health
Aid urgently needed to stem Cook County health care crisis
December 29, 2009Stroger Hospital, is the largest public hospital in Cook County and one of the largest in the country. If there is a place where the nation's horrific health care crisis can be seen this is it.
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Trucks spew deadly pollution at nation’s ports, new reports show
December 23, 2009Emissions from thousands of trucks filling our ports cause hypertension, asthma, heart disease, lung cancer and a host of other respiratory illnesses among drivers and surrounding communities.
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Bed bugs suck!
December 14, 2009The biggest threat to human health presented by bed bugs is the toxic effect of the poisons sprayed by their panicked victims.
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Ft Drum killings: Another legacy of post traumatic stress?
December 11, 2009Early Tuesday morning, December 1st, Jefferson County sheriffs' deputies discovered the bodies of two Ft Drum soldiers, Spec. Waide T James, 20, of Cocoa, FL and Spec. Diego Valbuena, 23, of Port St Lucie, FL.
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World AIDS Day: ‘Be faithful, be tested, be unionized’
December 1, 2009In South Africa, a highly successful AIDS program is led by a union.
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