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Clothing Giant Zara Pledges to Ditch Toxic Chemicals

In the wake of a Greenpeace campaign, the world's largest clothing chain says that by 2020, it will no longer use toxic chemicals to make clothes.

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| Thu Dec. 6, 2012 4:00 AM PST

How Dr. Oz Got It Wrong on Organics

The good doctor paints organics as an indulgence of the rich—neglecting the fact that pesticide residues are bad for everyone.

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| Wed Dec. 5, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Why Isn't the FDA Stopping the Epidemic of Foodborne Illness?

The agency charged with overseeing the safety of our food is out to lunch. Here's why.

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| Wed Dec. 5, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Transgender People Want Shrinks to Stop Calling Them Crazy

But will the new diagnosis from the American Psychiatric Association cause them other trouble?

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| Wed Dec. 5, 2012 4:00 AM PST

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10 Corporations That Still Get New Government Contracts, Despite Alleged Misconduct

The EPA blocked BP from new government contracts, but many other companies have been cited for problems.

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| Fri Nov. 30, 2012 12:12 PM PST

Your Couch May Be Killing You

A new study finds that most couches contain scary flame-retardant chemicals.

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| Thu Nov. 29, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Mississippi's Last Abortion Clinic Might Soon Disappear

Jackson Women's Health Organization has filed a motion to try and block a law that could put an end to abortion in the state.

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| Wed Nov. 28, 2012 2:22 PM PST
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Is Your Clothing Toxic?

News about your clothes, just in time to ruin your Black Friday shopping experience.

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| Wed Nov. 21, 2012 10:47 AM PST

Ohio GOP's Election Lesson: We Should Go After Planned Parenthood Again!

The GOP revives an effort to take away family planning and education funds from the state's 32 Planned Parenthood providers.

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| Wed Nov. 21, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Meningitis Pharmacy Update: Live Bird, Bugs Found in Sister Facility That Packaged Sterile Drugs

A FDA investigation reveals dirty conditions at a drug company affiliated with compounding pharmacy responsible for the meningitis outbreak.

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| Tue Nov. 13, 2012 9:29 PM PST

New Study Links Plastics Exposure to Breast Cancer

Women working in automotive plastics factories are five times more likely to get breast cancer. But their risk has been largely ignored.

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 | Mon Nov. 19, 2012 10:33 AM PST

Mass Shootings: Maybe What We Need Is a Better Mental-Health Policy

What our in-depth investigation reveals about mental illness and America's mass killings with guns.

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| Fri Nov. 9, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Will Big Soda Beat the California Soda Taxes?

Aggressive penny-per-ounce taxes might mean significant reductions in rates of diabetes and heart disease in Richmond and El Monte, California, but can the proposals survive massive opposition from the food and beverage lobby?

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| Tue Nov. 6, 2012 4:45 PM PST

The Election Is Today, and Americans Still Don't Understand Obamacare

If the president loses the election, this could be a key factor.

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| Mon Nov. 5, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Charts: The Voter Guide for Your Ladyparts

Eleven reasons why every woman should vote on Tuesday.

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| Fri Nov. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
Big Sugar vs Big Corn

Are High-Fructose Corn Syrup Makers in Denial?

Corn refiners deploy Mother Jones' exposé in their battle against Big Sugar. Just one small problem…

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| Wed Oct. 31, 2012 10:22 PM PDT

Gary Taubes Answers Redditors' Sugar Questions

Won't steal his kids' Halloween booty, he says—well, not all of it, anyway.

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| Thu Nov. 1, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Is the Junk Food Industry Buying the WHO?

The United Nation's health arm is relying increasingly on "partnerships" with industry to fight rising global obesity—and its PanAm office is taking cash.

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| Thu Nov. 1, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Watch: Gary Taubes Reveals the Sugar Industry's Secrets

Documents show how industry's leading trade group recruited scientists predisposed to give sugar a pass.

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| Wed Oct. 31, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Document Dive: What's Inside the Sugar Industry's Filing Cabinets?

Internal papers reveal a strategy to safeguard sugar from "opportunists," "pseudoscientists," and "enemies."

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| Wed Oct. 31, 2012 3:00 AM PDT