Fatalities

Swine Flu Death Toll Continues To Rise, Especially Among Children

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living


With no signs of the H1N1 virus slowing down, the flu strain continues to hit children and teens in larger numbers than any other age group, and rese...

Battle Fatalities in the Fight Over Health Care Reform

Steven Waldman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


Steven Waldman

More Americans died from Congressional inaction on health care than as a result of the first Gulf War, the Iraq War, the Afghanistan war, the 9/11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina and all of the nation's homicides -- combined.

Mia Farrow's Brother, a Suicide, Had Slammed Iraq War After Nephew Died

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

Patrick Farrow's connection to his famous sister drew headlines, but his name rang a bell for me for another reason: his nephew died in Iraq.

FBI Revisits 1982 Tylenol Death Case

Posted 03.08.2009 | Business


CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- FBI agents searched the home of a one-time leading suspect in the 1982 murders of seven people who swallowed tainted Tylenol as pa...

One Year Later: Heath Ledger's Tragic Overdose Death Reminds Us More Must Be Done

Isaac Skelton and Meghan Ralston | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living


Isaac Skelton and Meghan Ralston

Drug overdose now ranks as a leading cause of preventable death, second only to motor-vehicle accidents. Accidental overdoses killed more Americans last year than did firearms.

Food Crisis: A Regulatory Meltdown No Bailout Can Save

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics


Andrew Kimbrell

The problems we face in food safety are familiar when viewing the unfolding financial crisis. We see cuts in agency budgets, weakening of regulations, and the fox being put in charge of the henhouse.