Global food waste higher than previously estimated, new study reveals
Global food waste is a much bigger problem than previously thought. A new study confirmed that people waste more than twice as...
International pharmaceutical company announces $35 cap on insulin in the US
The changes, which represent a 70 percent decrease in price, will go into effect at the end of 2023.
Kellogg’s and Mars Announce GMO Labeling as Big Food Cracks
Both Mars and Kellogg’s are from the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s (GMA) coalition of Big Food that has been fighting against GMO labeling in the U.S. for the past few years.
Pope Francis To Employers Who Don’t Offer Health Care: You Are ‘True Leeches’
He said they "live on the bloodletting of the people they make slaves to work."
Toxic Turf
What is being done to our young people?
Worries about foreign ‘hacking’ of vaccine research place corporate profits ahead of public health
The Times fully admits that this alleged hacking would not harm U.S. public health, but only the profits of U.S. pharmaceutical companies.
The Referendum That Might Have Headed Off Flint’s Water Crisis
Michigan’s voters decided to scrap the kind of super-empowered emergency managers who made questionable decisions in Flint – but state lawmakers found a way to revive the program.
This Wind-Powered Device Pulls 11 Gallons of Drinkable Water From the Air Each Day
This low-cost, low-tech water condenser could help create water self-sufficiency in communities around the world that lack regular access to clean, drinkable water.
29 Arrested as Single-Payer Advocates Disrupt Vermont Gov. Shumlin’s Inauguration
During Gov. Peter Shumlin’s recent inaugural address, protesters took part in a sit-in desiring single-payer healthcare, which the governor had promised to create. Those participating in the sit-in were arrested on spot.
Study shows wealth inequality does make a difference in how long you will live
In the UK and US, being rich can add almost a decade of healthy living to a person’s life.