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Rallying Cry: Dongria Stand Firm Against Vedanta Mine 13 June 2013
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, culture, environment, family, government, rights, society, destruction, habitatdestruction, nature, endangered, health, prevention )

Marjolein
- 6 days ago - survivalinternational.org
Dongria leader Lodu Sikaka said, 'We are not going to let go of Niyamgiri. We are not going to leave Niyamgiri, our Mother Earth.Members of the Dongria Kondh tribe, for example, collect over 200 foods from their forests, as well as other products for meds
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Map the Meal Gap, Food Insecurity in Your County
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, death, diet, government, food, family, ethics, health, humans, illness, nutrition, prevention, protection, study, society, warning, safety, risks, investigation )

JL
- 6 days ago - feedingamerica.org
The report finds that food insecurity exists in virtually every county and Congressional district in the nation.
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Cash-Only Doctors Abandon the Insurance System
Health & Wellness  (tags: Insurance, opt-out, physicians, concierge medicine, health, healthcare )

Nancy
- 7 days ago - money.cnn.com
Fed up with declining payments and rising red tape, a small but growing number of doctors is opting out of the insurance system completely. They're expecting patients to pony up with cash.
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HEALTH NEWS YOU CAN USE: Boy's Death Highlights a Hidden Danger: Dry Drowning
Health & Wellness  (tags: illness, health, healthcare, children, dry drowning, swimming, risks, research, prevention )

Cal
- 7 days ago - today.com
The tragic death of a South Carolina 10-year-old more than an hour after he had gone swimming has focused a spotlight on the little-known phenomenon called "dry drowning" -- and warning signs that every parent should be aware of.
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Is FDA About to Greenlight a Drug Banned in Other Countries? ACTION US
Health & Wellness  (tags: fda, medicine, risks, avandia, drugs, diabetes, heart disease, health )

Nancy
- 7 days ago - secure3.convio.net
Last Thursday, in a combined meeting of separate FDA advisory committees, 20 of 26 panelists voted to recommend removing or modifying Avandia's highly restrictive label and distribution system. Five voted to keep the restrictions in place, while one panel
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Tumor in Bone Shows Neanderthals Got Cancer Too
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, cancer, bone, neanderthals, research, study, discovery, disease, environment )

Dee
- 9 days ago - news10.com
Cancer is often lamented as a modern-day scourge, but researchers have discovered a type of bone cancer in a 120,000-year-old Neanderthal rib. Before this discovery was made in Krapina, Croatia, the earliest evidence of this type of bone tumor, known as
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5 Things to Make a Better Day
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, Body-Mind-Spirit, gratitude, positiveness, emotional, spiritual, interesting )

Dee
- 10 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Life is going to throw us some challenges, no doubt about it. My mom used to call them character-building experiences. Apparently, I don't have enough character because this stuff keeps coming my way, but I have a kind of first-aid kit now, ..
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Video:One Colorado: Barriers to Transgender Health   video
Health & Wellness  (tags: dishonesty, education, ethics, family, freedoms, gayrights, humans, rights, sadness, society, safety, usa, abuse, americans, health, healthcare, investigation, medicine, protection, prevention, research, risks, safety, treatment, warning )

JL
- 10 days ago - youtube.com
Do you know how it feels to be denied health care simply because of who you are? Or to have your provider ignore a key part of your identity when treating you?
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Video:"Invisible: The State of LGBT Health"   video
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, children, disease, family, health, healthcare, humans, ethics, illness, medicine, prevention, protection, research, risks, safety, society, treatment, study, warning, women, investigation, gayrights, freedoms, ethics, education )

JL
- 10 days ago - youtube.com
"Invisible: The State of LGBT Health" - underscores the everyday fears and hurdles that LGBT Coloradans encounter in obtaining their care, just because of who they are. Check it out here.
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Tackle Malnutrition Now
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, babies, children, death, diet, disease, ethics, family, food, government, healthcare, health, humans, medicine, investigation, nutrition, prevention, protection, research, risks, safety, society, study, treatment, warning )

JL
- 10 days ago - ipsnews.net
Malnutrition stunts people, economic growth, FAO official says Malnutrition threatens life, stunts growth and has a lasting impact on earnings...Malnutrition is the cause of death for more than 3 million children annually, according to a Lancet study.
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Hospitals Say "No" to Meat Raised With Antibiotics
Health & Wellness  (tags: diet, death, disease, ethics, healthcare, food, health, humans, illness, interesting, medicine, nutrition, prevention, protection, risks, safety, science, society, treatment, warning )

JL
- 10 days ago - civileats.com
Under the guidance of physicians and foodservice staff alike, UCSF's Academic Senate unanimously approved a resolution to phase out the procurement of meat raised with non-therapeutic antibiotics and urged all ten University of California campuses to do
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TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress: Stop the Nationwide Abortion Ban
Health & Wellness  (tags: women, choice, abortion, health )

Beverly
- 12 days ago - secure.ppaction.org
Politics has no place in a woman's personal health care decisions.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Protect Reproductive Health Care in Wisconsin
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, healthcare, women, prevention, politics, humans, treatment )

Cal
- 12 days ago - forcechange.com
Urge Wisconsin state lawmakers and the governor to restore funding to Planned Parenthood and help low-income women receive the care they desperately need.
32 comments
Petition | Gilead Sciences: Stop Withholding This Cure for Hepatitis C | Change.Org
Health & Wellness  (tags: hepatitisc, bigpharma, drugcompanies, profits, health, pharmaceuticals )

BMutiny
- 13 days ago - change.org
Two companies have an effective 100% cure for Hepatitis C without interferon or ribavirin. But this cure is literally being withheld from millions by pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences because they are more concerned about profits than human lives.
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Get Safe: 5 Health Hazards That Could Be Hiding In Your Home
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, home, health, protection )

Cher
- 13 days ago - greenerideal.com
A home is meant to be a place of safety and comfort, but it is all too unfortunate that there are a number of serious health hazards residing in many houses. With a close look at these five potential hazards, however, home owners can keep themselves
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