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A Crucial Moment in the Battle Against Cloning ACTION
Health & Wellness  (tags: animalcruelty, EU, animalrights, ethics, deformities, cloning, protection, animaladvocates, health, illness )

Nancy
- 191 days ago - action.ciwf.org.uk
The European Commission is currently drafting new proposed legislation on the cloning of animals for food production. You can help us get this cruel practice banned in the EU.
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**TAKE ACTION** Close Tax Loop Holes for Pharmaceutical Companies **Please Sign**
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, americans, babies, children, disease, drugs, ethics, environment, ethics, healthcare, medicine, Petition, research, treatment )

Kit
- 61 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The result for the citizen is that we can pay hundreds or even thousands for each prescription. With a more competitive market, as in generic prescriptions, the same drugs are reduced to a low as just a few dollars for each prescription filled.
94 comments
Dr. Oz in Time Magazine Slandering Families Who Choose Safe, Organic Food for Their Children -- Off-Base/Ill Advised
Health & Wellness  (tags: food, nutrition, ethics, diet, gmo, monsanto, dr. oz, organic )

Vincenzo
- 167 days ago - cornucopia.org
In Time magazine, Dr. Mehmet Oz, who once told millions of viewers, "I want you to eat organic foods" and "your kids deserve better than to be part of a national chemistry experiment," has seemingly changed his tune and turned the decision to buy organic.
94 comments
Shouldn't Farm Workers Get the Same Protections as Animals? ACTION
Health & Wellness  (tags: United Farm Workers, business, ethics, farming, health, neglect, death, protection )

Nancy
- 326 days ago - action.ufw.org
Farm workers are still dying from the heat. Since California issued its landmark 2005 regulations to keep farm workers from dying of extreme heat, preventable farm worker deaths are still occurring at a similar pace as before.
39 comments
Tell the American Medical Association to Support GMO Labeling ACTION ALL
Health & Wellness  (tags: food, health, environment, gmo, labeling, ethics, world, health, AMA )

Nancy
- 354 days ago - action.fooddemocracynow.org
Today, we're excited to announce that the message of transparency and choice is going to be considered by another important group - the American Medical Association.
64 comments
Petition Against Australia's 'Healthy Kids Check', Screening 3 Year Olds for 'Mental Illness'PLEASE SIGN
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, drugs, ethics, government, health, human rights, news, warning )

Iona
- 335 days ago - change.org
Please sign this petition protesting the testing of normal 3 year old kids for "mental illnesses" for normal behaviours such as temper tantrums, sleeping with the light on, anxiety, shyness & unwillingness to sleep in their own bed, etc. Let kids be kids
100 comments
Denied a Liver Transplant for Using Medical Marijuana, and Dying for It!
Health & Wellness  (tags: americans, AlternativeMed, cancer, death, diet, disease, drugs, ethics, food, government, healthcare, medicine, prevention, protection, research, safety, science, study, treatment )

Kit
- 28 days ago - alternet.org
The Heartlessness of Prohibition The tragic fate of Norman B. Smith is all you need to know about to see how senseless it is to make consumption of marijuana a crime.
59 comments
When Did Healthy Food Become a Luxury Product?
Health & Wellness  (tags: americans, children, diet, disease, drugs, environment, ethics, exercise, family, food, FOOD INSECURITY, government, healthcare, illness, investigation, medicine, nutrition, prevention, protection, research, risks, safety, science, society, study, women )

Kit
- 68 days ago - takepart.com
In an exclusive interview, the author of a book on how America eats describes the many, many barriers to a good-for-you diet.
41 comments
10 Medical Myths That Just Won't Go Away
Health & Wellness  (tags: americans, babies, children, diet, disease, drugs, environment, ethics, exercise, family, food, healthcare, investigation, medicine, myths, nutrition, prevention, protection, research, risks, safety, science, society, study )

Kit
- 67 days ago - myhealthnewsdaily.com
From recommendations of drinking eight glasses of water a day to warnings about staying in from the cold when sick, some medical myths endure no matter how many times they've been disproved.
46 comments
Stop the Abuse of Brain Injured Patients--Investigate FINR ACTION
Health & Wellness  (tags: ethics, abuse, FINR, Florida, Neurology, healthcare, protection, family )

Nancy
- 281 days ago - change.org
A recent Bloomberg report by investigative journalist David Armstrong reveals FINR's long history of abuse. Patients are promised country club-like accommodations and then restricted to small cabins. Some former residents say little therapy takes place.
52 comments
The Diagnosing and Drugging of 'ADHD' Children
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, AlternativeMed, AlternativeMed, babies, Body-Mind-Spirit, children, death, diet, drugs, environment, ethics, exercise, family, food, government, health, healthcare, humans, interesting, investigation, news, nutrition, protection, research, risks, s )

Kenneth
- 358 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
"The diagnosing of millions of children with ADHD in order to medicate them with stimulants and other psychoactive chemicals is an American tragedy, growing into a worldwide catastrophe." Dr. Peter Breggin, Psychiatrist
72 comments
Three Simple Ways to Help End Hunger in America
Health & Wellness  (tags: americans, children, diet, disease, environment, ethics, exercise, family, food insecurity, government, healthcare, illness, investigation, medicine, nutrition, prevention, protection, research, risks, safety, science, society, study, treatment )

Kit
- 68 days ago - takepart.com
The new film 'A Place at the Table' exposes the stark reality of hunger in America. Here's how you can help.
35 comments
Stop Underhanded Marketing By Nestlé in Newark and Michigan ACTION ALL
Health & Wellness  (tags: ethics, Nestle, money, corruption, finance, health, family )

Nancy
- 355 days ago - action.citizen.org
A company that makes products that contribute to childhood obesity is hardly a good source of nutritional expertise for cities struggling to get kids on track for a lifetime of healthy eating.
34 comments
Wave of "Ag Gag" Bills Threaten Food Safety and Freedom of the Press
Health & Wellness  (tags: americans, animal abuse, congress, children, diet, disease, drugs, environment, ethics, government, healthcare, humans, illness, medicine, nutrition, Press, prevention, research, risks, safety, society )

Kit
- 62 days ago - truth-out.org
Remember "fecal soup"? A CBS "60 Minutes" exposé in 1987 documented widespread food safety violations by the poultry industry, making use of undercover video from a hidden camera placed by the "60 Minutes" crew.
25 comments
Tell Your Representative to Reject Dangerous Bills That Would Block Critical Health and Safety Protections ACTION US
Health & Wellness  (tags: H.R. 4078, H.R. 4607, H.R. 3862, safety, health, family, environment, disease, death, ethics )

Nancy
- 319 days ago - secure.nrdconline.org
Some of the actions that would be halted include new mileage standards for cars, new standards to combat the deaths and disease caused by soot, and new limits on carbon pollution. The government's ability to issue new standards to protect us would be...
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