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Feeding Obesity
Attention foodies: There's a new craze in Cuisine World, and it's going 180 degrees in the opposite direction from the much-publicized healthy-eating movement. It has nothing to do with …
Occupying Different Worlds: NATO and Its Citizens
Author Michael Hastings: The takeaway I got from the protesters was that this money could be better spent at home than on these different foreign policy adventures.
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Hundreds of Protesters Head to Chicago Mayor’s House to Oppose Health Clinic Closures
Hosting NATO will cost the city an estimated $55 million, and health advocates claim only $2-3 million is needed to keep these facilities open.
One System for All: Universal Access to Health Care
(Photo courtesy of Julie Castro)Julie Castro is a young doctor from France, a country that proves that it is possible for a nation to offer quality health care for …
Not in My Backyard! As Local Government Attacks on Women’s Health Increase, Citizens Are Fighting Back
The vicious attacks on women’s health to which we’ve grown so accustomed on the national and state stages are trickling down to the local level, as municipal and county …
The Next Battle in Mythical “Taxpayer-Subsidized Abortions:" Women Seeking Hospital Care Should Be Forced to Report Abortion
Abortions are very common procedures, and are among the safest of any kinds of procedures performed in the United States. But like any medical intervention, from giving birth to …
What Kind of Society Do Americans Want?
Part I – Health Care in the USA On 7 May 2012 a new study came out on healthcare in the United States. Based on research carried out by …
Sex, Drugs and the Rocky Road of HPV Vaccination
As a sexual health researcher, I have followed the saga of HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination since the early 2000s. In the past few weeks, three news stories recently caught …
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Anti-Choice Zealots Convene in Fargo, Hoping to Close State’s Only Clinic
On May 1st, a group of about 50 people gathered in Fargo, North Dakota. Their intent? To try and “shut down” the only clinic in the state that provides …
Cigarette Companies and Their Underhanded Tactics
(Photo: guitargirl8022) The world’s biggest cigarette companies made their case in the [Australian] High Court, battling the Federal Government’s attempts to impose plain packaging on their product, fearful it …