AlterNet.org: Health and Wellness Alternative News and Information. en-us AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. Does America Have a Prescription Drug Problem? http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/84862/ Almost all of the chronic conditions for which pills are prescribed are preventable through changes in lifestyle, diet and exercise. Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:01 PDT Doug Bremner, Huffington Post Organics May Soon Be Out of Reach for Many Consumers http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/84861/ As the economy worsens, fewer shoppers will be able to afford healthy, organic food. Thu, 08 May 2008 11:00:01 PDT Tana Ganeva, AlterNet Evangelical Doctor Touts Better Health Care Plan Than Clinton, Obama http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/83803/ Unlike Clinton or Obama, Dr. Rocky White, an Evangelical from a conservative background, is promoting a single-payer health care system. Tue, 06 May 2008 11:00:01 PDT Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Whatever Happened to American Longevity? http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/84396/ In the past 20 years, the U.S. has sunk from ranking No. 11 in life expectancy to No. 42. What gives? Sun, 04 May 2008 22:00:01 PDT Maggie Mahar, Niko Karvounis, Health Beat Why We Need to Rise up Against Industrial Agriculture (Again) http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/83310/ Much of our food supply is based on entrepreneurial gambling that relies on chemical pesticides and fertilizers to make huge profits. Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Will Allen, AlterNet Does It Take a Rocket Scientist to Raise a Child These Days? http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/84029/ Protecting your child from harmful consumer products has become almost as time-consuming as raising them. Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Christopher Gavigan, AlterNet A Dirty Trucking Industry Is Trying to Clean Up Its Act http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/82606/ A diverse coalition is working to stop the exploitation of truck drivers by big corporations and help save the health of residents near ports. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:00:01 PDT Kate Sheppard, In These Times How to Talk About Health Care http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/83892/ The health care debate is not about right versus left. It's about McCain's radical scheme to dump our employer-provided health coverage into a ditch. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Bernie Horn, TomPaine.com Half of Vets Suffering Brain and Mind Injuries Go Untreated, But Pentagon Pretends Nothing's Going on http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/83742/ An activist travels to the DoD's annual suicide prevention conference, only to find the military brass living in a parallel universe. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Penny Coleman, AlterNet The Suicide Drug http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/83795/ Drug company spin does not change the fact that Cymbalta has been linked to suicide -- even in otherwise mentally healthy people. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:00:01 PDT Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet Misdiagnosis: Reproductive Health and Our Environment http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/83433/ If we want to foster healthy communities, we need to make connections between reproductive health, environmental toxins, and the food we eat. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Mariana Ruiz Firmat, make/shift Pushing the Single-Payer Solution http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/83420/ It's time for the candidates to stop dancing around real health-care reform and get behind a single-payer system. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:01 PDT Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate Cheney Hunting Adventures: If Someone Eats the Game, It Looks Less Like Killing http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/81781/ Cheney and members of "Sportsmen Against Hunger" are attaching themselves to charitable causes to put a positive spin on killing animals. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet Forced Drugging of Guantánamo Prisoners: A Crisis for Health Professionals http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/83292/ With growing evidence of involuntary drugging of prisoners at Guantánamo, health professionals must take an unequivocal stance on torture. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:00:01 PDT Stephen Soldz, AlterNet Is Organic Food Really Healthier? http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/81773/ The U.S. government's food policy suggests an apple is an apple, regardless of how it was grown. Scientific data suggests otherwise. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Deborah Rich, Earth Island Journal The Torture Election: Fighting for the Soul of the American Psychological Association http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/82477/ In the race for the presidency of the APA, an anti-torture candidate is beating the odds. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Jeffrey S. Kaye, AlterNet Just How Secure Is Your Employer-Based Health Insurance? http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/83224/ Many workers believe that if they keep their job, their insurance is safe. That may have been true in the '90s, but not now, not even for top execs. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Maggie Mahar, Health Beat Vets of Bush's Wars Sue the VA: 'More than Half of Wounded Troops Slipping Through the Cracks' http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/82912/ "If you're suicidal you can't wait a month ... People placed on waiting lists have killed themselves." Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Aaron Glantz, AlterNet The Health Care Union War http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/83016/ A dispute between competing health care unions turns physical and ugly. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:00:01 PDT David Moberg, In These Times How I Fooled Myself into Quitting Smoking http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/82946/ Laser beams, placebos and other mind games can help you stop smoking, but they might not cure your addiction. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Amanda Stutt, The Tyee