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Flu Season: Factory Farming Could Cause a Pandemic

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. January 6, 2010.

The chicken and pork industries have wrought unprecedented changes in bird and swine flu. Billions could die in a new pandemic.

The Search for an Endangered Mushroom That Could Cure Smallpox, TB and Bird Flu

The Search for an Endangered Mushroom That Could Cure Smallpox, TB and Bird Flu

Andy Isaacson, Mother Jones. December 29, 2009.

Unlocking the secrets of this fungi may be one of the most important discoveries to the future of human health. But time is running short for the endangered mushroom.

Gonzo Gastronomy: How the Food Industry Has Made Bacon a Weapon of Mass Destruction

Gonzo Gastronomy: How the Food Industry Has Made Bacon a Weapon of Mass Destruction

Arun Gupta, AlterNet. July 23, 2009.

The confluence of factory farming, the boom in fast food and manipulation of consumer taste created processed foods that can hook us like drugs.

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