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A Prescription for Better Health
Simply telling people to eat better isn't enough.
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The Roth Blunder Barrels On
Roth accounts are inherently unfair, contributing to the continuation of wealth inequality.
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Air Pollution Linked to Children’s Attention Problems
“Our research suggests that environmental factors may be contributing to attention problems in a significant way”
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California Nurses Plan Walkout Over Ebola Protections
About 18,000 California nurses will walk out of the job as a means to pressure Kaiser into providing adequate Ebola training and equipment.
Aging Brains Aren’t Necessarily Declining Brains
Using cognitive neuroscience methods to study aging has unexpectedly revealed that, contrary to previous thought, aging brains remain somewhat malleable and plastic.
The Right to Food: An Interview With Hilal Elver
And interview with Hilal Elver is the United Nationsu2019 Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food.
Many Hurdles Ahead Before Countries Can Sign a New World Climate Agreement
The the world's nations will have to overcome serious hurdles if they are to sign a binding climate deal by the end of 2015.
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Nature Conservancy Contributes $500,000 to Yes on Proposition 1 Campaign
Prop. 1 opponents find it even more disturbing to find out that the Nature Conservancy has joined a rogue's gallery of corporate interests that want to pass the $7.5 …
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At the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Fear Is the Entrée
Globalized techno-capitalism will own the future when it totally owns the spin-making machinery.
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Ham Scramble: Southern Delicacy Companies Struggle to Replace Methyl Bromide
The fate of Southern ham makers lies with environmental regulators and an international treaty.