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ADHD & autism rates up, again. Prevention anyone?

April 17, 2013
Experts at CDC recently released another round of data on how many kids in the U.S. are affected by autism and ADHD . The numbers are, once again, dramatically up. One in five boys are now diagnosed with ADHD by the time they reach high school. And one in 50 kids are on the autism spectrum, up from...
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Kristin Schafer
Immigration

MAY DAY 2010

April 16, 2013
“Obama escucha! Estamos en la lucha!” the crowd chants and I chant along, imploring President Obama to listen up and take our fight seriously. It’s May Day 2010 and I’m in Seattle marching down Jackson Street surrounded by a sea of Mexicans with Guatemalans, Hondurans, and Nicaraguans scattered...
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Judith Gille
Immigration

Strengthening Our Culture, Communities and Economy With the Contributions of Immigrant Women: A Blog Carnival on Women and Immigration Reform

April 15, 2013
This blog carnival was updated three times: on April 15, April 16 and April 17, 2013. As women, we know that we are all better off when our communities are strong making it possible for our children to thrive. We understand the importance of women's work -- at home or in the workplace. Women also...
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Eve Ensler
Immigration Gun Safety

Without Economic and Safety Reforms, Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence are at Increased Risk

April 15, 2013
This blog post originally appeared in National Network to End Domestic Violence . Domestic violence victims often describe feeling like prisoners in their own homes – beaten and controlled by abusive partners, silenced, isolated and shamed, without the protections or resources to leave and find...
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Kim Gandy
Food!

Our preemies

April 12, 2013
Eydie Nelson Photography Despite being healthy and fit, my pregnancy was riddled with problems from the very beginning. I had a twin pregnancy, we were expecting identical twin girls. Because of the complications from my pregnancy I spent 10 weeks on bedrest including four weeks in the hospital...
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Amanda Hedin
Food!

Antimicrobial Drug Resistance is Something We Can Not Afford to Ignore

April 12, 2013
As a mother, I care deeply about the food that my family eats. And as a lawmaker, I care deeply about New York’s farmers who work tirelessly to supply our country with a wholesome and safe food supply. That’s why, as a member of the Agriculture Committee, I’ve devoted much of my time in the Senate...
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Food!

The Power of You

April 12, 2013
Mountains of hard science demonstrate that it is critical to curb antibiotic overuse on industrial farms, but nothing is quite as convincing as the real-life stories of those living with the consequences of lax regulation. That’s what makes Supermoms Against Superbugs Advocacy Day so important. On...
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Laura Rogers
Food!

Pig Farms Breed Resistant Staph

April 12, 2013
Dario Sabljak/Shutterstock Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) , one of the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria, is responsible for more than 250,000 hospitalizations a year in the United States alone. And new, even more deadly versions of staph may be on the way, due to...
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Elizabeth Svoboda
Food!

Soil Bacteria May “Eat” Antibiotics

April 12, 2013
Long-term exposure to antibiotics from agricultural run off may encourage the evolution of soil bacteria that break down and consume the antibacterial agents. Wikimedia, Brian Stansberry Soil microbes exposed to antibiotics over a long period evolve the ability to detoxify the compounds, and may...
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Dan Cossins
Food!

Want To Take A Look At The Antibiotics In Your Meat? Here's Your Chance

April 12, 2013
Consumer’s Union (an arm of Consumer Reports) says that up to 80 percent of all antibiotics used in the U.S. are administered not to humans, but are given to animals as growth promotants and to prevent disease. But many including the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Consumer’s Union say...
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Beth Hoffman

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