Uncommon Thought News: (Earth) Health Archives

4/29/08 Stein, WP, ,a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/28/AR2008042801025.html">FDA Faulted for Approving Studies of Artificial Blood

4/29/08 WP, On the Margins in Mauritania

4/29/08 Morgan, WP, Emptying the Breadbasket

4/29/08 Sample, Guardian, Heart warning for women taking osteoporosis treatment

4/29/08 BBC, Warming 'affecting poor children'

4/29/08 Foulkes, BBC, UN chiefs hold food crisis summit

4/29/08 Carlson, IntelDaily, Venezuela Will Not be Affected by Food Crisis Says Chavez

4/29/08 Bryson, Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage food prices soar with fuel costs

4/29/08 Shlachter, Star-Telegram, North Texas stores report run on gourmet rice

4/29/08 Raja M, Asia TImes, India's inflation fans futures anger

4/29/08 ENS, UN: Biofuel Production 'Criminal Path' to Global Food Crisis

April 28, 2008

4/28/08 Faiola, WP, Where Every Meal Is a Sacrifice

4/28/08 Ryan, ABC News, Global food crisis sparks US survivalist resurgence

4/28/08 Al Jazeera, UN condemns biofuels growth

April 27, 2008

4/27/08 Faiola, WP, The New Economics of Hunger

4/27/08 Barbaro & Dash, NYT, Recession Diet Just One Way to Tighten Belt

4/27/08 Dunham, Reuters, Experts see boost to genetic testing from U.S. bill

4/27/08 McKie, Guardian, As the world begins to starve it's time to take GM seriously

4/27/08 Layton, WP, Studies on Chemical in Plastics Questioned

4/27/08 Al Jazeera, Food costs spark protest in Senegal

April 26, 2008

4/26/08 Reel, WP, Argentina Tries to Reconcile Exporting Food With Prices at Home

4/26/08 Loyn, BBC, Punjab reaps a poisoned harvest

4/26/08 BBC, ,a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7361150.stm">UK c.diff deaths 'rising sharply'

4/26/08 Al Jazeera, Belarusians protest over Chernobyl

April 25, 2008

4/25/08 BBC, Third of girls 'have self-harmed'

4/25/08 Basu, BBC, How to solve the global food crisis

April 24, 2008

4/24/08 Reuters, World food fears mount as rice prices hit record

4/24/08 Clark et al, Guardian, Shops ration sales of rice as US buyers panic

4/24/08 Nakanishi, Reuters, GMO coupled with organic farms best for environment

4/24/08 Bezlova, IPS, CHINA: High on Ethanol Despite Rising Food Prices

April 23, 2008

4/23/08 Hirsch, LAT, Rice in short supply at Costco, Sam's Club

4/23/08 Al Jazeera, Latin American food fund started

4/23/08 Ahmed, IPS, BANGLADESH: Hopes Pinned on Bumper Harvest

4/23/08 Guardian, Family food bills 'up 15pnds a week'

4/23/08 McCarthy, Guardian, Fuel shortage forces UN to halt Gaza food aid

4/23/08 Bryson, Anchorage Daily News, Canada Declares Chemical in Plastic Water Bottles Toxic

4/23/08 Reynolds, Reuters, WTO should pressure food exporters: Mandelson

4/23/08 Reuters, Balmer, Years of poor decisions created food crisis: FAO

4/23/08 Wallace, LAT, Rice price rise takes toll in Manila slum

4/23/08 Finch, Guardian, Big bakers push supermarkets to add 10p to price of a loaf in face of world wheat shortage

April 22, 2008

4/22/08 Norrie, The Age, Japan's Hunger Becomes a Dire Warning for Other Nations

4/22/08 AP, Scientists: Smog contributes to premature death

4/22/08 CNN, U.N. expert: Food crisis 'a silent tsunami'

4/22/08 Arend, WSJ, Load Up the Pantry

4/22/08 Brown, WP, Life Expectancy Drops for Some U.S. Women

4/22/08 Lovell, Reuters, Dearer food unleashes silent tsunami, U.N. says

4/22/08 Lewis, Guardian, Farmers fear shortage of workers could hit fruit and veg supplies

4/22/08 Stratton, Guardian, Biofuels starving our people, leaders tell UN

4/22/08 Deen, IPS, Millions of Children Falling Through the Cracks

4/22/08 CNN, Aid group to cut food ration to millions

4/22/08 Montero, CSM, Roots of Asia's rice crisis

4/22/08 BBC, Assessing the global food crisis

4/22/08 Montero, CSM, Asia limits rice exports as prices and uncertainty rise

4/22/08 BBC, UN food chief urges crisis action

April 21, 2008

4/21/08 Wyatt, AP, Maryland Joins Effort to Put Local Food in School Cafeterias

4/21/08 Wong, AP, Asian Development Bank: Biofuels making food more expensive

4/21/08 Quigley, Truthout, America's Role in Haiti's Hunger Riots

4/21/08 Gerstein, NY SUn, Food Rationing Confronts Breadbasket of the World

4/21/08 Osava, IPS, AGRICULTURE: Brazil Shares Technology with Africa

April 20, 2008

4/20/08 Reuters, Food price rises are "mass murder": U.N. envoy

4/20/08 Blumenthal, McClatchy, Will sale of copper producer affect pollution, asbestos claims?

4/20/08 Lyn, Reuters, Afghans to Probe Whether U.S. Used Depleted Uranium

4/20/08 Lean, Independent, Exposed: The Great GM Crops Myth

4/20/08 Adelman, AP, Fertilizer Price Hikes Are Pinching Farmers

April 19, 2008

4/19/08 Kpodo, Reuters, Farm aid and fair trade key to food crisis: U.N.

