MAINSTREAM MEDIA
MAINSTREAM MEDIA
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Gargantuan helpings of fast food surge in popularity
Kansas City Star - by Joyce Smith - Jun. 14, 2009 (News Report)
Restaurants across the land, feeding a trend begun several years ago with the introduction of Hardee’s ...
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Drinking from Plastic Bottles 'Increases Exposure to Gender-Bending Chemical'
Daily Telegraph, Common Dreams - by Murray Wardrop - May. 22, 2009 (News Report)
Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that polycarbonate containers release the chemical bisphenol A ...
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Ministry of Defence admits to further radioactive leaks from submarines
The Guardian - by Rob Edwards - May. 18, 2009 (News Report)
Radioactive waste has leaked from Britain's nuclear submarines nine times in the past 12 years, the Ministry of ...
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H1N1 Flu Public Health Alert
ncsl.org - by William T. Pound - May. 5, 2009 (News Analysis)
The National Conference of State Legislatures will provide the most up-to-date and relevant information on the H1N1 ...
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GOP Stripped Flu Pandemic Preparedness From Stimulus
Huffington Post - by Jason Linkins - Apr. 27, 2009 (News Report)
Maine Senator Collins, the supposedly moderate Republican who demanded cuts in health care spending in exchange for ...
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Earlier Puberty in European Girls
New York Times - by Tara Parker-Pope - May. 4, 2009 (Opinion)
A 15-year study of young girls in Denmark found that the average age of breast development has fallen by a full ...
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Why there are pathogens such as MRSA in our pork
Seattle Times - by Nicholas D. Kristof - Mar. 25, 2009 (Opinion)
Five out of 90 samples of retail pork in Louisiana tested positive for MRSA — an antibiotic-resistant staph ...
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The Father Factor
Scientific American - by Paul Raeburn - Jan. 30, 2009 (Research)
It is widely recognized that a 40-year-old woman has an increased risk of bearing a child with Down syndrome. What ...
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Public Transit Users More Likely to Reach Physical Activity Targets
obesitypanacea.blogspot.com - by Travis Saunders - Apr. 17, 2009 (Interview)
By building activity into your daily routine, you can ensure that you’re getting at least some physical activity ...
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Inequality is Unhealthy
Democracy Now - by DR. STEPHEN BEZRUCHKA, Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzales - Mar. 30, 2009 (Interview)
(Video - streaming) Americans think that it’s healthcare that produces health, when there really is very little evidence for that. ...