Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Tag: health

Big Food raking in huge profits from price hikes as US...

"It's time Congress do more to rein in corporate greed, one of the main factors currently driving up costs for families."

Testing finds toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in common US food pesticides

The results of the recent tests suggest that at least some of the agricultural products are being contaminated with PFAS from unknown sources.

The healthcare long march: Why exposing evils of medical debt doesn’t...

The closest thing to actual solutions are vague hints

The EPA faces questions about its approval of a plastic-based fuel...

That risk is 250,000 times greater than the level usually considered acceptable by the EPA division that approves new chemicals, and it’s higher than the lifetime risk of cancer for current smokers.

Australia becomes first country to approve psychedelics as form of medicine

Australia is reclassifying them as “controlled substances” and making them available for use in managed medical settings.

Cancer patients challenge Biden admin’s refusal to lower price of lifesaving...

“This is a drug that was invented with taxpayer dollars by scientists at UCLA and can be purchased in Canada for one-fifth the U.S. price."

Black residents of Cancer Alley sue local government for discrimination in...

“We’re being ignored and we have to do whatever we have to do to stop it.”

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.

New bill terminates vaccine requirement for air travelers to US

The argument against the bill states that this could put "American health care at risk."

Train derailment leads to toxic chemical exposure in Ohio

"Experts are voicing doubt that the pollution levels are safe for humans, animals, and natural environments in the area."

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When 3 men richer than 165 million people, Sanders says working class must ‘come...

Big-money special interests "want to divide us up," said the independent senator at a living wage rally in South Carolina, "and we are determined to bring working people together."

Trump’s repeat “birthright citizenship” babble: Dead wrong on the facts, the law and amendments

Trump’s latest scam again pushes the envelope to find new ways for this loser to lose again.

Could we actually end the CEO defense contractor gravy train?

FDR put the kibosh on military contractor windfalls during World War II. We could do the same.

Clinging bitterly to guns and religion

What will it take to convince Americans to turn their backs on empire and war before it’s too late?
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‘Enough is enough’: Australian PM throws support behind movement to free Julian Assange

A growing number of politicians are calling on the United States to drop its case against WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange.