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Something You Should Know About Profits, Vaccines and Tort Reform

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 10.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Fast-Trak, Monoclonal Antibodies, Gulf War, Elusys, Tort Reform, Fda, Swine Flu, Mederex Soldiers, Texas, Tamiflu, Anthrax, Sudovar, Sibelius, John Deutschhuman Testing, Relenza, Vaccines, Business News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

More research needs to be done on the companies supplying the vaccines for the troops. They and their well-connected investors are subsidized by the government, which supplies troops for human testing.

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Is Eli Lilly Milking Cancer by Promoting and Treating It?

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 10.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Richard Burroughs, Colon Cancer, Milk, Diethylstilbestrol, Risk Factors, Rbgh, Diabetes. Settlement, Cell Division, Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1, Consumer Protection Claim, Antibiotic Resistance, Non-GMO., Lung Cancer, Dairy Products, Eli Lilly, Fraternal Twins, Breast Cancer, Fda, American Nurses Association, Hormone, American Medical Association, Cancer, Your Milk on Drugs, Blood Sugar, Wal-Mart, Dairies, Breast Cancer Action, Zyprexa, Obesity, Milking Cancer, Milk Supply, Igf-1, Rbst, Monsanto, Prostate Cancer, Bovine Growth Hormone, Food and Drug Administration, Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Illegally Marketing the Drug, Mastitis, Elanco, Evista, Rbst-Free, Rbgh-Free, Des, Business News
Jeffrey Smith

Would Eli Lilly consciously risk our health just to increase their profit? What kind of company are they, and can we trust them with our food?

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Rachel Maddow Takes on Corporate Agribusiness PR. Next Up, the Fight for Food Safety?

Paula Crossfield | Posted 10.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Video, Food Safety, Usda, Fda, Meat Recall, Rachel Maddow, Interview, Rick Berman, Green News
Paula Crossfield

Rachel Maddow continues her work pulling back the layers of American politics to expose underhanded and manipulative lobbying tactics to the public.

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Americans on Drugs

Francine Hardaway | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: SLHI.Org, Prescription Drugs, Fda, HealthworksAZ.Org, Health Care Reform, Iguard, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Inside DC, Living News
Francine Hardaway

The number one problem doctors report about treating patients is failure to take prescription medications correctly, regardless of patient age.

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My Brother Loves Glenn Beck, But I Still Love My Brother

Suz Redfearn | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Rush Limbaugh, Cambridge Police Department, Right-Wing, Msm, Peter Fleckenstein, Fda, 9/12 Tea Party March, Van Jones, Cass Sunstein, New World Order, Acorn, Tea Baggers, Joe Wilson, Nancy Pelosi, Bill Ayers, Birther, Curtis Blackwood, Glenn Beck, Sec, Socialism, Tea Party, Czars, Liberty Group, Politics News
Suz Redfearn

My brother rolled into D.C. from Boston on a chartered bus, arriving in the dark outside a Marriott. I scanned the pack of fairly nondescript folks ...

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Anti-Aging and Anti-Wrinkling Skin Care Products: Cosmeceuticals

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Nanoparticles, Cosmeceuticals, Alpha-Hydroxy Acids, Parabens, Fda, Anti-Aging Products, Skin, Cosmetics, Chemicals, Living News
Samuel S. Epstein

The term 'cosmeceutical' was developed as a way to avoid subjecting the industry's claims to the authority of the Food and Drug Administration.

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Criminalizing Smoking Is Not the Answer: Bans on Cloves and Outdoor Smoking Will Backfire!

Tony Newman | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Drug Prohibition, Drug Policy Alliance, Mayor Bloomberg, Cigarettes, Drug War, Banning Menthol Cigarettes, Marijuana, Cloves, Smoking-Banned-in-Public-Places, Fda, New York City, Living News
Tony Newman

While I support many restrictions on public smoking, such as at restaurants and workplaces, I believe the outdoor smoking ban and prohibition of cloves will lead to harmful and unintended consequences.

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FDA: Social Media, Facebook, Twitter Regulation Puzzles Fed Agency

NPR | Posted 11.21.2009 | Technology

Read More: Social Media, Food and Drug Administration, Fda, Internet Regulation, Technology News

Lots of folks have been wondering why it has taken so long for the agency to get around to laying down rules for the Internet road. Critics say com...

