Johann Hari talking: If you had said to me four years ago, when I started on the really long journey through nine countries to write … Addiction is an adaptation to your environmentRead more
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Should the World’s Largest Chemical Corporations Be Allowed to Attack States’ Chemical Safety Protections?
How would you feel about the U.S. government paying foreign corporations to keep cancer-causing chemicals out of your water bottles? That is a risk we’d … Should the World’s Largest Chemical Corporations Be Allowed to Attack States’ Chemical Safety Protections?Read more
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Dirty chicken scandal
A leading food expert and adviser to successive governments has called for a boycott of supermarket chicken because of “scandalous” levels of contamination after tests … Dirty chicken scandalRead more
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Big Soda targeting black and Latino kids
Big Soda, you scoundrels. In the past couple of years, the beverage industry has actually specifically targeted black and Latino youth, a demographic more prone … Big Soda targeting black and Latino kidsRead more
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The ‘dirty’ side of soap
Triclosan is an antimicrobial commonly found in soaps, shampoos, toothpastes and many other household items. Despite its widespread use, researchers at University of California, San … The ‘dirty’ side of soapRead more
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Car Emissions vs. Car Crashes: Which One Is Deadlier?
The ever-thought-provoking David Levinson posed a question at his Transportationist blog earlier this week that’s worth a longer look: Are you more likely to die … Car Emissions vs. Car Crashes: Which One Is Deadlier?Read more
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Socialize Big Pharma
And for good reason. There is growing awareness of an inherent conflict of interest in the testing of drugs by the companies that manufacture them … Socialize Big PharmaRead more
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The Political Economy of Ebola
The Onion, as ever, is on point with its “coverage” of the worst recorded outbreak of Ebola, and the first in West Africa, infecting some … The Political Economy of EbolaRead more
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An Unprofitable Disease
Leigh Phillips talking: I think we need to look at the political and economic circumstances, particularly around this particular disease both in the United States … An Unprofitable DiseaseRead more
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Controversial vaccine studies
In 2009, several schools for tribal children in Khammam district in Telangana — then a part of undivided Andhra Pradesh — became sites for observation … Controversial vaccine studiesRead more