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Health & Wellness News tagged with prevention

URGENT: Call Your Representatives Today at 202-730-9001 to Tell Them to Stand Up for Women's Health.
Health & Wellness  (tags: women, prevention, birth control, medicine, healthcare, government )

Tierney
- 9 hours ago - plannedparenthoodaction.org
UPDATE Saturday, November 7, 2009 -- The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops met with leaders in the House of Representatives in their bid to eliminate women's access to abortion care under health care reform. Their efforts are working. Re
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Natural Remedies - Non-Medicinal Cures for Colds and Other Winter Ills
Health & Wellness  (tags: AlternativeMed, diet, food, family, health, healthcare, humans, illness, medicine, prevention, protection )

Daphna
- 14 hours ago - thedailygreen.com
If the worrying news about over-the-counter cough syrup has you down, try this natural alternative: Add three tablespoons of dried thyme to one pint of boiling water. Let cool, then add one cup of honey. Take one teaspoon every hour as needed
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TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO REJECT EFFORTS TOCUT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FROM HEALTH CARE REFORM
Health & Wellness  (tags: women, healthcare, health, reproductive rights, prevention, protection )

Tierney
- 1 day ago - ppaction.org
For the first time in history, we are on the verge of expanding access to affordable health care to every woman, man, and child in America. And thanks to determined support from people like you, all current versions of health care reform legislation incl
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Take Action-Tell the RBGH Profiteers Why You Buy Organic to Avoid Genetically Modified Bovine Growth Hormone
Health & Wellness  (tags: petition, children, diet, drugs, family, food, government, health, humans, nutrition, prevention, risks )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - organicconsumers.org
Following up on our successful campaign against Yoplait and Dannon, the Organic Consumers Association is now asking our members to write to ice cream companies that still allow the use of genetically modified bovine growth hormone (Dreyer's, Edy's
6 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
- 3 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
Carcinogen Found in Burger King, McDonald's, and Friendly's Meals
Health & Wellness  (tags: carcinogens, Burger King, McDonald`s, research, safety, study, prevention )

Tierney
- 3 days ago - pcrm.org
Burger King tells its customers, "Have it your way." For a Connecticut breast cancer survivor, having it her way would mean the fast-food chain would post warnings in all its restaurants about the carcinogen in its grilled chicken.
9 comments
URGENT: TELL CONGRESS TO REJECT EFFORTS TO Cut Reproductive Care From Healthcare Reform Take Action!!
Health & Wellness  (tags: women, healthcare, prevention, protection, reproductive health care )

Tierney
- 3 days ago - ppaction.org
This week, every anti-choice group in the country is pulling out all the stops to derail health care reform. For example, right now, Catholics are being asked to contact their legislators, telling them to alter current health care legislation to include
7 comments
Take Action- Support Chemical Security Legislation!
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, death, diet, environment, family, food, government, health, humans, illness, protection, safety, prevention )

Daphna
- 3 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
New Vaccine Offers Hope in Africa's Malaria Battle
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, malaria vaccine, medicine, humans, disease, death, prevention, protection, research, treatment )

Dee
- 4 days ago - abcnews.go.com
A mother watched with dread as a nurse inserted a tube in her baby's head. Blood streamed into the anemic 4-month-old who already has malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills a million African children every year.
6 comments
As Donors Focus on AIDS, Child Illnesses Languish
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, AIDS, children, disease, illness, death, prevention, protection, treatment )

Dee
- 4 days ago - nytimes.com
JOHANNESBURG- Diarrhea kills 1.5 million young children a year in developing countries - more than AIDS, malaria and measles combined -- but only 4 in 10 of those who need the oral rehydration solution that can prevent death for pennies get it.
7 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
- 6 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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Scientists Claim Junk Food Is as Addictive as Heroin
Health & Wellness  (tags: junk, food, heroin, addiction, drugs, obesity, health, healthcare, humans, research, warning, risks, illness, science, study, medicine, prevention, interesting, disease, diet, investigation, society, government, children, nutrition, family )

Tom
- 6 days ago - grist.org
Junk food elicits addictive behavior in rats similar to the behaviors of rats addicted to heroin, a new study finds. "This is the most complete evidence to date that suggests obesity and drug addiction have common neurobiological underpinnings."
21 comments
Outrunning Breast Cancer
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, cancer, breast cancer, disease, illness, prevention, protection, marathon, survivor )

Dee
- 6 days ago - capitalnews9.com
Training for any marathon takes some motivation. Training for one of the world's biggest, the New York City Marathon, takes a little extra. To help raise awareness and money for those dealing with the disease a local woman is once again lacing up..
4 comments
Chasing the Junk Food Dragon: How Junk Food Affects Brain Like Heroin
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, diet, drugs, family, food, health, humans, investigation, nutrition, prevention )

Daphna
- 6 days ago - treehugger.com
Before you or your child dig into that plastic jack-o-lantern (or its post-consumer equivalent) full of sugary snacks, you might do well to check out former FDA Commissioner David Kessler's new book The End of Overeating. The book highlights the addictive
3 comments
6 Top Herbal Tonics
Health & Wellness  (tags: AlternativeMed, Body-Mind-Spirit, diet, family, food, health, humans, illness, interesting, medicine, prevention, protection, research )

Daphna
- 6 days ago - motherearthnews.com
Sixteen years ago, Patricia L. Gerbarg, a Kingston, N.Y., psychiatrist, contracted Lyme disease. But as sometimes happens, her blood tests were negative, so the condition was not diagnosed for five years. By that time, she had severe chronic fatigue, pain
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Carcinogen Found in Burger King, McDonald's, and Friendly's Meals
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Natural Remedies - Non-Medicinal Cures for Colds and Other Winter Ills
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Urge Reps to Support Health Care Reform That Includes Indian Health Care Improvement Act- Take Action
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URGENT: TELL CONGRESS TO REJECT EFFORTS TO Cut Reproductive Care From Healthcare Reform Take Action!!
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TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO REJECT EFFORTS TOCUT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FROM HEALTH CARE REFORM
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