Tag: health

Foods with unnaturally high levels of sugar and salt keep Americans snacking their way to obesity.

"Especially in the last few years, if you look at the rates of increase of opioid overdose death rates, we find that especially black Americans have had a stark increase in the death rates compared to other groups – in fact, more than white Americans."

This month, more than 300 doctors and medical researchers sent an open letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning patients have been harmed by a lack of clarity in guidelines for prescribing opioids.

The dairy industry wants to restrict plant-based companies from using terms like “milk” on their labels.

The authors of the study believe it's imperative to "avoid prenatal and infant exposure to pesticides to protect early brain development."

“Although the evidence that Roundup causes cancer is quite equivocal, there is strong evidence from which a jury could conclude that Monsanto does not particularly care whether its product is in fact giving people cancer..."

The GE salmon could be in grocery stores as soon as 2020.

This week’s closing arguments followed a recent favorable ruling for the plaintiff – this despite new revelations about Chhabria’s past ties to Monsanto.

"The concern is that while we are not taking much action, children are being damaged on a generational level."

"This is a milestone in the fight for universal healthcare and an equitable society, where working people make the decisions that determine our destiny."