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Top 10 Sources of Salt in Your Diet

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:18:00 -0800

Time - Feb. 08 - Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of sodium in the American diet, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Salty snacks like chips and pretzels come in at No. 10. The finding seems unlikely, since bread isn’t actu

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Americans' trans fat levels decline over past decade - USA TODAY

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:14:19 -0800

USA Today - Feb. 08 - USA TODAYAmericans' trans fat levels decline over past decadeUSA TODAYBy Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY Years of warnings about the dangers of artery-clogging trans fats that Americans get in their foods seem to be paying off: The amount of trans fats in the blood of white adults in the USA dropped a "dramatic" 58% from 2000 ...Blood Levels of Trans Fats Are Declining in AmericansNew York Times (blog)Dramatic Drop in U.S. Trans Fat LevelsFood Safety NewsUS adults' trans fat levels dropFox NewsLiveScience.com -CBC.ca -Doctors Loungeall 84 news articles »

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APNewsBreak: Komen official quits breast cancer charity over Planned Parenthood dispute

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Associated Press - Feb. 07 (News Report) - A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. Karen Handel, the charity’s vice president for public policy, told Komen officials that she supported the move to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood. She said the discussion started before she arrived at the organization and was approved at the highest levels of the charity.

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Catholic hospitals split on giving contraceptives

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

San Francisco Chronicle - By bottomline@sfchronicle.com (Andrew S. Ross, Chronicle Columnist) - Feb. 06 - Presented By: Chicago Booth Business Forecast Ads by ...

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I Will Not Be Pinkwashed: Komen's Race Is For Money, Not Cure

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Emily Michele - Feb. 05 (News Analysis) - I don’t know about you, but I would never expect directors of a charitable “non-profit” organization to make more than most doctors, lawyers, or even politicians. Their CEO and president, Hala G. Moddelmog, made $531,924, plus $26,683 in change. That's more than President Obama makes.

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Breasts Yes, Vaginas No? Race for the Cure Group's Bizarre Capitulation to Right-Wingers (And How to Hit Them Where it Hurts)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Amanda Marcotte - Feb. 01 (News Report) - Despite Komen’s lame attempts to claim otherwise, it was widely understood that this was about Komen aligning itself with the anti-choice movement, despite the anti-choice movement’s long history of opposing not just safe and legal abortion, but also access to contraception and even the prevention of cervical cancer through the use of the HPV vaccine.

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Scientists created bird flu superbug that could set off next global pandemic

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

infowars.com - Jan. 31 (News) - Jonathan Benson | The only virulent strains in existence are those deliberately created by scientists using public funds

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Repeat Breast Cancer Surgery Varies Widely for Little Reason

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:29:00 -0800

Business Week - Jan. 31 - (Updates with treatments in fifth paragraph.) Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- The number of repeat surgeries in women who had a breast tumor removed varies dramatically based on their individual surgeons and medical centers, without any clear reason for the discr

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Children’s medicines coated with brain-damaging aluminum

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

infowars.com - Jan. 30 (News) - S.D.Wells | Aluminum and other petrochemicals are found in children's medicines, snacks- to be avoided at all costs

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Panel: Start now to replace Nevada nuke site

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

tri-cityherald.com - By Matthew Daly - Jan. 28 (News Report) - The Union of Concerned Scientists said construction of an interim storage facility for nuclear waste poses a stiff political challenge and could distract from the more important goal of finding a permanent repository site.

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CBO: Medicare cost-cutting programs haven’t worked

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

The Hill - By Sam Baker - Jan. 25 (News Report) - Programs designed to cut Medicare spending and improve the quality of healthcare have mostly failed, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The findings are a blow to existing Medicare projects as well as a key goal of the healthcare reform law.

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Medical Whistleblower Dr. Steven Nissen on "Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare"

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Jan. 23 (Interview) - As the Republican presidential candidates propose to dismantle President Obama’s 2010 healthcare reform package, we speak to Dr. Steven Nissen, one of the nation’s leading cardiologists. His research into Vioxx and Avandia led to severe restrictions by the Food and Drug Administration, reducing the use of both drugs. Nissen is profiled in the documentary, "Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare," which is being featured this year at the Sundance Film Festival. The film tackles the powerful forces behind the battle over heathcare costs and access.

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Study: No alcohol intake safe during pregnancy

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

USA Today - By Maureen Salamon - Jan. 18 (News) - A new study pinpoints the latter half of the first trimester as a critical time in the development of fetal alcohol syndrome.

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Gerry Hudson: We Must Win Back the American Dream for the 99% In 2012

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Gerry Hudson - Jan. 17 - As we honor Dr. King's legacy this year, we must remember that working families deserve economic justice, including America's 13 million unemployed, the long-term unemployed and the 24 million people looking for work.

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Andrew Reinbach: Living on Social Security and Medicare: The Reality

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Andrew Reinbach - Jan. 16 (Opinion) - Millions of retired Americans are frozen out of the health care system even though they've paid into it all their lives, because most of them rely on Social Security for the bulk of their income and can't afford the 20 percent of every medical bill that Medicare requires them to pay.

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Tuberculosis strain in India 'totally drug-resistant' - Los Angeles Times

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By Eryn Brown - Jan. 16 (News) -

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'Team Amelia' backs transplant for special needs child

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:30:43 -0800

USA Today - Jan. 16 - Officials told the Riveras that Amelia, who has a genetic disorder, would not qualify for a transplant because she is "mentally retarded."

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Vitamin D doesn't ease lung disease symptoms: study - Chicago Tribune

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Chicago Tribune - By Genevra Pittman - Jan. 16 (News Report) - Taking large amounts of vitamin D was not linked to any symptom relief

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Ga. nurse donates kidney to patient she barely knew - USA TODAY

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

USA Today - By Jerry Carnes - Jan. 16 (News) - A patient gets a unique gift from a nurse: a kidney

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The Rise of the New Groupthink

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Susan Cain - Jan. 15 (Opinion) - Solitude is out of fashion. Our companies, our schools and our culture are in thrall to an idea I call the New Groupthink, which holds that creativity and achievement come from an oddly gregarious place. Most of us now work in teams, in offices without walls, for managers who prize people skills above all. Lone geniuses are out. Collaboration is in.

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Nicholas D. Kristof Blog: Melinda Gates Shares Insights From Her Recent Trip to Bangladesh.

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By By THE EDITORS - Jan. 12 (Opinion) - Melinda Gates, just back from a trip to Bangladesh, along with Nicholas Kristof, answer readers' questions about the developing world.

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The economic illiteracy of economists | Mark Weisbrot

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By Mark Weisbrot - Jan. 10 - The American Economic Association's annual meeting is red-letter day for 'the dismal science'. And dismal it proved The American Economic Association's annual meetings are a scary sight, with thousands of economists all gathered in the same place – a veritable weapon of mass destruction. Chicago was the lucky city for 2012 this past weekend, and I had just finished participating in an interesting panel on "the economics of regime change" , when I stumbled over to see what the big budget experts had to say about "the political economy of the US debt and deficits". The session was introduced by UC Berkeley economist Alan Auerbach, who put up a graph of the United States' rising debt-to-GDP ratio, and warned of dire consequences if Congress didn't do something about it. Yawn. But the panelists got off to a good start, with Alan Blinder of Princeton, former vice-chairman of the US Federal Reserve, describing the public discussion of the US national debt as generally ranging from "ludicrous to ...

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Yemen’s children pay the highest price in crisis - The Washington Post

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Sudarsan Raghavan - Jan. 09 (Special Report) - Malnutrition rates are rising. Children are, more than ever, vulnerable to life-threatening illnesses and diseases.

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A penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages keeps the doctor away and saves money

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

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Rick Santorum-Linked Universal Health Services Facility: Fraud, Assault And Alleged 'Exorcism'

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Jason Cherkis - Jan. 06 (News Report) - Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) has become a top-tier candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in recent weeks by appealing to evangelical votersas a man steeped in family values and his Christian faith. From 2007 to 2011, however, Santorum served on the board of directors of Universal Health Services Inc., a large hospital chain which racked up dozens of allegations of abuse during that time -- including everything from rape to suicide attempts allowed by neglect to murder.

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