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Monsanto Quietly Lobbies Feds To Ban States From Passing GMO Labeling Laws
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Roxie
- 2 days ago - mintpressnews.com
study found that Monsanto's top-selling herbicide Roundup is a deadly poison that destroys important bacteria in human stomachs, and is likely connected to a rapid increase in food allergies and human diseases such as cancer, neurological disorders
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Take Action/Video:Surviving the First Day STATE OF THE WORLD'S MOTHERS
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JL
- 10 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
- 11 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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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
- 16 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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Study: Disease Spreading Due to Eurozone Crisis
Health & Wellness  (tags: death, ethics, europe, government, news, world, disease, healthcare, health, protection, prevention, risks, safety, society, study, treatment, warning, research, illness )

JL
- 49 days ago - dw.de
Malaria, dengue fever and tuberculosis are diseases long thought eradicated from Europe. But a study by British health experts claims that since the beginning of the financial crisis, these and other illnesses are re-emerging due to dwindling healthcare
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Health Care That Travels
Health & Wellness  (tags: asia, world, disease, health, healthcare, ethics, humans, prevention, protection, medicine, safety, study, treatment )

JL
- 56 days ago - americares.org
Traveling dental teams treat hundreds of survivors in Japan
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New Antimalarial Drug Class Resists Resistance
Health & Wellness  (tags: world, society, good news, middle-east, africa, asia, disease, drugs, study, science, safety, risks, treatment, research, protection, prevention, medicine )

JL
- 58 days ago - rsc.org
A new class of antimalarial drugs that is effective across various stages of the malaria parasite's lifecycle has been developed by an international research team.
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Video: World Water Day Marked With 'Toilet Campaign'
Health & Wellness  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, asia, children, conflict, ethics, freedoms, HumanRights, society, UnitedNations, unitednations, middle-east, world, children, death, environment, illness, health, protection, risks, safety, science, society, warning, prevention )

JL
- 60 days ago - aljazeera.com
United Nations launches campaign to lift deadly taboo on talking about toilets and "open defecation" in poor nations.
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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
- 61 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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The Promise of a Plant in the Fight Against Malaria
Health & Wellness  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, crime, death, children, freedoms, government, HumanRights, humanrights, society, UnitedNations, world, disease, babies, death, family, research, prevention, protection, safety, risks, society, study, treatment, healthcare, health )

JL
- 69 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
I recently returned from Ngara, Tanzania, a deeply poor region on the Burundian and Rwandan borders, where Concern is researching how a flowery bush could be just that tool we are looking for and so desperately need.
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Guarding Against Infection Key for HIV in Kids
Health & Wellness  (tags: disease, babies, children, healthcare, health, illness, medicine, investigation, prevention, protection, research, study, society, warning, safety, africa, world )

JL
- 72 days ago - medpagetoday.com
HIV-positive children in Africa need extra prophylaxis against infection, even if they are on antiretroviral medication and have relatively robust immunity, a researcher said here.
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Energy Poverty Deprives 1 Billion of Adequate Healthcare, Says Report
Health & Wellness  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', children, ethics, freedoms, humanrights, HumanRights, society, world, disease, children, health, healthcare, medicine, illness, prevention, protection, research, risks, safety, science, study, treatment, warning )

JL
- 74 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Neglect of energy undermines healthcare and education, leaving patients, teachers and children in the dark
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UN, WHO Panel Calls Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals a 'Global Threat'
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, environment, healthconditions, nature, humans, pollution, protection, research, science, wildlife, world, abuse, ethics, health, medicine, investigation, prevention, society, treatment, warning, illness )

JL
- 84 days ago - environmentalhealthnews.org
An international team of experts reported today that evidence linking hormone-mimicking chemicals to human health problems has grown stronger over the past decade, becoming a "global threat" that should be addressed
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Rwanda's Historic Health Recovery: What the U.S. Might Learn
Health & Wellness  (tags: world, prevention, health, healthcare, healthcare costs, medicine, Body-Mind-Spirit, AlternativeMed, society, protection, illness, interesting, humans )

Cal
- 86 days ago - theatlantic.com
Over the last decade in Rwanda, deaths from HIV, TB, and malaria dropped by 80 percent, maternal mortality dropped by 60 percent, life expectancy doubled -- all at an average health care cost of $55 per person per year.
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Report: Environmental Risks Contribute to 28 Percent of Africa's Diseases
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JL
- 86 days ago - womennewsnetwork.net
Unless Africa's leaders prioritize environmental and health issues, and prevent the degradation of health-promoting food and medicinal plants, people's health and productivity will continue to suffer, warns a new report released this week by the UN
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