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Discharged for Being Gay, Veterans Seek to Re-enlist

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By James Dao - Sep. 04 (Investigative Report) - .By some estimates, hundreds of gay men and lesbians among the more than 13,000 who were discharged under the policy have contacted recruiters or advocacy groups saying they want to re-enlist after the policy is repealed on Sept. 20.

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Pollinator decline & pesticides

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

panna.org - May. 24 (Advocacy) - While wild pollinators like bats and bumble bees are also facing catastrophic declines, managed honey bees are the most economically important pollinators in the world. According to a recent U.N. report, of the 100 crops that provide 90% of the world's food, over 70 are pollinated by bees. In the U.S. alone, honey bees’ economic contribution is valued at over $15 billion

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Obama administration fights to save healthcare law

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Jeremy Pelofsky, Lisa Lambert - May. 11 (Special Report) - An appeals court on Tuesday sharply questioned whether the state of Virginia could challenge President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, which requires Americans to buy insurance in a bid to slow healthcare costs. The Obama administration is trying to save the individual mandate after a Virginia federal judge agreed with the state it was unconstitutional and struck down that part of the law. The Obama administration has vigorously defended the measure, set to go into effect in 2014

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GOP Budget Would Leave Up To 44 Million More Low-Income Americans Uninsured: Report

Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Ricardo Alonso Zaldivar - May. 10 (News Report) - The House Republican budget would leave up to 44 million more low-income people uninsured as the federal government cuts states' Medicaid funding by about one-third over the next 10 years, nonpartisan groups said in a report issued Tuesday. The analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Urban Institute concluded that Medicaid's role as the nation's safety net health care program would be "significantly compromised ... with no obvious alternative to take its place," if the GOP budget is adopted.

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Appeals court blasts VA mental health care system

Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By Paul Elias - May. 10 (Special Report) - Noting that an average of 18 veterans a day commit suicide, a federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs to dramatically overhaul its mental health care system. In the strongly worded ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it takes the department an average of four years to fully provide the mental health benefits owed veterans. The court also said it often takes weeks for a suicidal vet to get a first appointment. The "unchecked incompetence" in handling the flood of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health claims is unconstitutional, the court said.

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Phil Mickelson tries to spread news about arthritis - BostonHerald.com

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

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Toxicity, Alzheimer's and Autism

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

readersupportednews.org - Mar. 19 (Interview) - Dr. Haley is a leading international expert on mercury toxicity. Kennedy and Haley discuss what exposure to mercury is doing to the human race, especially the connection between mercury and both Alzheimer's and autism. Kennedy has championed numerous environmental causes but he said this about the link between toxic vaccines and autism, "This is the most important issue I've ever worked on."

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Waiting for death

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By Liz O. Baylen - Feb. 05 (Opinion) - A beautiful, thoughtful, poetic rumination on being 90-years-old

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An unforgettable lesson on true generosity

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By Sandy Banks - Nov. 27 (Opinion) - A woman who received an outpouring of donations passes along her bounty to those even more in need.

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Chefs help craft healthier school lunches with local food

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Nanci Hellmich - Aug. 10 (News) - On his first day on the job as director of food and nutrition for Baltimore City Schools, chef Tony Geraci brought in 40,000 pounds of tree-ripened, Maryland-grown peaches for students.

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Weighing Safety Of Weed Killer In Drinking Water, EPA Relies Heavily On Industry-Backed Studies

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Danielle Ivory - Jul. 08 (Investigative Report) - Companies with a financial interest in a weed-killer sometimes found in drinking water paid for thousands of studies federal regulators are using to assess the herbicide's health risks, records of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency show. Many of these industry-funded studies, which largely support atrazine's safety, have never been published or subjected to an independent scientific peer review.

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BP Oil Spill Cleanup Workers Getting Sick, Exxon Valdez Survivor Warns of Long Term Health Effects

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Jul. 07 (News) - As the BP oil spill enters its 78th day, cleanup crews across the Gulf Coast are working to try and remove what they can of the expanding oil slick. And many of them are getting sick doing it. A growing number of cleanup workers have reported suffering flu-like symptoms including headaches, dizziness, fatigue, nausea and problems with memory and concentration. We speak with a Louisiana chemist who testified before Congress to call for greater worker protections and a former general foreman of the cleanup crews of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.

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Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Workers Getting Sick, Scientist Compares It To Exxon Valdez

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By T.J. Ortenzi - May. 27 (News Report) - "Deja Vu." That's how marine toxicologist and Huffington Post blogger Rikki Ott described the similarity of events surrounding the failing health of workers recruited to cleanup the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and their Alaskan counterparts who worked to do the same after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. On Wednesday, The Los Angeles Times reported that fishermen hired to cleanup BP's mess were coming down with nausea, severe headaches, and breathing problems after working in waters contaminated by the nation's worst oil spill.

