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Richmond Bans Genetically Modified Plants
Health & Wellness  (tags: GMOs, genetically modified, farmets, garden, great news, health, ethics, food, prevention, interesting, safety, risks, science, society, news, protection, humans )

Elena
- 9 hours ago - theprovince.com
RICHMOND, B.C. -- Richmond City Council says engineered crops and plants have no place the gardens of Metro Vancouver. Councillors have voted unanimously to ban further genetically modified species from Richmond soilalthough the ban is unenforceable ...
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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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CONSUMER HEALTH ALERT! Laundry Detergent Pods Poisoning Children
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, health, healthcare, risks, laundry detergent pods, investigation, government, illness, ethics, Body-Mind-Spirit, warning, study, prevention, news )

Cal
- 2 days ago - abcnews.go.com
To some kids, the bright colors and bite-size packaging of single-doss packets of laundry detergent simply look too much like candy. The American Association of Poison Control Centers is reporting a recent surge in calls about the packets making children
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Sleep Apnea Tied to Increased Cancer Risk
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, healthcare, safety, study, interesting, Body-Mind-Spirit, protection, prevention )

Cal
- 4 days ago - well.blogs.nytimes.com
Two new studies have found that people with sleep apnea, a common disorder that causes snoring, fatigue and dangerous pauses in breathing at night, have a higher risk of cancer
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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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NEWS YOU CAN USE: 8 Natural Recipes for Amazing Skin...From a Plastic Surgeon
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, research, diet, food, Body-Mind-Spirit, news, women, prevention, study, protection )

Cal
- 10 days ago - rd.com
Turn back the clock with these natural anti-aging masks and recipes from 'The Doctors' plastic surgeon and beauty guru Andrew Ordon, MD.
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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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Report Offers a Bit of Good News for American Moms
Health & Wellness  (tags: babies, children, ethics, family, government, health, healthcare, humans, medicine, nutrition, prevention, protection, risks, society, study, women )

Rosemary
- 16 days ago - cnn.com
There is a little good news for mothers in the United States. The U.S. has moved up six places -- from 31st to 25th -- in the annual Save The Children State of the World's Mothers report. That puts the U.S. right between Belarus and the Czech Republic.
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Exclude Hot Dogs and Other Obesity- and Cancer-Causing Foods From Photo Ops That Feature the President ACTION
Health & Wellness  (tags: prevention, humans, government, health, photos )

Nancy
- 16 days ago - wwws.whitehouse.gov
Staged photo opportunities of President Barack Obama eating greasy hot dogs and hamburgers promote foods that contribute most strongly to cancer, obesity, and premature mortality.
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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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U.S. Senate: We Don't Like Toxics! ACTION
Health & Wellness  (tags: toxins, TSCA, children, health, family, prevention, Safe Chemicals Act )

Nancy
- 23 days ago - action.momsrising.org
Here's what is happening right now: Our current chemicals legislation, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), has not been updated since 1976. Back then, we didn't know as much about how toxic chemicals can migrate from the materials and products in...
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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...
38 comments
Dance Walking   video
Health & Wellness  (tags: Body-Mind-Spirit, children, diet, exercise, food, health, humans, illness, interesting, news, prevention, nutrition, society, women )

Kenneth
- 24 days ago - youtube.com
Hysterically funny man Ben Aaron shows us the new craze he has developed he calls... DANCE WALKING FITNESS
52 comments
ASPARTAME: POISON IN DISGUISE. Ban Artificial Sweeteners From Children's Food Products. SIGN NOW!
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, lies, science, safety, risks, food, medicine, drinks, research, protection, prevention, interesting, health, healthcare, humans, illness, investigation, diet, disease, drugs, ethics, children, study, warning, nutrition, society, government, FDA )

Jim
- 26 days ago - forcechange.com
One would think that artificial sweeteners were originally developed as healthy alternatives to sugar. This is not true at all. Each artificial sweetener that is now on the market(saccharine, aspartame, cyclamate, acesulfame, and sucralose) was discovered
87 comments
Help Kids Access the Food They Need to Thrive! TAKE ACTION!
Health & Wellness  (tags: kids, children, hunger, food, health, diet, humans, prevention, protection, safety )

Lindsey
- 29 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Too many children, from the inner city to the suburbs to rural areas, are going to bed hungry right now. There is food out there to keep these children healthy and happy, but too often we fall short in connecting hungry kids with the resources they need.
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