4/19/08 Loyn, BBc, WTO chief calls for aid rethink

4/19/08 Batty, Sac Bee, Panic over rice prices hits home in capital

4/19/08 Pear, NYT, President Is Rebuffed on Program for Children

April 18, 2008

4/18/08 Zimmer, Wired, The More We Know About Genes, the Less We Understand

4/18/08 Crimmins, Reuters, Rice prices may calm but action still needed: expert

4/18/08 BBC, Asian bank offers food price help

4/18/08 Acharya, IPS, ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Water Aplenty, Nor a Drop to Drink

4/18/08 Ahn & GRAIN, FPIF, Food Safety on the Butcher's Block

4/18/08 Lacey, NYT, Across Globe, Empty Bellies Bring Rising Anger

4/18/08 BBC, France to double food aid budget

April 17, 2008

4/17/08 Jelinek, AP, 300,000 Vets Have Mental Problems, 320,000 Had Brain Injuries

4/17/08 BBC, S Africans march over food prices

4/17/08 Nosoti, Hunger threat looms over the world

4/17/08 Nette, IPS, CAMBODIA: Dwindling Fish Stocks Threaten Food Security

4/17/08 Rice, Guardian, UN to cut food rations to Darfur

April 16, 2008

4/16/08 Layton, WP, U.S. Cites Fears on Chemical In Plastics

4/16/08 Hawkes, Times, Merck relied on ghostwritten research on arthritis drug, Vioxx

4/16/08 Randerson, Guardian, Vitamin supplements may increase risk of death

4/16/08 Boseley, Guardian, Drug firm accused of death rate data failures

4/16/08 Schoof, McClatchy, Corn ethanol's downsides: high food prices, more pollution

4/16/08 Vidal, Guardian, Change In Farming Can Feed World - Report

4/16/08 BBC, Steep rise in Chinese food prices

4/16/08 Al Jazeera, UN warns of N Korea food shortage

April 15, 2008

4/15/08 Sotomayer, IPS, LATIN AMERICA: Food or Fuel - That Is the Burning Question

4/15/08 BBC, UN calls for farming revolution

4/15/08 BBC, Global food system 'must change'

4/15/08 Martin, NYT, Fuel Choices, Food Crises and Finger-Pointing

4/15/08 Galanternick & Barrionuevoi, NYT, Dengue Outbreak Sweeps Through Rio

4/15/08 Allen, ITT, As Hunger Rises, Chew on This

4/15/08 AL Jazeera, China unveils anti-pollution steps

April 14, 2008

4/14/08 CNN, Riots, instability spread as food prices skyrocket

4/14/08 Reuters, White House: Bush concerned about food shortages

4/14/08 Denning, Daily Reckoning, Food, Fuel and Finance: The Crisis of the Three F's

4/14/08 Deen, IPS, DEVELOPMENT: Global Hot Spots of Hunger Set to Explode

4/14/08 BBC, Pneumonia 'linked' to pollution

April 13, 2008

4/13/08 AFP, World Bank to Meet as Rising Food Prices Spark Unrest

4/13/08 Reuters, Paulson says food price controls won't work

4/13/08 BBC, Pneumococcal bug poses new threat

4/13/08 CNN, FDA: Same Salmonella strain in recalled cereal sickens 23 people

4/13/08 Stewart & Elliott, Guardian, Darling calls for urgent review of biofuel policies

4/13/08 Bridges et al, Miami Herald, Grocery bills spark deadly riots, trigger inflation

4/12/08 Deen, IPS, Family Planning Gets Mere Sliver of Aid Pie

4/13/08 BBC, IMF head gives food price warning

4/13/08 Walker, BBC, Analysis: What to do about credit and food

April 12, 2008

4/12/08 Dillion, KC Star, Are wind farm turbines making people sick? Some say yes

4/12/08 Harden, WP, Philippines Caught in Rice Squeeze

4/12/08 Al Jazeera, Food prices fuel security fears

4/12/08 Al Jazeera, Bangladesh hit by food price riots

4/12/08 Gaul, WP, Federal Panel Fails To Prevent Vicious Animal Testing

4/12/08 Vallely, Independent, The Other Global Crisis: Rush to Biofuels is Driving Up Price of Food

4/12/08 BBC, Anaesthetic drug 'numbs memory'

4/12/08 Al Jazeera, IMF for 'strong front' amid crisis

April 11, 2008

4/11/08 Herbert, AP, CDC Foresees Health Risks Because of Climate Change

4/11/08 Lindsay, CSM, Haitian leader's answer to food crisis doesn't satisfy critics

4/11/08 Mirchandani, BBC, US rice growers go against the grain

4/11/08 AP, Accidents at Disease Lab Acknowledged

4/11/08 Neergard, AP, Gov't Seeks Help With Vaccine Questions

4/11/08 Al Jazeera, The recipe for food rights

4/11/08 Trumbull, CSM, Inflation hits consumers worldwide

4/11/08 Al Jazeera, Food prices stir poverty concern

April 9, 2008

4/09/08 Devrah, IPS, DEVELOPMENT: Food Shortages an Emergency - FAO Chief

4/09/08 Adam, Guardia, Food Price Rises Threaten Global Security - UN

April 7, 2008

4/07/08 Krugman, NYT, Grains Gone Wild

4/07/08 Gonzales, IPS, PHILIPPINES: World's Top Rice Importer Hit By Tight Supply

4/07/08 Thakurta, BBC, Is India facing a food crisis?

4/07/08 BBC, Two people die from vCJD in Spain

April 6, 2008

4/06/08 Guardian, Food riots fear after rice price hits a high

April 5, 2008

4/05/08 Salazar, IPS, ENVIRONMENT-PERU: In Search of Less Toxic Mining

4/05/08 BBC, Food riots turn deadly in Haiti

April 4, 2008

4/04/08 BBC, Food prices drive India inflation

4/04/08 BBC, Asian states feel rice pinch

4/04/08 Engdahl, Asia Times, Rust to fertilize food price surge

April 3, 2008

4/03/08 Stirland, Wired, U.S. Funded Health Search Engine Blocks 'Abortion'

4/03/08 Dunham, Reuters, Report says 90,000 U.S. infants maltreated a year

4/03/08 Fidel, Montreal Gazette, Blame Pollutants For Hike in Breast Cancer: Scientist

April 2, 2008

4/02/08 BBC, Riots prompt Ivory Coast tax cuts

March 31, 2008

3/31/08 Rosenberg. OEN, More Problems for the Other White Meat As New Disease Spreads

March 30, 2008

3/30/08 Berenson, NYT, Journal Issues Warning on Two Cholesterol Drugs

3/30/08 Sarhan, Guardian, Trapped In Their Homes, Families Fall Victim To Sickness and Hunger

