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Austrian Scientist Confirms GMO Maize Unsafe
Health & Wellness  (tags: world, protection, humans, habitat, diet, food, health, government, research, study, protection, nutrition )

Daphna
- 15 days ago - current.com
Mice fed GM insecticide-producing maize over four generations showed a buildup of abnormal structural changes in various organs (liver, spleen, pancreas), major changes in the pattern of gene function in the gut, reflecting disturbances in the chemistry
GMOs to Go? China Approves a Locally-Developed Strain of Genetically-Modified Rice
Health & Wellness  (tags: environment, food, diet, family, government, health, humans, illness, nutrition, prevention, protection )

Daphna
- 15 days ago - planetgreen.discovery.com
When the world's largest rice producer and consumer of rice approves a "locally-developed strain of genetically-modified rice," thus paving the way for large-scale production in 2 to 3 years, it's news. Big news. Despite the stories that we often hear
Tell Your Senators: Human Rights = Healthy Women - Take Action
Health & Wellness  (tags: death, diet, disease, drugs, environment, ethics, government, healthcare, humans, illness, women, prevention, medicine )

Daphna
- 15 days ago - change.org
Join PHR and our partners in commemorating World AIDS Day and Human Rights Day by telling the Senate: Human Rights = Healthy Women!
Ask Your Senator to Include the Indian Health Care Improvement Act in the Current Senate Health Care Reform Bill
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, healthcare, medicine, politics and government, Indigenous Peoples )

Tierney
- 25 days ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
Indian Country needs your immediate support of and action on the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 (IHCIA of 2009), S. 1790. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, introduced the b
The War on Soy: Why the 'Miracle Food' May Be a Health Risk and Environmental Nightmare
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, interesting, nutrition, risks, research, diet, food, safety )

Tierney
- 23 days ago - alternet.org
Vegetarians aren't the only ones who should be concerned; there's soy in just about everything you eat these days -- including hamburgers, mac 'n cheese and salad dressing.
GAO: IHS Muddles Revenue Collections
Health & Wellness  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, IHO, culture, society, ethics, government )

Kat
- 23 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
WASHINGTON - A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office confirms some costly concerns regarding the collection of third-party payments owed to the IHS by insurers. Some tribal affairs experts say IHS' laxity has ended up shortchanging ...
Health Perks for the Unemployed
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, healthcare, protection, humans, Good news )

Cal
- 27 days ago - money.cnn.com
For a limited time, those who are unemployed and without health insurance can take advantage of freebies like flu shots, check ups and prescription drugs.
Gene Offers Bowel Cancer 'Shield'
Health & Wellness  (tags: Gene, Shield, disease, humans )

Nancy
- 28 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A gene known to shield the body from harmful chemicals may also protect against bowel cancer, a study suggests.
Journals - Dorabum - Beliefnet Community
Health & Wellness  (tags: meditation )

Larry
- 28 days ago - community.beliefnet.com
Gratitude meditation is one of the most powerful and rewarding exercises we can practice. To develop an attitude of gratitude creates contentment, true happiness and bliss
Sign the Petition, Send a Coat Hanger
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, prevention, protection, risks, treatment, reproductive health care )

Kelli
- 38 days ago - act.credoaction.com
Sign this petition and send a coat hanger to the 20 formerly pro-choice Democrats -- all men -- who voted to pass the Stupak Amendment.
 
 
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