bt corn, genetically modified, Poland, ban GMO, wildlife, environment, health, Polish Ministry of Agriculture, organic, food, illness, disease, protection, prevention, risks, honey bees, nutrition, news, death, study, safety, scienc )

S
- 14 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Millions must let Poland know we stand behind its decision to ban GMO corn its beekeepers showed was damaging their honeybees. We must stop Monsanto's games and attempts to control future damning research. Tell US and all to get with Poland's program!
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Tell Congress: Protect Us From Toxic Chemicals ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, toxic chemicals, protection, environment )

Cher
- 18 days ago - secure.sierraclub.org
Did you know that in the United States, companies aren't required to prove the chemicals they use are safe? Did you know that it's been thirty-five years since Congress has taken action to protect Americans from toxic chemicals?
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Are There Drugs in Your Chicken Dinner?
Health & Wellness  (tags: food safety, environment, food, health, safety, risks, research, protection, nutrition, GMO, food, organic, healthy, Sustainabililty, home )

Organic
- 20 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
Scientists found evidence of both legal and banned drugs in factory-farmed chickens--including ingredients from Tylenol, Benadryl and Prozac. Farms feed chickens mood-altering drugs so they are not stressed out, making their meat tough.
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You Can Help Pass The Safe Chemicals Act ACTION
Health & Wellness  (tags: chemicals, health, disease, prevention, environment, water, disabilities, US )

Nancy
- 20 days ago - secure.earthjustice.org
We're in a battle to protect America's health and we need your help more than ever. The chemical industry is spending millions of dollars lobbying Congress to block meaningful progress in Washington. We just learned that in the last few months they have
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The BPA Battle
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, humans, BPA, protection, environment )

Cher
- 22 days ago - greenerideal.com
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced in March that it would reject the 2008 petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to petition the controversial chemical used in food packaging: bisphenol A (BPA).
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Water Bill of Rights ACTION
Health & Wellness  (tags: family, health, water, water policies, prevention, environment )

Nancy
- 24 days ago - takepart.com
As depicted in Participant Media's documentary, Last Call at the Oasis, the United States faces a significant crisis in terms of water quality and quantity. Our aging infrastructure, overuse of chemical pollutants, and inefficient practices are wasting...
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Why Is Autism So Drastically on the Rise? An Environmental Horror Story
Health & Wellness  (tags: protection, healthconditions, Autism, destruction, health, healthcare, children, protection, prevention, environment, risks, interesting )

Cal
- 30 days ago - alternet.org
An investigation into the relationship between environmental poisons and human health is riveting -- and terrifying.
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Psychiatry and the DSM----Shredded
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, AlternativeMed, AlternativeMed, babies, children, diet, death, disease, government, drugs, environment, ethics, exercise, family, food, health, healthcare, humans, illness, interesting, investigation, medicine, nutrition, news, prevention, protecti )

Kenneth
- 31 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
An article on the placebo effect of antidepressants and a multitude of quotes by psychiatrists and psychologists who rip to shreds the field of Psychiatry and its billing book, the DSM
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Tell the USDA to Deny Approval of 2,4-D-Resistant GMO Crops. ACTION
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, family, agent orange, toxins, world, environment )

Nancy
- 38 days ago - sumofus.org
I am writing today to urge you not to approve Dow's genetically engineered corn (DAS-40278-9) out of concerns that it will dramatically increase the use of 2,4-D (Docket No. APHIS-2010-0103), a major component of the chemical Agent Orange, specifically,
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PLEASE SIGN!! Urge President Obama to End the War on Drugs! *** TAKE ACTION***
Health & Wellness  (tags: AlternativeMed, Body-Mind-Spirit, cancer, death, diet, disease, drugs, environment, food, government, healthcare, humans, illness, medicine, prevention, protection, research, safety, science, society, study, treatment )

Kit
- 39 days ago - secure2.convio.net
For the first time, we have a real, coordinated international opportunity to end the failed war on drugs. Tell Obama to stand with Latin American leaders to end the drug war today! Please Sign!
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