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Coast Guard Grounds Ships Involved in Spill Cleanup After 7 Fall Ill; BP Reportedly Preventing Fishermen from Wearing Respirators

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Juan Gonzalez, Amy Goodman - May. 27 (News Report) - At least seven fishermen involved in the cleanup of the BP oil spill were hospitalized on Wednesday after reporting nausea, dizziness, headaches and chest pains. The fishermen were likely exposed to both the leaked oil and chemical dispersants. As a precautionary measure, the Coast Guard has ordered all 125 commercial ships helping with the cleanup to return to land. For weeks, cleanup crews hired by BP have been reporting health issues, but their complaints have largely been ignored. We speak to Clint Guidry, president of the Louisiana Shrimp Association, and Albert Huang, an environmental justice attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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Herbal Supplements Often Have Contaminants, Study finds

Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Gardiner Harris - May. 25 (News Report) - Nearly all of the herbal dietary supplements tested in a Congressional investigation contained trace amounts of lead and other contaminants, and some supplement sellers made illegal claims that their products can cure cancer and other diseases, investigators found.

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Haitian Farmers Commit to Burning Monsanto Hybrid Seeds

Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

TruthOut - By Beverly Bell - May. 19 (News Report) - "A new earthquake" is what peasant farmer leader Chavannes Jean-Baptiste of the Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) called the news that Monsanto will be donating 60,000 seed sacks (475 tons) of hybrid corn seeds and vegetable seeds, some of them treated with highly toxic pesticides. The MPP has committed to burning Monsanto's seeds, and has called for a march to protest the corporation's presence in Haiti on June 4, for World Environment Day.

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Romaine Lettuce Recall Details: E. Coli Linked To 23 States' Romaine Supply

Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Mary Clare Jalonick - May. 07 (News) - An E. coli outbreak possibly linked to tainted lettuce has sickened at least 19 people in Ohio, New York and Michigan, including students on three college campuses, prompting a recall throughout much of the country. Freshway Foods of Sidney, Ohio, said it was recalling romaine lettuce sold under the Freshway and Imperial Sysco brands in 23 states and the District of Columbia because of a possible link to E. coli.

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Scientists offer compelling images of Gulf War illness

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

sciencenews.org - By Janet Raloff - Mar. 10 (Special Report) - What’s emerged is evidence to suggest “that there are three major syndromes responsible for Gulf War Illness,” he says. They appear loosely linked to at least three different types of agents to which many troops were exposed: sarin nerve gas, a nerve gas antidote (pyridostigmine bromide) that presented its own risks and military-grade pesticides to prevent illness from sand flies and other noxious pests. But Briggs acknowledges that no one knows for sure which combination of agents or environmental conditions might have conspired to trigger Gulf War illness.

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Childhood Obesity Battle Is Taken Up by First Lady

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Sheryl Gay Stolberg - Feb. 10 (News Report) - The initiative led by Michelle Obama is intended to revamp the way American youngsters eat and play.

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Michelle Obama says 'Let's Move' on obesity in American kids /

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - By Peter Grier - Feb. 09 (News) - Michelle Obama introduced the "Let?s Move" campaign to fight childhood obesity. It encourages more physical activity for kids, healthier meals in schools, and prominent food labeling. ...

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Packaged Salad Bacteria: New Study Finds Salad Can Contain High Levels of Fecal Bacteria

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Naomi Starkman Naomi Starkman - Feb. 02 (News Report) - Consumer Reports' latest tests of packaged leafy greens found bacteria that are common indicators of poor sanitation and fecal contamination, in some cases, at rather high levels. The story appears in the March 2010 issue of Consumer Reports and is also available free online. Consumers Union today also issued a report urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to set safety standards for greens. FDA food safety legislation pending in the Senate, and passed last summer by the House of Representatives, would require the FDA to create just such safety standards.

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Fish oil supplements 'beat psychotic mental illness'

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Feb. 01 (News Report) - Taking a daily fish oil capsule can stave off mental illness in those at highest risk, trial findings suggest.

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The Overuse of Antibiotics in Livestock Feed Is Killing Us

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Martha Rosenberg - Jan. 27 (Special Report) - "These precious drugs aren't even used to treat sick animals. They are used to fatten pigs and speed the growth of chickens. The result of this rampant overuse is clear: meat contaminated with drug-resistant bacteria sits on supermarket shelves all over America."

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Monsanto GM Corn Causing Organ Failure In Rats Study

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Katherine Goldstein - Jan. 19 (News Report) - Three types of Monsanto genetically modified corn are under scrutiny in the wake of a new study published by the International Journal Of Biological Sciences...

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15 cigarettes: all it takes to harm genes

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Independent - By Steve Connor - Dec. 17 (Special Report) - One genetic mutation occurs on average for every 15 cigarettes that a typical lung-cancer patient smokes, according to a study that has identified for the first time all of the mutations acquired during the lifetime of a cancer patient. Scientists have completed a full genetic analysis of the genomes of cancer patients, and hope the information will lead to a fundamental understanding of the causes of cancer – and possibly drugs and treatments – by identifying the mutations that turn a healthy cell into a cancerous tumour cell.

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