Health insurance for healthy people Cost of privatization
Health
Posted inHealth / Pollution / ToMl / Transportation
Traffic Air Pollution Exposure During Infancy
Researchers have known for many years that air pollution harms health and kills. In 2006, the World Health Organization estimated that globally, two million people … Traffic Air Pollution Exposure During InfancyRead more
Posted inHealth / ToMl / Transportation
Highway Noise Pollution and health
A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has found that 2.3 percent of people in Fulton County, Ga., where the city … Highway Noise Pollution and healthRead more
Posted inHealth / ToMl
The world’s youngest drug addicts
The world’s youngest drug addicts: The hospital ward where almost HALF of babies are born hooked on drugs * 23 out of 58 newborns in … The world’s youngest drug addictsRead more
Posted inEconomics / Health / ToMl / USA Empire
Escape Fire
US citizens spend a spectacular amount of money on healthcare. Just sheer numbers, $2.7 trillion per year. The average per capita cost of healthcare in … Escape FireRead more
Posted inHealth / Medicine / ToMl
Can Antibiotics Make You Gain Weight
It’s been known since the 1950s that feeding low doses of antibiotics to livestock increases their weight gain. The practice, dubbed subtherapeutic antibiotic therapy (STAT), … Can Antibiotics Make You Gain WeightRead more
Posted inHealth
Why do we fund fat?
Guest: Michael Russo, Policy Analyst for U.S. Public Interest Research Group In 15 years (1995 to 2010) US government paid $260 billion dollars to farmers, … Why do we fund fat?Read more
Posted inFisheries / Health / Oil / Spill / ToMl
Sick Fish, Eyeless Shrimps and Dead Dolphins
As the second Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon spill was marked across the Gulf region at the end of last week, we know that we … Sick Fish, Eyeless Shrimps and Dead DolphinsRead more
Posted inGMO / Health / ToMl
GMO killing butterflies?
The rapid spread of herbicide-resistant crops has coincided with — and may explain — the dramatic decline in monarch numbers that has troubled some naturalists … GMO killing butterflies?Read more