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The Unhappy Marriage of Economics and Health Care
Health & Wellness  (tags: economy, lies, media, propaganda, politics, government, congress, americans, abuse, usa, u.s., healthcare, healthcare, ethics, dishonesty, interesting, investigation, medicine, risks, safety, society, treatment, warning, protection, prevention, family )

JL
- 2 days ago - healthcare-now.org
America's health care system is collapsing, and we can blame the Economics profession. Most economists approach health care in the wrong way, viewing it as a commodity
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STUDY: Retirement 'Can Drastically Damage Health'
Health & Wellness  (tags: Body-Mind-Spirit, work-play balance, humans, health, research, study, prevention, interesting )

Cal
- 3 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Retirement can cause a drastic decline in health, according to a new study. Record numbers of over-65s working - as study claims retiring is bad for your health
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Breast Cancer! Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy. Is There Another Way?
Health & Wellness  (tags: breast cancer, nutrition, detoxing, toxins, food processing, elf, equalmoney, diet, health, healthcare, investigation, nutrition, prevention, research, society, study, risks, women, disease )

Bernard
- 4 days ago - cathy4worldequality.wordpress.com
"It is utter nonsense to claim that catching cancer symptoms early enough will increase the patient's chances of survival. Not one medical scientist or study has proven that in any way. My studies have proved conclusively that untreated cancer victims
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Take Action/Video:Surviving the First Day STATE OF THE WORLD'S MOTHERS
Health & Wellness  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, asia, children, world, society, middle-east, freedoms, death, HumanRights, women, society, safety, child, culture, family, ethics, babies, health, healthcare, prevention, nutrition, protection, warning, safety, risks, humans )

JL
- 6 days ago - savethechildren.org
In honor of Mother's Day, Save the Children presents our 14th annual State of the World's Mothers report.
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The U.S. Government's "Watch List" on Developing Countries' Use of Health Rights
Health & Wellness  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, asia, children, conflict, corruption, freedoms, government, HumanRights, humanrights, politics, usa, world, middle-east, prevention, investigation, protection, risks, safety, society, children, government, warnin )

JL
- 7 days ago - citizenvox.org
Special 301 is an annual report by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) which places countries on a "watch list" if USTR would like to see greater changes in their intellectual property rules or enforcement practice.
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Take Action: Give a Mother's Day Gift to America's Moms and Babies!
Health & Wellness  (tags: congress, usa, politics, lies, economy, cover-up, abuse, americans, u.s., propaganda, healthcare, ethics, treatment, warning, women, society, risks, safety, science, prevention, medicine, investigation, health, healthcare, children, babies )

JL
- 7 days ago - donations.diabetes.org
Tell Congress this Mother's Day we must do more to support better health for moms and babies. Ask your Members of Congress to support the Gestational Diabetes Act to create a tracking and surveillance system for gestational diabetes & provide research f
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Take Action: Tell Congress: Address Financing for Long-Term Services and Supports
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, children, healthcare, ethics, humans, health, government, protection, prevention, society, safety, risks, women, warning, investigation )

JL
- 9 days ago - change.org
Our current system forces people to spend down their financial assets until they reach poverty before they can receive the help they need, fails to provide realistic opportunities for personal planning, and fails to provide adequate support to families &
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ACTION NEEDED Protect Our Nation's Horses and Keep the Food Supply Safe
Health & Wellness  (tags: conservation, ecosystems, wildlife, nature, destruction, endangered, environment, safety, sadness, world, violence, death, disease, food, prevention, research, safety, treatment, warning, illness, government, healthcare, health, diet, family, nutrition, p )

Kelly
- 12 days ago - secure.humanesociety.org
Crucial new legislation, titled the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act (H.R. 1094/S. 541), was recently introduced in Congress that will protect consumers from toxic horsemeat and end the cruel slaughter of America's horses as well as their export
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How Big Pharma Is Killing Americans
Health & Wellness  (tags: americans, Big Pharma, cancer, children, disease, drugs, environment, ethics, family, food, government, healthcare, medicine, prevention, protection, research, safety, science, society, treatment )

Kit
- 19 days ago - truth-out.org
Thanks to America's for-profit health insurance industry, prescription drugs are a big business.
58 comments
Should You Take a Probiotic?
Health & Wellness  (tags: food, disease, diet, ethics, health, healthcare, medicine, investigation, drugs, warning, society, risks, protection, prevention, nutrition, study )

JL
- 19 days ago - motherjones.com
The popular supplements might be more about marketing than beneficial microbes.
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The Truth About the Cost of Eating Healthy
Health & Wellness  (tags: americans, children, diet, drugs, environment, family, food, government, healthcare, illness, medicine, nutrition, prevention, protection, risks, safety, science, society )

Kit
- 21 days ago - crttbuzzbin.com
Two studies released this week examining the cost of healthy foods show the gap between perception and reality. ShopSmart magazine conducted a national poll of women about eating healthy.
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Oppose Potential Restricted Access to Mammograms - ForceChange
Health & Wellness  (tags: Cancer screening, cancer, health, prevention, insurance, women )

Arwen
- 23 days ago - forcechange.com
Stop health insurance companies from potentially using new age guidelines as a means to restrict access to mammograms.
34 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
- 23 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.
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