3/30/08 Bogdanich, NYT, The Drug Scare That Exposed a World of Hurt

3/30/08 BBC, Oregon's healthcare lottery

March 29, 2008

3/29/08 Bradsher, NYT, High Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest

March 28, 2008

3/28/08 Steenhuysen, Reuters, Older Americans wealthier, living longer

3/28/08 AP, School Districts That Got Recalled Beef Are Listed - List

3/28/08 BBC, Pesticide Parkinson's link strong

3/28/08 Belcher, Al Jazeera, Asian rice crisis starts to bite

3/28/08 Lydersen, WP, As Uranium Firms Eye New Mexico, Navajos Are Wary

March 27, 2008

3/27/08 al-Fadhily & Jamail, IPS, Fever Named After Blackwater

3/27/08 Reuters, FDA probing suicide risks from asthma drug

3/27/08 Casella, Asia Times, Very sick, and not getting better

March 25, 2008

3/25/08 Fernandes, MoJo, Toxic Trailers Redux: When Did FEMA Know?

3/25/08 Savage, LAT, Supreme Court allows retiree benefit cuts

3/25/08 Bowcott, Guardian, UN food agency issues emergency plea for $500m

March 24, 2008

3/24/08 Halper, LAT, An exodus from Medi-Cal

3/24/08 Al Jazeera, Brazil tackles dengue outbreak

March 23, 2008

3/23/08 Pear, NYT, Gap in Life Expectancy Widens for the Nation

March 21, 2008

3/21/08 Steinhauer, NYT, Public Health Risk Seen as Parents Reject Vaccines

March 19, 2008

3/19/08 BBC, Toxic gas 'helps lung patients'

March 18, 2008

3/18/08 Carey, NYT, Teenage Suicides Bewilder an Island, and the Experts

March 17, 2008

3/17/08 Allen, ITT, Pig Intestines, Downer Cows

March 16, 2008

3/16/08 BBC, Tumour growth block hopes raised

March 15, 2008

3/15/08 Stein, WP, New Study Raises Questions on Anesthesia Monitoring System

March 13, 2008

3/13/08 Bradsher, NYT, Flu Outbreak Closes Hong Kong Schools

March 11, 2008

3/11/08 Randerson, Guardian, Diesel fumes produce stress response in brain, study shows

3/11/08 BBC, Gulf War illness 'chemical link'

3/11/08 CNN, Study: 1 in 4 teen girls has an STD

March 10, 2008

3/10/08 Spencer, WSWS, Suicide rate at 25-year high for middle-aged Americans

3/10/08 Donn, AP, Pharmaceuticals Found in US Drinking Water

3/10/08 AP, Drug Traces Common in Tap Water

March 9, 2008

3/09/08 Doward, Guardian, DNA register 'labels children as criminals'

3/09/08 BBC, Probiotic hope for kidney stones

March 7, 2008

3/07/08 CNN, Vaccine settlement complex, may not be first

March 6, 2008

3/06/08 Steenhuysen, WP, Report maps U.S. drug, mental health issues by state

3/06/08 Batty et al, Guardian, Drug companies must reveal more data after Seroxat results withheld

3/06/08 AP, Case renews debate on vaccine-autism link

March 5, 2008

3/05/08 Grady, NYT, Colonoscopy Study Finds a Growth More Dangerous Than Polyps

3/05/08 Maugh II, LAT, Hormone drugs had lasting breast cancer risk

March 4, 2008

3/04/08 Gogoi, Business Week, States Move to Label Cloned Food

3/04/08 Wired, Long Workweeks Keeping Americans Up Late

3/04/08 Stein, WP, Immune Systems Increasingly On Attack

3/04/08 Randerson, Guardian, Scientists discover possible radiation and heart disease link

March 3, 2008

3/03/08 BBC, Frog skin diabetes treatment hope

3/03/08 BBC, Nanomagnets 'could target cancer'

March 2, 2008

3/02/08 Hill & McKie, Guardian, The clones are coming - to a supermarket near you

February 27, 2008

2/27/08 McKinley, NYT, Surgeon Accused in Death of Patient to Get Organs

2/27/08 Laurence, Independent, Drug Giants Warned: Tell The Truth on Medicines

February 26, 2008

2/26/08 Rose, TimesOnline, Depression drugs don't work, finds data review

2/26/08 Romero, NYT, Free Eye Care From Chávez, All the Better to See Him

2/26/08 Foulkes, BBC, Drug resistant TB 'at new high'

February 25, 2008

2/25/08 Wolman, Wired, The Truth About Autism: Scientists Reconsider What They Think They Know

February 24, 2008

2/24/08 Harmon, NYT, Fear of Insurance Trouble Leads Many to Shun or Hide DNA Tests

2/24/08 McKie, Guardian, Men who take Viagra 'put their fertility at risk'

February 21, 2008

2/21/08 Al Jazeera, Bhopal survivors march on New Delhi

February 20, 2008

2/20/08 AP, Justices Limit Suits Over Medical Devices

2/20/08 Paez, IPS, PERU: Poverty Provides Growing Number of 'Drug Mules'

2/20/08 Lifsher, LAT, Treating death as a commodity

2/20/08 Kim, LAT, Cattle inspections thwarted

2/20/08 Srinivasa, IPS, HEALTH-SOUTH ASIA: Hub For Global Organ Trade

2/20/08 BBC, Yellow fever crisis hits Paraguay

February 19, 2008

2/19/08 Cohen, NYT, Midlife Suicide Rises, Puzzling Researchers

2/19/08 BBC, Tracking global E.coli 'crucial'

2/19/08 BBC, Sperm damage 'passed to children'

February 18, 2008

2/18/07 Al Jazeera, Angola 'worst' for child deaths

2/18/08 CNN, USDA orders recall of 143 million pounds of beef

2/18/08 CNN, USDA: Most recalled beef has probably been eaten

February 17, 2008

2/17/08 Madrigal, Wired, Liveblog on The Future of the Global Food System

February 15, 2008

2/15/08 Stobbe, Wired, Flu Season, and Vaccine, Looking Worse

February 13, 2008

2/13/08 Girion, LAT, Major health insurers accused of rigging rates

2/13/08 CNN, GM to recall 180,000+ Chevy HHRs

2/13/08 BBC, Sleepers 'at risk' from jet noise

February 12, 2008

2/12/08 Girion, LAT, Doctors balk at request for data

2/12/08 Sparrow, Guardia, Climate change soon could kill thousands in UK, says report

