health

Cuba’s infant mortality rate at its lowest level ever

January 9, 2015 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Cuba's infant mortality rate (IMR) for 2014 was 4.2, unchanged from the previous year and again the lowest in Cuban history.

Small island nation calls on nuclear powers to disarm

January 8, 2015 By Marilyn Bechtel

Sometime this year, the International Court of Justice is expected to hear a true David-and-Goliath challenge to the world's nuclear powers.

From Idaho to Utah, “wolf massacre” continues

January 6, 2015 By Blake Skylar

"Rewarding shooters, including young children, with prizes takes us back to an earlier era of wanton killing that so many of us thought was a closed chapter."

$Ohio fracking well drives families out of homes$

Ohio fracking well drives families out of homes

January 5, 2015 By John Milam

A natural gas fracking well began leaking on Dec. 13, 2014, driving 30 families from their homes.

Calif. legislature will consider health coverage for undocumented

December 12, 2014 By Marilyn Bechtel

A bill to extend health coverage to all Californians regardless of their immigration status will be among items California's new legislature will consider.