Reckless Indifference and the Narrow Self-interest of the American Cancer Society

Reckless Indifference and the Narrow Self-interest of the American Cancer Society

The ACS's indifference to cancer prevention reflects major industry funding.

Environmental News Service | The May 6 report by the President's Cancer Panel is well-documented. It warns of scientific evidence on avoidable causes of cancer from exposure to carcinogens in air, water, consumer products, and the workplace. It also warns of hormonal risks from exposure to Bisphenol-A (BPA) and other toxic plastic contaminants, says Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition (CPC).

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Big Risks with Big Agriculture

Big Risks with Big Agriculture

Six Foods we could lose in a plant disease outbreak.

MNN | Shea Gunther | Weak foods leave empty plates - The modern food industry likes consistency. Modern food and agricultural corporations operate on a huge scale, and that's where consistency matters. When it comes to the crops and animals that we eat, consistency means the variety gets the short straw — instead of growing multiple varieties of potatoes, for example, the industry relies on one or two primary strains. The few strains that are grown are susceptible to certain kinds of disease, and the results can be disastrous.

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Watch Three Wombats animated video on aniboom

Watch Three Wombats animated video on aniboom

Children's Medications Recalled

Children's Medications Recalled

Johnson & Johnson announced a recall of more than 40 medicines for children, including certain Tylenol and Benadryl varieties. Here are some natural alternatives.

CNN | Elizabeth Landau | This weekend a division of Johnson & Johnson announced a recall of more than 40 medicines for children, including certain Tylenol and Benadryl varieties. Here is a full list of drugs that consumers should stop using. This is a voluntary recall because of concerns over quality standards, not adverse medical effects, the company said.

If they can't give their kids common medicines, how can parents help their kids feel better? Empowered Patient columnist Elizabeth Cohen found several good alternative treatments for children last year. For instance, probiotics work well for diarrhea, and fish oil and treat eczema, doctors say. Fish oil can also help asthma sufferers. You can read the full story below.

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Shopper's Guide to Pesticides Updated for 2010

Shopper's Guide to Pesticides Updated for 2010

The dirty dozen - the top tweleve foods most contaminated with pesticides - and the cleanest 15.

EWG | We always recommend eating more fruits and veggies and buying them organic if you can, but we know that sometimes they're too expensive or flat-out unavailable.

That's why we are publishing Shopper's Guide to Pesticides from the Environmental Working Group -- so you know which fruits and vegetables have the lowest pesticide residues and which you should try to always buy organic.

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Big Pharma Fraud

Big Pharma Fraud

The more fraud a drug company commits, the profits always outdo the criminal fines and lawsuits by factors of 20, 30, 100… It’s as simple as that.

The following is an excerpt from an article by Mark Ames originally published on AlterNet.

2). Big Pharma Fraud.

Remember that scene early in Fight Club, when Edward Norton explained his job, when it was more profitable to let a car defect go and pay whatever lawsuit settlements come from the deaths, and when it’s better to recall the cars because the number of deaths will result in too many lawsuits? This is humanitarian do-gooder stuff compared to the savage real-world fraud-for-profit model that drives America’s drug companies.

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