February 10, 2008

2/10/08 Engle & Lin, LAT, ERs fail as the nation's safety net

2/10/08 DemFromCT, DailyKos, Pandemic Challenges For Hospitals

February 9, 2008

2/09/08 Young, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CDC Under Investigation Over Katrina Cancer Risk

2/09/08 Boyd, McClatchy, Despite doubts, nuclear energy making comeback

February 8, 2008

2/08/08 Seguin, Globe&Mail, Calls For Taser Moratorium Across Quebec

2/08/08 Johnson, OneWorld, Toxic Government Report Uncovered

2/08/08 CNN, FDA warns of Botox side effects, deaths

2/08/08 Hsing, Asia Times, Toxic globalization

February 7, 2008

2/07/08 Madrigal, Wired, Potent DNA Vaccines May Be Viable, Thanks to the Humble Tattoo Gun

2/07/08 CNN, Chinese pet food firms indicted

2/07/08 BBC, French medics sued in CJD scandal

February 4, 2008

2/04/08 Brown, WP, Inhaling Pig Brains May Be Cause of New Illness

2/04/08 Kielberger, Toronto Star, Obesity Becoming World Crisis

February 3, 2008

2/03/08 Kim, LAT, Schools scramble to find questionable meat

February 2, 2008

2/02/08 Lee WP, U.S. Flu Outbreak Plan Criticized

January 31, 2008

1/31/08 Levine, WP, District Lacking In Access To Care

1/31/08 Hooker & Bogdanich, NYT, Tainted Drugs Tied to Maker of Abortion Pill

1/31/08 Pear, NYT, Bush Seeks Surplus via Medicare Cuts

1/31/08 BBC, EU suspends Brazil beef imports

January 30, 2008

1/30/08 Saul, NYT, Doctor Accused of Leak to Drug Maker

1/30/08 Burros, NYT, Scientists Weigh In on Mercury

1/30/08 BBC, Paraguay put on dengue alert

January 29, 2008

1/29/08 Harris, NYT, For F.D.A., a Major Backlog Overseas

January 28, 2008

1/28/08 BBC, Indonesia bird flu deaths hit 100

1/28/08 Briggs, BBC, Cells' internal clocks revealed

1/28/08 Bhaumik, BBC, India bird flu disease 'alarming'

1/28/08 Majumdar, BBC, 'Kidney racket' exposed in India

January 27, 2008

1/27/08 Ritter, AP, Lead Linked to Aging in Older Brains

January 25, 2008

1/25/08 Reuters, Australian girl changes blood group, immune system

1/25/08 Burros, NYT, National Study Finds High Levels of Mercury in Tuna

1/25/08 Harris, NYT, F.D.A. Plans to Post Inspectors Overseas

January 23, 2008

1/23/08 Burros, NYT, High Mercury Levels Are Found in Tuna Sushi

1/23/08 BBC, Work stress 'changes your body'

1/23/08 Rothfeld, LAT, New official tasked with fixing California prison healthcare

1/23/08 BBC, W Bengal bird flu 'is spreading'

January 22, 2008

1/22/08 Deen, IPS, HEALTH: Loss of 9.7 Million Children Unacceptable, Says UNICEF

1/22/08 KoKitze, IPS, GHANA: Rapid 'Development' Leaves Poor Without Toilets

1/22/08 BBC, Rwanda in mass circumcision drive

1/22/08 BBC, 'Safe Ebola' created for research

January 21, 2008

1/21/08 BBC, Mobiles linked to disturbed sleep

January 20, 2008

1/20/08 Lakhani, Independent, Drug firms 'bury' poor trial results

1/20/08 BBC, Immune therapy 'cuts heart risk'

January 19, 2008

1/19/08 BBC, Medical plants 'face extinction'

January 17, 2008

1/17/08 CArey, NYT, Antidepressant Studies Unpublished

January 16, 2008

1/16/08 Laurence, Independent, Flesh-eating bug strikes San Francisco's gay community

January 15, 2008

1/15/08 SteenHuysem, Reuters, New study blames Columbus for syphilis spread

1/15/08 BBC, Deadly new form of MRSA emerges

January 14, 2008

1/14/08 Berenson, NYT, Drug Approved. Is Disease Real?

1/14/08 Grice, Independent, PM backs removal of body parts without consent

1/14/08 Pugh, McClatchy, Tropical disease headed toward U.S., health officials warn

January 13, 2008

1/13/08 Templeton, TimesOnline, Hopes of custom-built organs as scientists create beating heart

January 12, 2008

1/12/08 Clarke & Usherwood, Independent, Vomiting bug puts three hospitals on red alert

1/12/08 Al Jazeera, Aids study raises breakthrough hope

January 10, 2008

1/10/08 Boyd, McClatchy, Scientists explore using viruses to combat germs

1/10/08 BBC, Dementia drug instant hit claim

1/10/08 BBC, Africa 'being drained of doctors'

January 8, 2008

1/08/08 Reuters, Drug addiction genes identified

January 7, 2008

1/07/08 Dunham, Reuters, Racial Disparities Persist in US Cancer Treatment

January 6, 2008

1/06/08 Keim, Wired, Scientists Find Key to What Could Make Bird Flu a Human Pandemic

1/06/08 Fox, Scientists Help Mice Paralyzed by Spinal Injuries Walk Again

1/06/08 Revill, Guardian, Vomiting bug to get worse

January 5, 2008

1/05/08 RosenBerg, OpenLeft, Trade Kills--Major New Study Confirms Astronomical Cancer Risk

January 4, 2008

1/04/08 Pear, NYT, U.S. Curtailing Bids to Expand Medicaid Rolls

1/04/08 BBC, Universal flu jab works in people

1/04/08 BBC, Many wards closed by vomiting bug

January 3, 2008

1/03/08 Savage, Independent, How dangerous is Ecstasy, and is there a case to review its legal status?

