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Food Industry Dictates Nutrition Policy
Health & Wellness  (tags: illness, health, Factory Farms, diet, disease, risks, safety )

Tierney
- 2 days ago - organicconsumers.org
New York (CNN) -- Beyond the unhealthy influence that our demand for factory-farmed meat has in the area of food-borne illness and communicable diseases, we could cite many other influences on public health, most obviously the now-widely recognized relat
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Monsanto & CropLife Men Have No Place In Our Government
Health & Wellness  (tags: government, healthcare, health, illness, food, safety, science, GeneticEngineering )

Tierney
- 2 days ago - food.change.org
Islam Siddiqui has been nominated as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. If Congress confirms Siddiqui, he will no doubt continue to undermine public health, biodiversity,
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Health Ills Abound as Farm Animal Runoff Fouls Wells, Laws Neither Applied or Enforced
Health & Wellness  (tags: environment, safety, health, disease, risks, treatment, food )

Tierney
- 2 days ago - organicconsumers.org
MORRISON, Wis. - All it took was an early thaw for the drinking water here to become unsafe. There are 41,000 dairy cows in Brown County, which includes Morrison, and they produce more than 260 million gallons of manure each year, much of which is spr
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N.Y. Law Increases Penalties for Violence Against Abortion Clinic Staff, Patients
Health & Wellness  (tags: government, laws, women, safety, abortion clinics )

Tierney
- 2 days ago - nationalpartnership.org
November 2, 2009 -- New York Gov. David Paterson (D) last week signed a law that will stiffen penalties for causing physical injury to abortion providers and their patients, the AP/Washington Post reports.
9 comments
End the Global Gag Rule for Good and Increase Funding!-TAKE ACTION !!!!!!!!!!
Health & Wellness  (tags: women, protection, safety, medicine, health, healthcare, children )

Tierney
- 3 days ago - secure2.convio.net
Two important issues for women around the world are coming before Congress this fall: a permanent repeal of the Global Gag Rule and an increase for family planning funding. Both will be part of the FY2010 budget that will be voted on in the next few mont
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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
What Soft Drinks Are Doing to Your Body
Health & Wellness  (tags: study, research, safety, nutrition, health, diet )

Peace
- 3 days ago - health.yahoo.com
..the worst beverages that you could be drinking for your health. As the debate for whether to put a tax on the sale of soft drinks continues, you should know how they affect your body so that you can make an informed choice on your own. .
10 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
Getting Enough Sleep? They Aren't in West Virginia
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, interesting, safety, study, sleeplessness, society, research )

Cal
- 8 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessnes
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Swine Flu Vaccinations: Mixed Messages
Health & Wellness  (tags: protection, H1N1 vaccinations, safety )

Janet
- 11 days ago - thechronicleherald.ca
THE WORLD'S dealing with a pandemic, but those on health care's front lines -- the very people the public looks to for advice during health emergencies -- seem sharply divided on the merits of the primary weapon produced to combat swine flu, vaccinations.
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Study Suggests Insecticide Causes Lupus and Arthritis
Health & Wellness  (tags: disease, environment, family, health, humans, illness, interesting, investigation, prevention, safety, risks, warning )

Daphna
- 11 days ago - planetsave.com
New research out of Philadelphia suggests a link between women's exposure to household insecticides (including roach and mosquito killers) and the autoimmune disorders rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Previous research has shown a link of agricultural pest
1 comment
GM Soy Is Toxic Soy - Take Action
Health & Wellness  (tags: GMOs, GM, genetically modified, soya, food, agriculture, farms, farming, farmers, research, safety, science, warning, prevention, protection, food, government, health, environment, ethics, humans, study, risks, nutrition )

Elena
- 14 days ago - toxicsoy.org
Even worse, they legitimise genetically engineered (GE) soy which is designed to be produced with large (and increasing) amounts of agri-chemicals. This is at the cost of people and the environment. This site explains what is wrong with this and questions
27 comments
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act-Take Action
Health & Wellness  (tags: drugs, medicine, safety, risks, protection, study, food )

Tierney
- 16 days ago - actionnetwork.org
Most doctors commonly warn their patients never to take antibiotics if they are not actually sick. Yet that is exactly what is happening on industrial farms where food animals often are given low doses of antibiotics over long
10 comments
Victory: South Africa Rejects GM Potato
Health & Wellness  (tags: GMOs. genetically modified, potatoes, prevention, protection, research, risks, safety, health, food, government, science, news, interesting, ethics, diet )

Elena
- 17 days ago - allafrica.com
New Victory for the Potato! October 2009: South Africa's GM body, the Executive Council (EC), has rejected attempts by the Agriculture Research Council (ARC) to bring GM potatoes onto the market.
7 comments
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Advocacy Alliance ~ Urge Your Senators to Support the EARLY Act
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, prevention, protection, risks, safety, treatment, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness )

Kelli
- 17 days ago - komenpolicy.org
When breast cancer occurs in women under age 45, it is often detected at later stages, is more likely to be aggressive, and less likely to be responsive to hormone therapies. There is a lack of awareness about the risks of breast cancer for young women an
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Carcinogen Found in Burger King, McDonald's, and Friendly's Meals
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End the Global Gag Rule for Good and Increase Funding!-TAKE ACTION !!!!!!!!!!
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Monsanto & CropLife Men Have No Place In Our Government
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N.Y. Law Increases Penalties for Violence Against Abortion Clinic Staff, Patients
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Health Ills Abound as Farm Animal Runoff Fouls Wells, Laws Neither Applied or Enforced
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Food Industry Dictates Nutrition Policy
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