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Medical Mistakes Kill 100,000 Per Year in the US
See related John Rockefeller Op-ed below. Health Care in AmericaBy Janet Gilles / The Rag Blog / January 31, 2009 In this video, Tom Daschle analyzes our health care system, not the best in the world. In the US, medical … Continue reading
Dr. Stephen R. Keister : John Ruskin, Big PhARMA and the Big Lie
“The essence of lying is deception…” John Ruskin — British socioligist, author, artist and art critic — in old age, 1894. Photo by Frederick Hollyer / public domain. PhARMA and the insurance industry do not want to see a government-sponsored … Continue reading
Low Hanging Fruit for the Progressive Movement
Low Hanging Fruit / Copyright © 2008 Borderrose Images We have here the potential for a coalition of health reform as demanded by our public health organizations, immigration reform (this is also the cause of Mexican farmers being driven off … Continue reading
Brandon Darby : Austin Activist Outed as FBI Spy
Austin activist and admitted FBI informant Brandon Darby. Austin has its very own FBI spy. Recall that Scrub Bush took all the FBI agents off enforcing banking laws, and put them to work watching political groups here at home. — … Continue reading
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Avoiding Ecological Collapse in the Gulf Dead Zone
Satellite image of the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, October 2005.Scientists: act now on Gulf of Mexico’s dead zoneBy Cain Burdeau / December 12, 2008 NEW ORLEANS — Scientists have issued a report urging immediate government action to reduce urban … Continue reading
Vitamin D May Be Important for Diabetics
D for diabetes: Study says vitamin D may be needed for diabeticsBy Stephen Daniells / December 16, 2008 Over 75 per cent of young type-1 diabetics may require vitamin D supplements, after a US study reported ‘surprisingly’ high levels of … Continue reading
Foodie Friday: Buckwheat Pancakes
Staff of LifeBy Janet Gilles / The Rag Blog / December 12, 2008 I have been cooking pancakes a lot lately. Really, you need them every meal if you are avoiding wheat flour bread from the Evil Empire. Last Sunday … Continue reading
Gulf War Syndrome: Self-Poisoned Under Orders
Panel: 1 in 4 Gulf War vets is sickBy Anne Usher / November 17, 2008 Report blames exposure to toxic chemicals and other causes, demands more research and spending. WASHINGTON — At least one in four U.S. veterans of the … Continue reading
HEALTH CARE : Cure Worse Than the Disease?
SLEEVES UP. The elderly, who account for most influenza deaths, have been urged for decades to receive annual vaccinations. Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images / NYT.‘To be approved as a drug, harm must be proven’By Janet Gilles / … Continue reading
The Answer Is Not Another Pill : The Answer Is Spinach
Bill Maher – Anti-Pharma Rant Bill Maher ends this episode, which aired on the 28th of September 2007, with a rant about big pharma. Thanks to Janet Gilles | The Rag Blog | Posted August 24, 2008
HEALTH : Is vitamin D Deficiency a Public Health Crisis?
‘Current guidelines are not enough to prevent vitamin D deficiency’By Monica Reinagel An article in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine charges that the government’s current recommendations for vitamin D intake are woefully inadequate. The author, Dr. Michel Holick, … Continue reading
HEALTH : Eat Your Veggies!
The reason the United States now ranks 40th in longevity in the world is our massive subsidies of junk food, according to Public health officials. Here’s what real food can do for health. Janet Gilles / The Rag Blog Study … Continue reading