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    Like an Egg on Top of Eight Feet of Manure

    MAY 23, 2012 5:18PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: quality eggs, deregulation, jan kramer, grand jury, food and drug administration, usda, fda, congress, jack kingston, georgia, republicans, maggots, flies, manure, rodents, ecoli, salmonella, latinos, mexicans, mexico, unions, unfair pracicies, civil rights, new york, iowa, ohio, maine, eeoc, osha, eggs, peter decoster, jack decoster, austin decoster

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    Three things I hate about Monsanto

    MARCH 27, 2012 9:43PM

    By Tamar Auber


    Topics: monsanto, fda, weight gain, genetically modified corn, gmo, food labeling

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    Exposing the GMO Lynchpin

    MARCH 19, 2012 9:30AM

    By samm simpson


    Topics: monsanto, fda, food, freedom, organic, gmo

    • 1 Ratings
    • 375 Views
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    Antibiotics in Your Food: What You Need To Know

    FEBRUARY 21, 2012 3:24PM

    By Marcia G. Yerman


    Topics: activism, law, health, environment, dr. margaret chan, the world health organization, sen. dianne feinstein, pamta, preservation of antibiotics for medical treatment act, hr 965, rep. louise slaughter, citizens against superbugs, applegate, antibiotic free food, uti, urinary tract infection, gail r. hansen, american medical association, american academy of pediatrics, industrial farming, usda, department of agriculture, fda, food and drug administartion, cdc, the center for disease control, change.org, saveantibiotics.org, the pew charitable trusts, antibiotics

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    Never Underestimate the Power of Words

    JANUARY 25, 2012 3:24PM

    By joames


    Topics: advocate, als, change, rilutek, speech, fda

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    Pharmaceuticals "R" Us

    JANUARY 11, 2012 9:45AM

    By Erica K


    Topics: pharmaceutical industry, drugs on tv, fda, new zealand, u.s., steppenwolf, the pusher, psychotropic medications

    • 1 Ratings
    • 413 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Free sperm!

    DECEMBER 22, 2011 4:27PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: reproductive rights, privacy, constitution, babies, sperm banks, assisted reproduction, reproduction, bioethics, ethics, baby m, meslissa stern, ben seisler, new zealand, alabama, bill johnson, california, trent arsenault, regulations, fda, sperm donors

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    Old Enough to be Raped

    DECEMBER 13, 2011 5:55PM

    By Amy Fried


    Topics: betrayal, obama, hhs, fda, contraception, rape

    • 22 Ratings
    • 1491 Views
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    Hallelujah for Plan B!!

    DECEMBER 6, 2011 11:13AM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: plan b contraception, fda, feminism, or whatever you want to call me, a whore, i'm still a harlot, control of your body, health

    • 14 Ratings
    • 1572 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Never Chicken Jerky Treats for the Dog

    DECEMBER 2, 2011 12:25PM

    By Catherine Forsythe


    Topics: melamine, chicken jerky treats, poisoning, china, treat, dogs, fda

    • 6 Ratings
    • 2474 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    No Candy for the Dog - The Human Treats Can Be Deadly

    NOVEMBER 1, 2011 11:15AM

    By Catherine Forsythe


    Topics: fda, xylitol, poison, dogs, candy

    • 5 Ratings
    • 881 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Google & the FDA: Oh, Canada, Terre de Nos Aieux!

    AUGUST 24, 2011 8:04PM

    By Mary Ann Sorrentino


    Topics: news, fda, drug costs, canadian pharmacies, google

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    Salmonella diseases don't have a strong offender yet

    AUGUST 8, 2011 5:50AM

    By Ivan D


    Topics: food safety, salmonella infection, ground turkey, salmonella heidleberg, salmonella, fda, cdc, usda

    • 1 Ratings
    • 142 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Savoring Meditation #157: Thanks to Most Paid with my Taxes

    AUGUST 4, 2011 11:28PM

    By Grannypower


    Topics: belief/religion, business, economy, environment, taxes, public employes, schools, teachers, fire and police personnel, fda, highway builders, interstate, public buildings, parks, federal home association, social security, va benefits, medicare, food stamps, vocational rehabilitation, universities, librarians, private sector, public sectorhealth, news, photography, politics

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    FDA: Fluoride Supplements Never Found Safe or Effective

    JULY 29, 2011 9:07AM

    By Nys Cof


    Topics: fluorosis, medicine, brittle bones, side effects, adverse effects, pharmaceutical, drugs, fda, tooth decay, cavities, supplements, tooth decay, fluoridation, flouride, fluoride

    • 2 Ratings
    • 736 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Listening to Peter Kramer

    JULY 11, 2011 10:03AM

    By Patrick D Hahn


    Topics: irving kirsch, peter kramer, eliot s valenstein, listening to prozac, blaming the brain, the emperor’s new drugs, health, healthcare, overmedicalization, medical-industrial complex, prozac, antidepressants, fluoxetine, venlafaxine, effexor, nefazodone, serzone, paroxetine paxil, ssri’s, placebo, placebo effect, placebo washout period, depression, fda, hamilton rating scale for depression, hrsd, eli lilly

    • 4 Ratings
    • 550 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Universal Medications for Universal Human Bodies

    JULY 3, 2011 12:40PM

    By Mary Ann Sorrentino


    Topics: health, over the counter drugs, european drugs, cheaper drugs, pharmaceutical companies, drug costs, fda

    • 2 Ratings
    • 768 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Chantix: for people who are dying to quit smoking UPDATED

    JUNE 28, 2011 4:14PM

    By Patrick D Hahn


    Topics: medical-industrial complex, overmedicalization, health care, health, smoking, heart attack, varenicline, chantix, pfizer, smoking, fda

    • 2 Ratings
    • 955 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    GlaxoSmithKline: making a killing UPDATED

    JUNE 5, 2011 10:44AM

    By Patrick D Hahn


    Topics: kidney failure, blindness, john buse, david graham, medical-industrial complex, overmedicalization, health insurance, health care, health, actos, troglitazone, pioglitazone, rosiglitazone, avandamet, avandaryl, avandia, acute myocardial infarction, ami, death, stroke, heart attack, heart failure, type ii diabetes, diabetes, north carolina state university, cleveland clinic, ldl cholesterol, cholesterol, exercise, medicare, anne phillips, robert misbin, rezulin, parke-davis, takeda pharmaceuticals, ppar-agonists, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonists, smithkline beecham, glaxo wellcome, glaxosmithkline, fda, hepatotoxicity, liver toxicity

    • 13 Ratings
    • 1222 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Chantix: is suicide an "expected event?"

    MAY 30, 2011 5:05AM

    By Patrick D Hahn


    Topics: suicide, health, health care, overmedicalization, medical-industrial complex, pfizer, fda, ismp, institute for safe medication practices, clinical trials, smoking, smoking cessation, chantix, champix, varenicline, nrt, nicotine replacement therapy

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