Food
Americans are dying to eat
August 12, 2010Despite evidence that they may cause cancer, food manufacturers continue to pour about 15 million pounds of eight synthetic dyes into the American food supply every year.
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Farmworkers fight for rights in the tobacco fields
August 4, 2010GREENSBORO, N.C. - Nine migrant farmworkers have died in fields across the state from heat stroke, and others suffer from nicotine poisoning and exposure to deadly chemicals.
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The war on antibiotics
July 15, 2010Without strict new regulations, the way beef, poultry, and pork are produced in America could rob us of effective antibiotics.
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Study: Junk food addiction similar to crack-cocaine
March 30, 2010It doesn't take neuroscience to figure out that eating too much junk food is probably not good for you. Or does it?
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Black history event inspires activists to fight for equality
February 24, 2010Black, brown and white unity has always been an important component in the struggle for African American equality.
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