Health Crisis

Why Self-Help Can't Solve It All

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living


Alison Rose Levy

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

Now We See You, Now We Don't

Kathy Kelly | Posted 07.26.2009 | World


Kathy Kelly

Even when we don't recognize the humanity of people bearing the brunt of our wars, these very people have eyes to see and ears to hear. They must be asking themselves, who are the terrorists?

Zimbabwe Cholera Epidemic Getting Worse

CNN | Nkepile Mabuse | Posted 03.20.2009 | World


The outbreak -- one of the world's largest, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) -- is only getting worse, and could be a stepping-stone t...

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.

Turning to the Vedas to Fix the Health Care System

Francine Hardaway | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living


Francine Hardaway

In India, people learn to take personal responsibility, a nation of entrepreneurs. In America, we are currently a nation of learned helplessness, waiting for our bailouts at the government's door.