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Talcum Powder: The Hidden Dangers

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Talcum Powder, Baby Care Products, Cornstarch Powder, Ovarian Cancer, Lung Disease, Fda, Health, Talc, Living News
Samuel S. Epstein

Talcum dusting powder is commonly used to reduce rashes and diaper irritation in babies and infants. But this practice is dangerous. It can result in the inhalation of significant amounts of powder, causing acute or chronic lung irritation, known as talcosis.

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Risks From Toxic Ingredients In Cosmetics, And Personal Care Products

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Organic Cosmetics and Personal Care Products, Toxic Ingredients in Cosmetics, Usda, Cosmetics, Personal Care Products, Toxic Beauty Book, Fda, Organic Consumers ASsociation, Living News
Samuel S. Epstein

There are no warnings whatsoever on cosmetics and personal care products. Yet their ingredients pose unrecognized lifelong dangers to the entire U.S. population.

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The Myth About Food Safety Legislation and Small Farmers

Carol Tucker-Foreman | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Fda-Regulations, Fda, Organic Food, Local Food, Food and Drug Administration, Local Farmers, Green News
Carol Tucker-Foreman

Supporters of local and organic food should be substantially reassured that the new food safety legislation working its way through Congress does not place an inordinate burden on small and organic growers.

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Barcode On Your Broccoli: FDA To Approve Laser Labels For Vegetables

Slashfood | Posted 11.11.2009 | Technology

Read More: Healthy Food, FDA Approvals, Health, Vegetables, Fda Approval, Food, Food Safety, Fda, Tag Vegetables, Laser, Technology News

The FDA is expected to approve laser-etching of fruits and vegetables in the next month or so, paving the way for produce "tattooed" with product info...

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Food Safety Action Day (Join Us!)

Morgan Jindrich | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Food Safety, Senate, Salmonella, Consumers, Fda, E. Coli, Volunteering, Consumers Union, Morgan Jindrich, The Giving Life, Living News
Morgan Jindrich

This week, Make Our Food Safe, a coalition of public interest safety groups are taking the message of safe lunches to the streets.

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Sneaky Sigg Sold BPA

Sarah Newman | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Kleen Kanteen, Polycarbonate Plastic, Chicago, Fda, Sigg Bottles, Takepart, Bpa, Nalgene, Sigg, Environmental Working Group, California, Green News
Sarah Newman

Millions of others joined the Sigg bandwagon after learning about the horrors of many reusable plastic bottles that contain BPA or polycarbonate. However, it seems like we were duped.

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The Mercury Mischief: As Obama Warns of Hazards, The FDA Approves Mercury Dental Fillings

Ellen Brown | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Health Care Debate, Preventive Medicine, Mercury Poisoning, Fda, Mercury Amalgam Fillings, Politics News
Ellen Brown

If we are going to have "smarter medicine" that really keeps people well, we need to get politics out of medicine. We need a government agency that explores and funds solid research independently of lobbies.

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Why I'll Swig From My Sigg No More

Nena Baker | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Water Bottles, Cdc, Polycarbonate Plastic, Sigg Bottles, Steve Wasik, Sigg, Fda, Klean Kanteen, Bpa Bisphenol A, Bpa Bans, Green News
Nena Baker

Good-bye Sigg. Hello Klean Kanteen.

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Something New in Melatonin?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Melatonin, Fda, Shift Workers, Hormones, Pharmaceuticals, Health, Sleep Disorders, Sleep, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

Many claim that melatonin is a natural sleeping aid or nightcap because it "naturally" helps regulate sleep-wake cycles. Given its wide spread availability today, you'd presume it's safe. Is it?

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Lyme/Autism Group Blasts Genetically Modified Foods as Dangerous

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Seeds of Deception, Roundup Ready, Roundup, Infertility, Safety Test, Toxin, LIA Foundation, Lyme Induced Autism Foundation, Patient Advocacy, Liberty Herbicide, Campaign for Healthier Eating in America, Soy, Allergy, Shopping Guide, Digestive Disorders, Amy Dean, Cancer, Infant Mortality, Environmental Toxin, Genetic Engineering, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Sterility, Genetically Modified Foods, Corn, Genetically Engineered Foods, Carcinogens, Reproductive Problems, Inflammation, Immune System, Rbst, Beneficial Bacteria, Arpad Pusztai, GE Crops, Gmos, Autistic Spectrum, Bt, Institute for Responsible Technology, Kimberly Wilcox, Liberty Link, Rbgh, Gut Flora, Genetic Roulette, Gmo, Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1, Livestock Disease, Dna, Fraternal Twins, Fda, Side Effects, Immune Reaction, World Health Organization, Autism Relief Foundation, Food Allergies, Herbicide-Tolerant, Lyme Disease, Jannelle Love, Animal Feeding Studies, Genetically Modified Organisms, Igf-1, Soy Allergies, GM Crops, Autism, GE Foods, Bovine Growth Hormone, Non-GMO Shopping Guide, GM Foods, Allergies, Aaem, Non-Gmo, Bt-Toxin, Living News
Jeffrey Smith

Stop eating dangerous genetically modified foods! That's the upshot of the Lyme Induced Autism (LIA) Foundation's position paper released today.

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FDA Drug Chief Accused Of Conflict Of Interest

Wall Street Journal | Alicia Mundy | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: FDA Chief, Janet Woodcock, Health and Human Services, Janet Woodcock Allegation, Fda, Business News

The inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services is investigating a conflict-of-interest allegation involving the official in char...

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FDA Needs To Dismiss Former Monsanto Counsel

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Genetically Engineered Milk, Monsanto, Michael Taylor, Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Fda, Rbgh, Prostate Cancer, Colon Cancer, Fda Approval, Genetically Modified Food, FDA Warning, Is-Monsanto-Backing-Hr-875, Genetically Modified Organisms, Green News
Samuel S. Epstein

The recent appointment of Michael Taylor as FDA's Senior Food Safety Advisor is of major public health concern since he is a former counsel for Monsanto who argued rBGH was safe.

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Meatless Monday: Jack and the GMO Beanstalk

Ellen Kanner | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Roundup, Monsanto, Michael Taylor, Fda, Jack, Agent Orange, Gmo, Ogre, Jeffrey Smith, H.R. 2749, Meatless Monday, Meatless Mondays, Green News
Ellen Kanner

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jack. Jack came from a hard-up family, but he considered himself a savvy, enterprising lad. To prove it, he ...

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Give Peanuts a Second Chance

Harry Moroz | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: House of Representatives, Congress, Food Safety, Arrested Development, Fda, Food Safety Enhancement Act, Cornballer, Politics News
Harry Moroz

While in recent years Congress has improved oversight of toys and drugs, food products has been roundly ignored. Meanwhile, the CDC reports that there are 76 million cases of food-borne illness in the US each year.

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Federal Reserve Has Lowest Job Approval Rating; CDC, NASA Top List: Poll

Gallup | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gallup Poll, Nasa, Cia, Internal Revenue Service, Epa, Fbi, Fda, Gallup, Department of Homeland Security, Environmental Protection Agency, Central Intelligence Association, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Federal Agencies, Irs, Federal Reserve, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, Dcd, Politics News

At a time when Americans are discouraged about the direction of the country and hesitant about the scope of President Barack Obama's federal budget pl...

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Why Self-Help Can't Solve It All

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Crisis, Food Choices, Dieting, Fda, Nutrition, Weight Gain, David Kessler, Diet, Living Ne, Food Industry, Food Policies, Living News
Alison Rose Levy

The rest of us have to subsidize food industry profits through covering the health care costs of the resulting health problems.

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You're Appointing Who? Please Obama, Say It's Not So!

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 08.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Dr. P. M. Bhargava, President Obama, Infertility, Milk, Revolving Door, Dennis Wolff, Food Safety, Rbgh, Organic Trade Association, Food Safety Czar, Organic, Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1, International Dairy Foods Association, FDA Policy, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture, Fda, Food Related Illness, GM Foods, Asthma, Michael Taylor. Safety Testing, Cancer, Genetically Modified Foods, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, GMO Labels, Genetically Engineered Foods, Gastrointestinal Disorder, Substantially Equivalent, Inflammation, Immune Problems, Genetically Modified Organisms, Food Labels, Accelerated Aging, Milk Supply, Igf-1, Rbst, Monsanto, Ohio Governor Strickland, Genetically Engineered, Insulin Regulation, Governor Ed Rendell, Food Supply, GE Foods, Bovine Growth Hormone, Gmos, Food and Drug Administration, Allergies, Multiple Chronic Illness, Green News
Jeffrey Smith

The person who may be responsible for more food-related illness and death than anyone in history has just been made the US food safety czar.

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