1/03/08 Fletcher, TimesOnline, Two million struck down by norovirus

1/03/08 BBC, CJD death 'is no cause for panic'

1/03/08 BBC, Malaria risk 'higher this year'

1/03/08 Reuters, FDA to clear cloned livestock for consumers: report

January 2, 2008

1/02/08 Kumar, WP, Uranium Lode in Va. Is Feared, Coveted

1/02/08 AP, Researchers Work on Cocaine Vaccine

1/02/08 Poulter, Daily Mail, Alert Over The March of The 'Grey Goo' in Nanotechnology Frankenfoods

1/02/08 Johnson, AP, Whites More Likely to Get ER Narcotics

December 31, 2007

12/31/07 AP, Drug firms probed in Iraq scandal

12/31/07 AP, Giving birth becomes the latest job outsourced to India

December 30, 2007

12/30/07 McKinley, NYT, Infection Hits a California Prison Hard

December 28, 2007

12/28/07 Madrigal, Wired, Snorting a Brain Chemical Could Replace Sleep

12/28/07 Reuters, U.S. issues alert for stolen beef due to possible E. coli

December 27, 2007

12/27/07 Rose, Times Online, Allergy to medicines 'is killing thousands'

12/27/07 Dugan, Independent, Anger at asylum-seeker health cuts

12/27/07 Gogoy, IPS, HEALTH: Nuclear Plants Raise Leukaemia Threat

December 25, 2007

12/25/07 Sack, WP, Widening of Health Care in States Hits Roadblocks

December 24, 2007

12/24/07 Urbina, NYT, In Kentucky's Teeth, Poverty and Neglect Take Toll

12/24/07 CNN, Hard-plastic bottles raise worries

12/24/07 BBC, Pfizer arrests sought in Nigeria

December 23, 2007

12/23/07 Rosenthal, NYT, As Earth Warms Up, Tropical Virus Moves to Italy

December 22, 2007

12/22/07 Story & Barboza, NYT, The Recalls' Aftershocks

December 20, 2007

12/20/07 Madrigal, Wired, Cloning Companies Promise to Track Their Animals

December 19, 2007

12/19/07 Buckholder, CNN, A killer cold? Even the healthy may be vulnerable

December 17, 2007

12/17/07 Bogdanich, NYT, Counterfeit Drugs' Path Eased by Free Trade Zones

December 16, 2007

12/16/07 Beaumont, Guardian, Armed forces 'superbug' menaces UK

December 15, 2007

12/15/07 Helfand, LA Times, L.A. must dump water from two reservoirs

December 14, 2007

12/14/07 Severson, NYT, Get Squeamish?

12/14/07 Acharya, IPS, India: Prime Destination for Unethical Clinical Trials

12/14/07 Wheeler, ITT, Corporate Potluck

December 13, 2007

12/13/07 Herbert, AP, White House Pressured EPA on Toxin Reporting, Audit Says

12/13/07 BBC, Body clock 'control switch' found

December 11, 2007

12/11/07 Stein, WP, Virus Starts Like a Cold But Can Turn Into a Killer

12/11/07 Weisman, NYT, China and U.S. in Food Safety Accord

December 10, 2007

12/10/07 Kaufman, WP, Microbes May Threaten Lengthy Spaceflights

12/10/07 BBC, Food supply link to animal ageing

December 8, 2007

12/08/07 Vidailliet, Reuters, France Suspends Commercial GMO Seed Use, Studies Safety

12/08/07 Reuters, New virus extends geographic reach

December 7, 2007

12/07/07 BBC, China firm cans toxic tinned meat

12/07/07 AP, Minn. Slaughterhouse Workers Fall Ill

December 4, 2007

12/04/07 Randerson, Guardian, Fertility watchdog calls on IVF clinics to reduce twin births

12/04/07 BBC, Womb hormones 'lead to anorexia'

December 1, 2007

12/01/07 Brown, WP, Estimate of AIDS Cases In U.S. Rises

12/01/07 Bloomfield, Independent, The village with no men: a community crippled by HIV/Aids

12/01/07 Watts, Guardian, Aids cover-up as Chinese PM visits village

12/01/07 BBC, Global effort on World Aids Day

November 30, 2007

11/30/07 Squires, WP, FDA Is Urged To Toughen Rules on Salt

11/30/07 Apell, IPS, HIV/AIDS: Racism, Gov't Apathy Fuel US Epidemic

November 29, 2007

11/29/07 AP, Late Shift Work Is Linked to Cancer

November 23, 2007

11/23/07 Paulson, CSM, Parents cope with season of suspect toys

November 22, 2007

11/22/07 Siddique, Guardian, 'Probable' new foot and mouth leak from laboratory

November 17, 2007

11/17/07 ABC, Md. Officials: Vaccinate Your Kids or Face Jail

November 16, 2007

11/16/07 Jha, BBC, GM plants that produce fish oils could help fight heart disease

November 11, 2007

11/11/07 Dobson, Independent, Effects of anger last at least a week, study shows

November 10, 2007

11/10/07 Shin, WP, Taking Lead Safety Into Its Own Hands

11/10/07 BBC, China halts 'toxic' toy exports

November 8, 2007

11/08/07 Bloomberg, Birth Control Pills May Clog Arteries

11/08/07 BBC, GHB fears for Chinese-made toys

November 7, 2007

11/07/07 Stein, WP, Being Overweight Isn't All Bad, Study Says

November 5, 2007

11/05/07 Semrad, NYT, A New Arena in the Fight Over Smoking: The Home

11/05/07 AP, Bayer Stops Sales of Trasylol Globally

November 4, 2007

11/04/07 AP, Cargill Recalls Beef That Might Be Tainted

October 31, 2007

10/31/07 Bogdanich, NYT, Chemicals Flow Unchecked From China to Drug Market

10/31/07 BBC, New food standards law in China

October 30, 2007

10/30/07 Vogel, WP, Army Digging To Recover Old Gas Shells

10/30/07 Kolata, NYT, Low Buzz May Give Mice Better Bones and Less Fat

October 29, 2007

10/29/07 Moore, WP, New Health Warning on Wine Labels Has Many French Seeing Red

October 27, 2007

10/27/07 Mason, AP, Poor Health Care System Plagues Myanmar

October 25, 2007

10/25/07 BBC, Organic food rule change warning

October 24, 2007

10/24/07 AP, White House 'Eviscerated' CDC Testimony Regarding Climate Change and Health

