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U.S. Medical ‘Trash’ Saving Lives Abroad0
- Making a Positive Difference
- December 6, 2011
In Third World hospitals, lives are being saved through the use of discarded medical materials (like scalpels, needles, and sponges) salvaged from the U.S. by nonprofit organizations like Doc2Dock. These supplies are clean, safe and unused but are thrown out for various reasons, sometimes simply because they're unneeded items in large supply kits. By
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U.S. food additives banned in Europe: Expert says what Americans eat is “almost certainly” making them sick0
- Featured, Health & Healing
- September 5, 2023
CBS News: “Europe is famous for its bread. But there’s one ingredient conspicuously missing: Potassium bromate. It’s a suspected carcinogen that’s banned for human consumption in Europe, China and India, but not in the United States…It’s not just potassium bromate. A range of other chemicals and substances banned in Europe over health concerns are also permitted in the U.S., including Titanium dioxide (also known as E171); Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) (E443); Potassium bromate (E924); Azodicarbonamide (E927a) and Propylparaben (E217).”
READ MOREU.S. advisers urge FDA to address antipsychotics in kids0
- Health & Healing
- September 24, 2011
Drug regulators have been urged by U.S. pediatric health advisers to continue studying weight gain and other side-effects of antipsychotic drugs because these drugs are increasingly taken by children. Jonathon Mink, a child neurology expert, said, “There is serious concern that children may be at a higher risk for serious adverse effects and we just
READ MORETyler Perry helps end a Chicago pastor’s vigil0
- Making a Positive Difference
- February 27, 2012
After 94 days in the rain, snow, and cold, Chicago Pastor Corey Brooks has come down from camping in protest on the roof of an abandoned motel he called a magnet for drugs and prostitution. His vigil ended when movie mogul Tyler Perry pledged the remaining $98,000 Brooks needed to reach his goal of raising
READ MORETying Health Problems to Rise in Home Foreclosures0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- September 1, 2011
New research by economists Janet Currie of Princeton University and Erdal Tekin of Georgia State University, along with personal stories of people faced with foreclosures, links the housing crisis to more hospital visits for hypertension, anxiety, and suicide attempts. Currie is quoted as saying, "You see foreclosures having a general effect on the neighborhood. Everybody
READ MORETwo Tech Female Social Entrepreneurs Combine Fashion, Sustainability, Causes and Celebrities With Launch of LovingEco0
- Green Initiatives
- June 6, 2011
Launching in early June, LovingEco is a new commerce platform that gives subscribers discounts on stylish Eco-Friendly apparel. By subscribing to LovingEco, consumers can look good, save, and become environmentally conscious. LovingEco/ YourCause.com, 5/31/2011
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