HEALTH

Court Orders EPA to Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Development Dysfunction in Kids

In a major reversal for the EPA’s reckless pesticide policies, the Trump Administration was just ordered to ban the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos within 60 days.

Proposed Congressional Legislation To Encourage SNAP Recipients to Buy Healthier Food

As a new farm bill reauthorizing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the "food stamp" program), the SNAP Healthy Incentives Act (HR 4855) would incentivize SNAP participants to buy fruits and vegetables -- by refunding 30 cents for every dollar they spend on that kind of healthier food.
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Advance Guard Hopes to Catch a New Mosquito-Borne Virus Before It Gets to Us

ON 07/24/2018 AT 23:18 PM
There is a new virus which could soon enter Florida and become a real threat to humans there.

The Monsanto Cancer Court Case Begins

ON 07/10/2018 AT 23:43 PM
Opening arguments began on July 9 in San Francisco for yet another lawsuit about Monsanto’s deadly glyphosate-laced herbicides. What makes this one different is it puts a living victim of the deadly chemical against the agribusiness giant for the very first time.

Deadly New Threats from Biting Insects

ON 06/11/2018 AT 21:46 PM
Going outdoors is becoming increasingly more dangerous because biting insects are spreading a host of new diseases.

One in Five Young Adult Deaths from Opioids in US

ON 06/05/2018 AT 19:01 PM
Researchers in Canada using U.S. CDC data found that one out of every five deaths among young adults in the United States is related to opioids.

First Glyphosate Cancer Case Goes to Trial in June

ON 05/23/2018 AT 23:59 PM
On June 18, a landmark event begins in San Francisco Superior Court. It is the first case to go to trial involving an individual suing Monsanto over its alleged concealing that glyphosate, the active ingredient in its Roundup product, causes cancer.

Hospital Provides Patients With Organic Produce From Its Own Farm

ON 05/07/2018 AT 00:07 AM
Ironically, hospital food has long been recognized as being some of the least healthy food and actually contributes to many of the ailments that people end up in the hospital for. One hospital has figured out the obvious and done something about it.

The Next Bigly Thing: How To Come Down

ON 04/11/2018 AT 19:17 PM
With legal marijuana showing up across more and more states in the United States, so, too, are the complications from taking too much of it. Our article by contributor Robert A. Nelson suggests a number of ways to help with the less serious of those complications based on a thorough review of the literature so far.

Childhood Economic Stability Found to Be Key To Adult Health

ON 03/14/2018 AT 18:37 PM
In a report published on February 20 in the journal Age and Ageing, the economic security of children was found to have a major impact on the health of those same people as adults later in life.

800 Million Viruses a Day Are Launched Into the Sky

ON 03/14/2018 AT 18:35 PM
A new research study has calculated the vast number of viruses swirling around the atmosphere. This new discovery turns the conventional belief about the spread of disease on its head and raises another alarm for the spread of new pathogens created by glyphosate and other DNA-damaging chemicals sprayed on farm fields.

How Glyphosate Creates Bio-Weapons in Your Body

ON 03/14/2018 AT 18:34 PM
Glyphosate is in most of our food and studies have shown that almost every person has glyphosate in their bodies at significant levels.

The Magic of Simply Holding Hands

ON 03/13/2018 AT 19:31 PM
Ever wonder why holding the hand of someone you love feels so good?

'Science Week' Begins In California Glyphosate Cancer Trial

ON 03/05/2018 AT 23:08 PM
On March 6, California U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria began a week of hearings that will pit science against corporate lies related to the safety of Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer and its active ingredient glyphosate. The week will determine which of the testimony will ever make to trial.

Catching the Flu May Be As Easy As Just Breathing

ON 02/11/2018 AT 21:50 PM
A new study about how people catch the flu shows that it is far easier to contract the virus than was previously believed, which may help explain why it spreads so rapidly.

Trump's Attack on Seniors

ON 02/08/2018 AT 22:30 PM
Those who are closest to it know the truth: Holding nursing homes accountable for their poor care and substandard facilities is a thing of the past. Trump is now making things even worse.

What Doesn't Kill You -- Surviving Disasters May Stimulate Personal Growth

ON 02/08/2018 AT 21:53 PM
Remember the old saying “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”? Researchers are finding out that this may actually be true.

Cuban Pediatric Society Congress Celebrates Medical Success

ON 02/06/2018 AT 19:39 PM
On January 26, the Cuban Pediatric Society concluded its annual Congress and celebrated the 90th anniversary of the organization.

Healthy Nutrition Spreads in El Savador's Schools

ON 02/06/2018 AT 19:16 PM
Eating healthy and nutritious food in schools in El Salvador is an effort that went from a pilot plan to a well-entrenched programme that has now taken off.

Puerto Rico to Review Hurricane Maria Death Count

ON 01/08/2018 AT 00:56 AM
It is hard to believe that with all the damage Hurricane Maria caused in Puerto Rico, only 64 people were killed. Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló thinks so too.

Cuba: The Surprise Medical Innovator

ON 12/31/2017 AT 10:05 AM
Little Cuba is a big player in medical innovation and treatment.

Herbicides Have a Dangerous Side Effect: Bacteria Antibiotic Resistance

ON 12/26/2017 AT 14:37 PM
A new scientific study has demonstrated that three of the most common herbicides are causing bacteria to develop increased resistance to antibiotics. This is really bad.
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