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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
- 3 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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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
- 8 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
- 8 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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Texas Refinery Explosion Draws Attention to Limited OSHA Resources as Factor Preceding Tragedy
Health & Wellness  (tags: business, consumers, corporate, labor, law, money, politics, society, usa, safety, risks, protection, warning, prevention, humans, health, children, death, ethics, government )

JL
- 28 days ago - citizenvox.org
In the past five years, only two Texas facilities in the same classification - that produce fertilizer using ammonia - have been inspected by OSHA, records show. The agency, with a budget of roughly $568 million, lacks the resources to regularly inspect
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Should Employers Control Your Access to Copay-Free Birth Control? ACTION US
Health & Wellness  (tags: politics, usa, birth control, americans, women, healthcare )

Nancy
- 50 days ago - secure3.convio.net
If you think that employers shouldn't be able to decide whether an employee has access to copay-free birth control--the time to speak out is NOW.
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American Processed Foods in Colors to Dye For
Health & Wellness  (tags: food coloring, food dyes, world, USA, toxins, ADHD, children, food )

Nancy
- 57 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
And interestingly, Kraft, Coca Cola and Wal-Mart have already removed these artificial food colors and dyes from the products that they distribute in other countries. They've reformulated their product lines in other countries and no longer include these
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Take Action: Vote YES for the Harkin Amendment
Health & Wellness  (tags: economy, dishonesty, congress, usa, GoodNews, ethics, disease, study, treatment, risks, safety, prevention, protection, research, society, science, health )

JL
- 67 days ago - secure3.convio.net
They heard you. Tomorrow morning, the U.S. Senate will vote on whether to restore funding for cancer research and programs.
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Negligent Nursing Homes Grab 5 Billion Tax Dollars in One Year
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, americans, dishonesty, ethics, health, law, politics, rights, sadness, safety, society, usa, corruption, corporate, dishonesty, consumers, money, government, healthcare, death, disease, protection, treatment, warning )

JL
- 73 days ago - takepart.com
If politicians are serious about trimming Medicare costs, start by going after fraud and abuse in facilities entrusted to care for elderly Americans.
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Take Acton: Protect Cancer Research Funding
Health & Wellness  (tags: americans, congress, dishonesty, crime, ethics, healthcare, Govtfearmongering, politics, propaganda, usa, u.s., healthcare, government, lies, cancer, children, babies, death, disease, family, health, humans, illness, medicine, prevention, protection, rese )

JL
- 81 days ago - secure3.convio.net
If they don't act on "the sequester" by Friday, the cuts to cancer research funding could be devastating.
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Take Action: Tell Congress to Prevent Cuts to Diabetes Programs!
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, government, ethics, healthcare, healthcare, lies, propaganda, politics, republicans, usa, children, death, disease, health, illness, medicine, investigation, prevention, protection, research, risks, safety, society, study, trea )

JL
- 82 days ago - donations.diabetes.org
Unless Congress takes action by Friday, March 1st, every federal program, including diabetes research and prevention programs, will be cut dramatically through across-the-board funding reductions known as sequestration.
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What Southern Co Buys for $100k
Health & Wellness  (tags: climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, energy, environment, globalwarming, globalwarming, greenhousegases, nature, pollution, protection, politics, obama, government, ethics, usa, research, safety, science, risks, society, warning, prevention, disea )

JL
- 84 days ago - energyvox.org
And this is where Southern's $100,000 contribution to Obama's 2013 Inaguaration may become a factor. Southern Co was the only utility to make a contribution.
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Take Action: Tell Congress to Protect Medical Marijuana.
Health & Wellness  (tags: congress, abuse, americans, dishonesty, government, ethics, freedoms, healthcare, healthcare, politics, usa, u.s., drugs, disease, medicine, illness, protection, research, safety, society, treatment )

JL
- 85 days ago - secure2.convio.net
Members of Congress introduced bills that would protect medical marijuana patients and providers from federal interference so they no longer have to live in fear of arrest and prosecution. Take action today.
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Looming Sequester Likely to Impact Funding for International Family Planning
Health & Wellness  (tags: death, ethics, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, asia, children, HumanRights, humanrights, politics, unitednations, usa, world, society, women, sadness, safety, rights, health, culture, americans, children, child, family, freedoms, warning, safety, risks )

JL
- 87 days ago - populationinstitute.org
Cutting $30 million from international family planning funding would mean that: 1,560,000 fewer women and couples would receive contraceptive services and supplies; 450,000 more unintended pregnancies, including 210,000 more unplanned births, wou
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Taking on Big Tobacco at the Global Tobacco Treaty Negotiations
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, ethics, government, marketing, money, society, politics, usa, world, GoodNews, finance, americans, illness, prevention, protection, risks, safety, science, research, study, warning, death, can )

JL
- 93 days ago - stopcorporateabuse.org
You've been hearing about your great success in advancing the global tobacco treaty's lifesaving measures during the latest round of meetings (otherwise known as COP: Conference of the Parties). Much to its chagrin, Big Tobacco agrees.
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