10/24/07 AP, White House: Report Not `watered Down'

10/24/07 Ryan, Guardian, Superbugs watchdog will have power to close hospitals

October 23, 2007

10/23/07 Merle, WP, GAO Report Cites Waste In Anthrax Vaccine Cache

10/23/07 Drew, NYT, Many Red Flags Preceded a Recall of Hamburger

10/23/07 Laurance, Independent, Unveiled: radical prescription for our health crisis

10/23/07 BBC, Obesity 'epidemic' turns global

October 22, 2007

10/22/07 Heath, WP, Under Pressure, Carlyle Issues Patient Promise

October 20, 2007

10/20/07 Harris, NYT, F.D.A. Panel Urges Ban on Medicine for Child Colds

10/20/07 Black, WP, Bitter Harvest for Small Farms

October 19, 2007

10/19/07 Urbina, NYT, Schools in Several States Report Staph Infections, and Deaths Raise the Alarm

October 18, 2007

10/18/07 Schapiro, Nation, Toxic Toys

10/18/07 BBC, Why women still die to give birth

October 17, 2007

10/17/07 Sack, NYT, Deadly Bacteria Found to Be More Common

October 16, 2007

10/16/07 Lee, WP, States May Reduce Number of Children In Insurance Plan

October 15, 2007

10/15/07 Hulse, NYT, Showdown Over Children's Health Care Looms

October 14, 2007

10/14/07 Freking, AP, Depression Reported by 7% of Workforce

October 13, 2007

10/13/07 Merle, WP, China, U.S. Near Deal on Safe Food

October 12, 2007

10/12/07 Harris, NYT, Manufacturers Remove Drugs for Infant Cold

10/12/07 Laurance, Independent, World failing mothers in childbirth as survival rates fall short of 2015 targets

10/12/07 Curtis, Guardian, Study reveals stressed out 7-11 year-olds

October 11, 2007

10/11/07 BBC, Ward bug errors cause 90 deaths

October 10, 2007

10/10/07 Last, BBC, Vaccine-linked polio hits Nigeria

October 9, 2007

10/09/07 Weiss, WP, Long-Hidden Dangers? Early Exposure to DDT May Raise Risk of Breast Cancer

10/09/07 Maag, NYT, In the Battle Against Cancer, Researchers Find Hope in a Toxic Wasteland

October 7, 2007

10/07/07 Pear, NYT, Medicare Audits Show Problems in Private Plans

10/07/07 Bolton, NYT, A Heavy Toll From Disease Fuels Suspicion and Anger

10/07/07 Lean, Independent, Public health: The hidden menace of mobile phones

10/07/07 Seattle PI, EPA Refused to Warn of Asbestos Dangers; Millions of Homeowners at Risk

October 6, 2007

10/06/07 BBC, Windscale fallout underestimated

10/06/07 Weiss, WP, Probe Into Tainted Rice Ends

10/06/07 Laurance, Independent, Bird flu virus mutates into a strain more infectious to humans

10/06/07 Al Jazeera, Nairobi dump harming children

October 5, 2007

10/05/07 Lipton, NYT, U.S. Called Lax at Policing Labs Handling Biohazards

October 3, 2007

10/03/07 Loven, AP, Bush Vetoes Child Health Insurance Plan

October 1, 2007

10/01/07 Reuters, Study: Toddler TV-viewing Should Be Curbed by Age 5

September 30, 2007

9/30/07 Hester, AP, Ground Beef Recall Expanded Across U.S.

September 29, 2007

9/29/07 Harris, NYT, Ban Sought on Cold Medicine for Very Young

9/29/07 Vidal, Guardian, Major bluetongue outbreak feared

September 26, 2007

9/26/07 Baldauf, CSM, Africa's AIDS Orphans

September 23, 2007

9/23/07 BBC, Further bluetongue tests at farm

September 22, 2007

9/22/07 Loven, AP, Bush: Kids' Health Care Will Get Vetoed

9/22/07 BBC, New Ebola cases seen in DR Congo

September 20, 2007

9/20/07 Kay, SF Chron. Environmental Groups Petition US to Regulate Air Fresheners

September 19, 2007

9/19/07 Fan, WP, China Rushes to Halt Bird Flu Among Ducks

9/19/07 Lichfield, Independent, 'Health disaster' in French Caribbean linked to pesticides

September 17, 2007

9/17/07 Toronto Star, Pollution Killing Kids in China, India

9/17/07 Lean, Independent, EU Watchdog Calls for Urgent Action on Wi-Fi Radiation

September 16, 2007

9/16/07 AP, Presidential Candidates on Health Care

9/16/07 Cha, WP, Pig Disease in China Worries the World

September 11, 2007

9/11/07 Sorrel, Wired, Study: RFID Implants Could Cause Cancer

9/11/07 Barboza, NYT, Why Lead in Toy Paint? It's Cheaper

9/11/07 BBC, Deadly Ebola resurfaces in Congo

September 10, 2007

9/10/07 McNeil, NYT, Drugs Banned, Many of World's Poor Suffer in Pain

September 6, 2007

9/06/07 Smithers, Guardian, Danger to children from food and drink additives is exposed

9/06/07 Ravi, BBC, Cholera-hit Indians 'face hunger'

9/06/07 BBC, Mosquito virus arrives in Europe

September 5, 2007

9/05/07 Wintour, Guardian, Construction workers may have spread foot and mouth virus, says official study

9/05/07 BBC, Third recall for China-made toys

September 4, 2007

9/04/07 Hambling, Wired, Tasers Worry Brits

9/04/07 Carey, NYT, Bipolar Illness Soars as a Diagnosis for the Young

September 3, 2007

9/03/07 Pincus, WP, Army Examines Possibility of Private Medical Contractor

9/03/07 BBC, Livestock breeds face 'meltdown'

September 1, 2007

9/01/07 BBC, Mystery DR Congo fever kills 100

August 31, 2007

8/31/07 Cockburn, Independent, Cholera spreads in Iraq as health services collapse

August 30, 2007

8/30/07 Keim, Wired, Gene Therapy: Is Death an Acceptable Risk?

