Multiple States’ Abortion Laws Restrict Women’s Access To Reproductive Health...
via Emily Le Coz, The Huffington Post * Abortion opponents say laws promote safety, better care * Mississippi could be first state without abortion facility * Nearly 40 laws passed this year, 60 in...
View ArticleMany Governors Are Still Unsure About Medicaid Expansion
via Michael Cooper, The New York Times How well the new health care law succeeds in covering millions of the poorest Americans will depend largely on undecided governors of both parties, who gathered...
View ArticleRussian Research Project Aims For ‘Immortality,’ Seeks To Transplant Human...
via Rob Waugh, Mail Online A Russian entrepreneur who heads a hi-tech research project called ‘Avatar’ has contacted billionaires to offer them immortality. Itskov claims he will personally oversee...
View ArticleAIDS-Free Generation Within Reach Scientifically
via Liz Szabo, USA Today There are no scientific reasons the world can’t chart a path, albeit a difficult one, toward the world’s first AIDS-free generation, a top federal health official said Sunday....
View ArticleCellphone-Safety Advocates Want Congress To Force The FCC To Update Regulations
via Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post Devra Davis, a long-ignored evangelist on the health dangers of cellphones, finally feels like she’s been heard. As soon as next week, Congress is expected to say...
View ArticleMan Suffering From Amnesia Uses Facebook, Social Media To Piece Life Back...
via Ryan Grenoble, The Huffington Post Most people view Facebook as an ideal time-waster, a way to step back from the hustle and bustle of daily life and click around idly. Need a mental breather at...
View ArticlePaul Ryan Selection Affirms Mitt Romney’s Flip-Flop On Abortion
via Bob Egelko, Politics Blog, The San Francisco Chronicle Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate cements Romney’s own 180-degree turnabout on abortion. Ten years ago, as a candidate...
View ArticleArmy Suicides Doubled From June to July
via Robert Burns, The Huffington Post Suicides among active-duty soldiers in July more than doubled from June, accelerating a trend throughout the military this year that has prompted Pentagon leaders...
View ArticleGOP Senate Nominee: Victims Of ‘Legitimate Rape’ Don’t Get Pregnant (And Even...
via Evan McMorris-Santoro, Talking Points Memo Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican nominee for Senate in Missouri who is running against Sen. Claire McCaskill, justified his opposition to abortion rights...
View ArticleMonsanto Spends $4.2 Million To Squash California GMO Labeling Initiative
via Anthony Gucciardi, Nation of Change Monsanto is doing its absolute best to ensure that you do not know what you are putting into your mouth, now confirmed to have donated $4.2 million in an...
View ArticleAppeals Court Upholds Block On Graphic Cigarette Warnings
via Michael Felberbaum, ABC News A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a decision barring the federal government from requiring tobacco companies to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette...
View ArticleWhere Is The Pro-Choice Movement?
via Charles P. Pierce, Esquire The remarks of Missouri Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin, and Akin’s stubborn refusal to defenestrate himself to placate the party’s leaders who want him gone for...
View ArticleRepublican Platform Approved By GOP In Tampa
via Philip Elliot and Alan Fram, The Huffington Post Republicans emphatically approved a toughly worded party platform at their national convention Tuesday that would ban all abortions and gay...
View ArticleReport Finds Romney-Ryan Medicare Plan Would Cost 29-Year-Olds $331,200
via Bonnie Kavoussi, The Huffington Post If Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have their way, then Americans of all ages may be spending more on health care during their retirement. If Romney becomes president...
View ArticleCongressman Honda: Paul Ryan’s Budget Would Destroy The American Dream
via Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA), Politix This election year Americans are faced with a difficult decision on how to best move our country forward. Among the proposals to address our economic...
View ArticleNYC Bans Big, Sugary Drinks At Restaurants
via David B. Caruso, The Boston Globe For over a decade, New York City has outlawed smoking in bars and offices, banned trans fats, and forced fast-food restaurants to list calorie counts on their...
View ArticleCan Marijuana Prevent Cancer? Scientists Find Cannabis Compound Stops...
via Robin Wilkey, The Huffington Post A pair of scientists at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco have found that a compound derived from marijuana could stop metastasis in many kinds of...
View ArticleMitt Romney’s Changes Stance On Abortion, Poses Challenge To Ryan Before Debate
via Gregory J. Krieg, ABC News Mitt Romney says he has no plans to push new anti-abortion laws if elected, a position that could put him at odds with parts of his core constituency and his own running...
View ArticleU.S. Federal Court To Review Medicinal Marijuana Benefits
via Lucia Graves, The Huffington Post It started with a coalition of disgruntled Americans, then a handful of governors took up the cause last year, and now — for the first time in nearly 20 years — a...
View ArticleCalifornia: Prop 37 Will Decide If Genetically Modified Food Get Labeled
via Tom Philpott, Mother Jones You’d be forgiven for not noticing—unless you live in California, where you’ve likely been bombarded by geotargeted web ads and TV spots—but this election could spur a...
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