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Poisoning Workers at the Bottom of the Food Chain

Pesticides sicken more than 10,000 farm laborers annually. But complaining can mean getting fired or deported.

— By Ronnie Greene, The Center for Public Integrity

 | Mon Jun. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Why Diet Soda Should Be Taxed, Too

A new study suggests artificial sweeteners make the brain lose track of calories.

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| Fri Jun. 22, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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The Best Protest Signs from Michigan's "Vaginagate" Scandal

After a lawmaker is banned after talking about her vagina, Eve Ensler's "Vagina Monologues" comes to the Michigan state capitol.

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| Wed Jun. 20, 2012 11:41 AM PDT
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Which Baby Foods Contain the Most Pesticide Residue?

Inside the latest "Dirty Dozen" report on pesticide traces on produce—and in food for infants and toddlers.

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| Wed Jun. 20, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

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Can Exposure to Toxins Change Your DNA?

Not exactly. But evidence is mounting that your parents' chemical exposures could affect your health.

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| Tue Jun. 19, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Global Obesity Weighs On Resource Requirements

Research shows increasing population fatness may stress global resources as much as an increasing population.

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| Mon Jun. 18, 2012 2:45 PM PDT

Soda: Ban it? Nah. Tax it? Yep.

Taxing sugary drinks enough might nudge people to buy fewer Big Gulps.

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| Mon Jun. 18, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Why Government Corn Subsidies Don't Make Your Big Gulp Cheap

Nutritionist Marion Nestle and Mother Jones food and ag blogger Tom Philpott answer reader questions.

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| Mon Jun. 18, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Last Chance To Comment on Psychiatric Disorders in the DSM-5

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| Fri Jun. 15, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Built for a Simpler Era, OSHA Struggles When Tower Climbers Die

Tower climbing is now ranked as one of the most dangerous jobs in the US, so why isn't OSHA doing more to protect climbers' lives?

— By , PBS Frontline, ProPublica

 | Wed Jun. 13, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

House GOP Blocking Abortion Access for Raped Soldiers

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) wants to expand access to abortion for servicewomen who are raped. Only a few Republicans are willing to help.

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| Wed Jun. 13, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Can Breathing Make You Fat?

Reducing obesity could be part of the larger narrative on reducing energy consumption in general.

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| Wed Jun. 13, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Michigan Looks to Pass Nation's Most Anti-Abortion Law

Sorry Arizona and Kansas, Michigan is giving you a run for your money.

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| Fri Jun. 8, 2012 8:09 PM PDT

The Morning-After Pill Does Not Cause Abortions

After a decade of scientific evidence to the contrary, anti-abortion activists are still claiming that emergency contraception is a form of abortion.

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| Thu Jun. 7, 2012 10:10 AM PDT

Free to Be...Roadkill?

US motorcycle deaths have more than doubled since 1997. Bikers' response: Leave us alone.

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| Thu Jun. 7, 2012 3:10 AM PDT

Quick Reads: "Full Body Burden" by Kristen Iversen

A new memoir describes growing up in the shadow of the Rocky Flats plutonium trigger facility in Colorado.

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| Sun Jun. 3, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Timeline: Female Hysteria and the Sex Toys Used to Treat It

Vibrators, douches, and pelvic massage: Curing crazy ladies for centuries—one "hysterical paroxysm" at a time.

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| Fri Jun. 1, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Mother of All Wars: The Battle to Breastfeed in Uniform

Conservatives have opened a new front in the offensive against women: an attack on nursing military moms.

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| Fri Jun. 1, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Toxic Flame Retardants: Now In Your Food

Study finds toxic chemicals in many grocery store foods.

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| Thu May. 31, 2012 9:57 AM PDT

Tuna Contaminated With Fukushima Radiation Found in California

Scientists discovered bluefins off the coast of California containing trace amounts of cesium.

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| Wed May. 30, 2012 3:00 AM PDT