8/30/07 Black, BBC, World facing 'arsenic timebomb'

August 28, 2007

8/28/07 Gugliotta, Wired, Researchers Hope Creatures From Black Lagoon Can Help Fight Cancer

August 27, 2007

8/27/07 Ndege, Al Jazeera, Africa's most toxic town

August 26, 2007

8/26/07 Dobson, Independent, Talcum powder 'poses cancer risk to women'

8/26/07 Lakhani, Independent, Pharmageddon: the prescription pill epidemic

8/26/07 BBC, Mystery deaths hit Saudi camels

August 24, 2007

8/24/07 Bulman, AP, WHO Ties Rising Population, New Diseases

8/24/07 Stobbe, AP, Experts: U.S. Childbirth Deaths on Rise

August 23, 2007

8/23/07 BBC, WHO warns of global epidemic risk

August 21, 2007

8/21/07 Pear, NYT, Rules May Limit Health Program Aiding Children

August 20, 2007

8/20/07 Moberg, Universal Health Care for Wisconsin?

8/20/07 BBC, Student dig unearths ancient gum

August 17, 2007

8/17/07 Weiss, WP, Fungus Infected Woman Who Died After Gene Therapy

August 16, 2007

8/16/07 Harris, NYT, Parents Warned Cough Medicines Imperil Infants

August 15, 2007

8/15/07 Martin, NYT, U.S.-Made Toys Benefit From China's Troubles

8/15/07 Merle, WP, Mattel Recalls More Chinese-Made Toys

August 13, 2007

8/13/07 MacAskill, Guardian, US Tumbles Down the World Ratings List for Life Expectancy

August 12, 2007

8/12/07 NYT, World's Best Medical Care?

August 11, 2007

8/11/07 Boustany, WP, Flooding Creates Dire Need

August 10, 2007

8/10/07 Butler, Independent, A President in denial, a ravaged nation denied hope

6/10/07 BBC, Sickness spreads in S Asia floods

August 5, 2007

8/05/07 BBC, Disease labs face safety inquiry

August 2, 2007

8/02/07 Solomon & Kaufman, WP, FDA's Retention Bonuses Rise to the Top

8/02/07 Weaver, Guardian, Toys recalled in lead paint scare

July 29, 2007

7/29/07 Rein, WP, Bill Would Let States Force Drug Discounts

7/29/07 Lee & Kaufman, WP, Bush Aide Blocked Report

7/29/07 Asthana, Guardian, Medics warn of superpill's threat

July 28, 2007

7/28/07 AP, Recalled Canned Foods Continue to Be Found on Grocery Shelves

7/28/07 AP, Sara Lee Recalls 27 Brands of Bread

July 26, 2007

7/26/07 Grady, NYT, Rise in Cases of West Nile May Portend an Epidemic

July 25, 2007

7/25/07 BBC, Hospital bugs 'remain a problem'

July 24, 2007

7/24/07 Kay, LA Times, Hazard Warning on Home Cleaners

July 23, 2007

7/23/07 Rosenthal, NYT, Low-Key Recall of AIDS Drug Hits World's Poor

7/23/07 BBC, Rise in animal testing continues

7/23/07 BBC, Child depression drug use soars

July 22, 2007

7/22/07 Lean, Independent, Wi-Fi fears to be investigated

July 17, 2007

7/17/07 Rowland, Independent, What's behind the rise in allergic reactions?

July 16, 2007

7/16/07 Jarleo-Evangelist, Times UK, Depleted Uranium Holds Fast In Colonie

July 15, 2007

7/15/07 Pear, NYT, Bush Is Prepared to Veto Bill to Expand Child Insurance

July 14, 2007

7/14/07 Cha, WP, After Silence, China Mounts Product Safety PR Offensive

July 11, 2007

7/11/07 Laurance, Independent, The secret of a long life? It's the moles on your skin

July 10, 2007

7/10/07 Merle & Yang, Wp, A Hole in the Food Safety Net?

7/10/07 BBC, China food safety head executed

July 8, 2007

7/8/07 McDonald, AP, China Suspends Sales of Leukemia Drug

7/8/07 Vedantam, WP, Research Links Lead Exposure, Criminal Activity

7/8/07 Campbell, Guardian, New health fears over big surge in autism

July 7, 2007

7/7/07 BBC, China Steps Up Its Safety Efforts

July 6, 2007

7/6/07 Barboza, NYT, China Sentences Official to Death for Corruption

July 5, 2007

7/5/07 BBC, Good vibes power tiny generator

July 3, 2007

7/3/07 Shachtman, Wired, CDC Shuts Down Bioweapons Lab After Infections

7/3/07 Independent, Under the weather? Sun, wind and rain can be a matter of life or death

7/3/07 BBC, China 'buried smog death finding'

July 2, 2007

7/2/07 Martin, NYT, Labels Lack Food's Origin Despite Law

7/2/07 Stein, WP, Way to Shrink, Grow Fat Is Found

7/2/07 Hickman, Independent, Stone Age diet may aid diabetics

July 1, 2007

7/1/07 Oberman, AFO, Capitalism is Bad for Men's Health: Study

7/01/07 Schwartz, NYT, Companies in U.S. Increase Testing of Chinese Goods

June 29, 2007

6/29/07 AP, Beijing Bans 10 Types of Drugs

6/29/07 Martin, NYT, F.D.A. Curbs Sale of Five Seafoods Farmed in China

6/29/07 BBC, Superfood 'ban' comes into effect

June 28, 2007

6/28/07 Bogdanich, NYT, Wider Sale Is Seen for Toothpaste Tainted in China

June 27, 2007

6/27/07 Trumbull, CSM, In Massachusetts, test for a pioneering health plan

June 25, 2007

6/25/07 BBC, Echinacea 'can prevent a cold'

June 24, 2007

6/24/07 WP, Fructose-Sweetened Drinks Tougher on Arteries

6/24/07 Owen, Independent, England prepares for the smoking ban

6/24/07 Dobson, Independent, Huge weight gains reported by patients on prescription drugs

