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When a University Hospital Backs a Surgical Robot, Controversy Ensues
Flipping through the New York Times magazine a few Sundays ago, former hospital executive Paul Levy was taken aback by a full-page ad for the da Vinci robot.
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Five Messed-Up Things That Are in Your Food
Many of these ingredients are banned in Europe, but here in the good old USA you'll find them on your dinner plate.
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Lyme Disease Community Blows the Whistle on Corruption Within the CDC
The Centers for Disease Control recently announced that Lyme disease statistics are 10 times higher than previously thought, at the same time as development of a Lyme disease vaccine …
Washington State Vote to Label GM Food Defeated by Corporations’ “Sophisticated Propaganda Machine”
Democracy Now! speaks with GMO label supporter David Bronner who spent $2.3 million on the
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Deadline November 15: Protect Your Local Food Sources!
Unless changes are made to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), your local farms, farmers markets and food hubs could be in trouble.
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Food Safety Modernization Act Threatens Fresh, Healthy and Sustainably Grown Food
It is those antiseptic, theoretically bacteria-free plastic containers that will soon become the only way we will be able to shop for all of our produce, and that should …
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Snack Food Companies Face Scrutiny in Campaign Against Unsustainable Palm Oil
Rainforest Action Network's new campaign against unsustainable palm oil production has called out 20 snack food companies in the hope that their power and influence can bring a change …
USDA Seeks to Expand Pilot Program Which Leaves Meat Contaminated With Fecal Matter
The USDA has plans to expand a privatized meat inspection model that has failed at preventing contamination of meat.
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Monsanto Spends Millions to Defeat Washington GMO Labeling Initiative
With a $4.6 million check to the campaing to defeat a GMO food labeling vote in Washington state this fall, Monsanto is banking on repeating its California victory.
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Cantaloupe vs. al-Qaeda: What’s More Dangerous?
The comparative risks from food versus terror suggest the NSA should give its massive budget to the FDA.