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EPA targets dioxin, GOP targets EPA
November 2, 2010The Obama administration is proposing tougher standards for highly toxic dioxin, and, naturally, industry groups and Republicans are objecting.
Read moreAriz. tea party candidate: No government regulation of salmonella
October 26, 2010In Arizona, Republican candidate Jesse Kelley, for the U.S. House in the 8th District, has come out strongly in favor of salmonella outbreaks. He, like many Republicans denying the obvious need for better enforcement of health...
Read moreDangerous cholera outbreak in Haiti
October 25, 2010More than 200 people have died in Haiti so far as the result of a cholera outbreak, and at least 1,500 to 2,000 have become ill. Haitian and international health and aid authorities are scrambling to...
Read moreToo fat to fight
October 20, 2010Science Daily reported recently on new analysis by Cornell University has uncovered a major threat to U.S. national security.
Read moreBreaking free from domestic violence
October 12, 2010October is domestic violence awareness month. Domestic violence affects two million women in the United States each year.
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