June 22, 2007

6/22/07 Reinberg, WP, U.S. Health Experts Rate Hospitals' Cardiac Care

6/22/07 Montlake, CSM, Milk formula goes on trial in Asia

6/22/07 Kershaw & Macnamara, Independent, North-west is unhealthiest region

6/22/07 Borger, Guardian, Nuclear Watchdog Might Not Cope in Atomic Crisis

6/22/07 BBC, Payout for Ivorian toxic victims

June 21, 2007

6/21/07 DePalma, NYT, Report Says U.S. Misled City on Dust From Ground Zero

6/21/07 Feder, NYT, New Rules Expected on Safety of Nanotechnology Products

6/21/07 BBC, Protein mutations link to autism

June 20, 2007

6/20/07 Timberg, WP, Spread of AIDS in Africa Is Outpacing Treatment

6/20/07 Hadlington, Independent, Bionic boom: The miraculous mechanical body parts that are being made in the lab

June 19, 2007

6/19/07 Friedman, NYT, On the Horizon, Personalized Depression Drugs

6/19/07 Rabin, NYT, With Rise in Radiation Exposure, Experts Urge Caution on Tests

6/19/07 Hoffman, NYT, Bridging Gaps Between Hospital and Home

June 17, 2007

6/17/07 Bogdanovich, NYT, F.D.A. Tracked Tainted Drugs, but Trail Went Cold in China

6/17/07 Kaufman, WP, FDA Scrutiny Scant In India, China as Drugs Pour Into U.S.

6/17/07 Owen, Independent, Once a victim, always a victim, child study shows

June 16, 2007

6/16/07 Brown, NYT, In the Classroom, a New Focus on Quieting the Mind

6/16/07 Leahy, IPS, COLOMBIA-ECUADOR: Studies Find DNA Damage from Anti-Coca Herbicide

June 15, 2007

6/15/07 BBC, US diet pill 'suicide risk' fears

June 14, 2007

6/14/07 Abelson, NYT, In Health Care, Cost Isn't Proof of High Quality

June 13, 2007

6/13/07 Frosch, NYT, Setback for Ill Workers at Nuclear Bomb Plant

6/13/07 Grady, NYT, Symptoms Found for Early Check on Ovary Cancer

June 12, 2007

6/12/07 Laurance, Independent, Is the new cervical cancer vaccine as good as it's claimed?

6/12/07 Laurance, Independent, Hay fever: the cure and the catch

June 9, 2007

6/09/07 Nieves, NYT, Indian Reservation Reeling in Wave of Youth Suicides and Attempts

6/09/07 Jeffreys, Independent, 'Sickness' of suicides plagues South Korea

June 8, 2007

6/08/07 McNeil, NYT, India, Said to Play Down AIDS, Has Many Fewer With Virus Than Thought, Study Finds

6/08/07 AP, China Halts Production of Novartis Drug

6/08/07 BBC, G8 leaders reach $60bn Aids deal

June 7, 2007

6/07/07 Brown & Hsu, WP, Officials Detail Errors in TB Case

6/07/07 Merle, WP, Deal for Smallpox Vaccine Could Jump-Start BioShield

6/07/07 Harris, NYT, F.D.A. Issues Strictest Warning on Diabetes Drugs

6/07/07 Barboza, NYT, China to Revise Rules on Food and Drug Safety

June 5, 2007

6/05/07 Weiss, WP, Noise Pollution Takes Toll on Health and Happiness

June 4, 2007

6/04/07 Independent, Sicko? The truth about the US healthcare system

June 3, 2007

6/03/07 Temko, Guardian, Patients' fury over blood test 'betrayal'

June 2, 2007

6/02/07 BBC, US warns over Chinese toothpaste

June 1, 2007

6/01/07 BBC, EU urged to relax farm feed rules

May 31, 2007

5/31/07 Bloomberg, Perchlorate Levels in Food Safe for Most, FDA Says

5/31/07 Goodman, NYT, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Agree to Curb Animal Tests

5/31/07 Altman & Schwartz, NYT, Near Misses Allowed Man With Tuberculosis to Fly

5/31/07 Connor, Independent, Why nicotine stimulates the brain and is hard to give up

5/31/07 Laurence, Independent, NHS given green light to hand out pill to beat smoking

May 29, 2007

5/29/07 Woodman, WIred, Hacking My Kid's Brain: How a Child's Neurons Were Rewired

5/29/07 Johnson, McClatchy, China's former top drug regulator gets death penalty

5/29/07 Bowdler, BBC, Scientists find bird flu antibody

May 27, 2007

5/27/07 Hickman, Independent, Caution: Some soft drinks may seriously harm your health

May 25, 2007

5/25/07 AP, Report Seeks F.D.A. Regulation of Tobacco

5/25/07 Coonan, Independent, Do bananas spread Sars? China gripped by health scare

May 24, 2007

5/24/07 Saul & Harris, NYT, Years Ago, Agency Was Warned of a Drug's Risks

5/24/07 DePalma, NYT, For the First Time, New York Links a Death to 9/11 Dust

5/24/07 BBC, Using drugs as weapons 'unsafe'

5/24/07 BBC, US checks toothpaste for toxins

May 23, 2007

5/23/07 Sink, NYT, Bubonic Plague Kills a Monkey at the Denver Zoo

5/23/07 BBC, WHO reaches bird flu vaccine deal

May 22, 2007

5/22/07 mongabay, Global warming may worsen infectious disease

May 21, 2007

5/21/07 Johnson, McClatchy, Mysterious illness haunts Tibetan highlands

May 20, 2007

5/20/07 Weiss, WP, Tainted Chinese Imports Common

May 19, 2007

5/19/07 Bogdanich, NYT, Poisoned Toothpaste in Panama Is Believed to Be From China

5/19/07 BBC, China confirms bird flu outbreak

May 16, 2007

5/16/07 Weiss, WP, FDA Says Quarantined Hogs Are Safe to Eat

May 15, 2007

5/15/07 BBC, Med diet 'cuts lung disease risk'

May 14, 2007

5/14/07 DePalma, NYT, Ground Zero Illnesses Clouding Giuliani's Legacy

May 13, 2007

5/13/07 Das, Reuters, Organic Milk Seen Flooding Market

5/13/07 Frosch, NYT, Fighting the Terror of Battles That Rage in Soldiers' Heads

5/13/07 Woolf & Lean, Independent, Health concerns over mobile phone masts prompt review

May 10, 2007

5/10/07 Meier, NYT, OxyContin Maker Expected to Plead Guilty Today

May 9, 2007