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Catholic university drops student health insurance, cites ObamaCare
A Catholic university in Ohio said Tuesday it is being forced to end a student health insurance program over the Obama administration’s contraception mandate and costs associated with other provisions… Read more
Mysterious illness strikes hundreds of flight attendants, causes rashes and hair loss – are ‘toxic uniforms’ really to blame or is it Fukushima?
(NaturalNews) Hundreds of Alaska Airlines flight attendants have filed a formal complaint about uniforms they suspect might be causing their skin to rash and develop lesions, and their hair to… Read more
San Francisco’s long campaign to provide healthier school meals yields results
Parent advocates and district staff have worked hard during the past 10 years to make San Francisco Unified’s school lunches healthier despite tough budgetary times. This occasional paper describes step-by-step… Read more
Mad moms to food police: We’ll eat what we want
Protest to focus on state demands in fight with consumers Moms in Minnesota are preparing to defy state dictates over when and how they can access food supplies for their… Read more
ObamaCare’s Muslim Exemption
“Equal protection”? Muslims are exempted from the mandate because insurance is haraam. Laws almost always create unanticipated consequences. This is certainly likely to be the case when politicians bend over… Read more
Americans consume 80 percent of world’s pain pills
Americans consume 80 percent of the world’s supply of painkillers — more than 110 tons of pure, addictive opiates every year — as the country’s prescription drug abuse epidemic explodes…. Read more
Norovirus outbreak traced to reusable grocery bag…
Oregon investigators have traced an outbreak of norovirus to a reusable grocery bag that members of a Beaverton girls’ soccer team passed around when they shared cookies. The soccer team… Read more
Obama setting a bad example for kids eating chittlings in public
A healthcare advocacy group run by physicians is preparing to file a petition calling on President Obama to stop eating hamburgers, hot dogs and other unhealthy foods before cameras. “As… Read more
Big Bro: Obesity fight must shift from personal blame: U.S. panel
NEW YORK (Reuters) – America’s obesity epidemic is so deeply rooted that it will take dramatic and systemic measures – from overhauling farm policies and zoning laws to, possibly, introducing… Read more
Amish farm kids remarkably immune to allergies: study
Amish children raised on rural farms in northern Indiana suffer from asthma and allergies less often even than Swiss farm kids, a group known to be relatively free from allergies,… Read more
