Tag: pharma
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citing medical neglect, state grabs 200lb ohio child from family
out of frying pan, into foster system fire from sandusky register: An Ohio third-grader who weighs more than 200 pounds has been taken from his family and placed into foster care after county social workers said his mother wasn’t doing enough to control his weight. The Plain Dealer reports that the Cleveland 8-year-old is considered…
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6/23 binge & purge: cruelty, control & the cost-effective clean 15
house rebukes looming fda frankenfish approval* pesticide spraying near streams to expand under house bill; hr872 lets farmers bury ‘clean water act’* utah man accused of eating live rat, posting video online charged with animal cruelty* chicago grocers accused of $500k food stamp fraud* conagra foods’ net income increases, warns high costs could hurt future…
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Sebelius-Backed Biotech Firm Reorganizing Under Criminal Probe
The head of Health and Human Services not only denies that Americans have a right to bodily health and food of their choice, but Kathleen Sebelius is hell bent on spending taxpayer money to promote genetically modified food and drugs.
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natural news launches food investigations with ‘pharmaburger’
from natural news: What do you get when you combine fast food with Big Pharma? Pharmaburger! That’s the name of episode one of the new “Food Investigations” mini-documentary series created by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of NaturalNews.com. Food Investigations features short documentary videos (under 10 minutes each) exposing little-known facts about fast food…
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8/19 binge & purge: sour, sugar & service
‘fructose-slurping’ cancer could sour the soda business* gm salmon: aquabounty tech seeks fda approval of fast-growing salmon* sugar beetdown; monsanto wins again* dems may use food-stamp money to pay for michelle’s nutrition initiative* US food crops absorb toxic pharmaceuticals & personal care products from treated wastewater* wic should include more organic, says senate; congress disagrees*…
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7 Secret Ways We Are Being Poisoned
The objectivism of the scientific method seems to have been hijacked by corporations who often pay for scientists to support their products, as well as politicians who move through the revolving door between the private and public sector. Even worse is that sometimes the consumer protection agencies themselves are complicit.
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American Meat Is Even Grosser Than You Thought
While the public has gotten used to microbes like E. coli and salmonella threatening the nation’s meat supply, and while food safety agencies make food-borne illness a high-profile priority, contamination of meat by heavy metals, veterinary drugs and pesticides has been slipping through the bureaucratic cracks.
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2/11 binge & purge: codex, cocktails & cola cancer
video: how organic is organic? codex alimentarius cohorts wage war against food* (more on codex alimentarius here & here) pharma says: stop selling unlicensed natural health remedies* food stamps at record 32.8m* china recalls 170 tons of melamine milk* flashback: another melamine-tainted milk scandal in china* nyc cracks down on eggs in cocktails* soft drinks…
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disposing of unused medicines in trash may threaten water supply
from allgov: There is no truly safe way for consumers to dispose of unwanted medications, according to officials in Maine, which has led to a push for legislation requiring the pharmaceutical industry to collect and destroy leftover drugs. For years Americans used to dump old prescriptions down the drain or toilet, until water districts warned…
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Drugs didn’t cure depression, exercise did!
I’m so happy to be able to share this article published in the Washington Post: It was written by a good friend of mine from back east. We played in band & spent many, many hours together making music, videos & media.
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6/18 binge & purge
what’s on my food?searchable database reveals toxicology of pesticide residue*nais: farmers & ranchers under attack*video: processed people*tap water worries have you buying bottled? safeway loves you*uk study finds 12-fold increase in autism*vatican study endorses frankenfood for our security*doctors warn: avoid genetically modified food*gm crops are harmful to your health*coke zero, dangerous? venezuela says yes*hr2749: totalitarian…
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the pentagon & pill-popping ptsd prevention
from danger room: Darpa is hosting a one-day information session to solicit proposals for “enabling stress resistance” among troops. They’re hoping to harness advances in molecular biology (the science of cell-to-cell interaction) and neuroscience that would short-circuit the brain’s stress response… The program’s ultimate goal is quick-fix stress mitigation, using “cognitive, behavioral or pharmacological interventions…
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chemo-cola & the pro-life gardasil greenwash military zombies
quackery of chemo: gunpoint medicine & daniel hauser* chemo case raises parental rights issue*US winter wheat forecast down about 20%*why isn’t there a gardasil for men?*drinking large amounts of cola can cause paralysis, doctors warn*sodas a tempting tax target*6 urban farms, from US coast to coast*’no child left inside’ would spend $500m to greenwash children*poll:…
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‘e-cigarette’ firm claims pharma industry behind proposed ban
from tgdaily: A company marketing so-called e-cigarettes claims that a proposed ban on the products is being orchestrated behind the scenes by the pharmaceutical industry. An “e-cigarette” is a product that typically uses a battery to vaporize a water based solution to supply nicotine to a “smoker” without any smoke or additional carcinogens and chemicals.…
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food, formaldehyde, coffee & xanax
formaldehyde from nutrasweet bonds with human tissue in vivo*vegan wants ILVTOFU on license plate, state says 2BAD*soda tax weighed to pay for health care*poverty & food insecurity in the developing world*feingold bill gives all US water to the feds*un treaty expanded by 9 more dangerous chemicals*obama flipflops on funding for needle exchange*the united nations, eugenics…