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The Healing Power of Pets

Rebecca Armstrong, The Independent UK. May 10, 2008.
Studies show that contact with domestic animals can prevent illness.

The Sexy Path to Good Health

Sue Katz, Consenting Adult. May 9, 2008.
Healthy doses of sex with yourself and others is good for you.

Organics May Soon Be Out of Reach for Many Consumers

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. May 8, 2008.
As the economy worsens, fewer shoppers will be able to afford healthy, organic food.

Hard Questions Needed on McCain's Health Plan

Bill Scher, TomPaine.com AlterNet: Health and Wellness. May 4, 2008.
McCain wants to put even more health care costs on the shoulders of working families. The question is how.

Whatever Happened to American Longevity?

Maggie Mahar, Niko Karvounis, Health Beat. May 4, 2008.
In the past 20 years, the U.S. has sunk from ranking No. 11 in life expectancy to No. 42. What gives?

How to Talk About Health Care

Bernie Horn, TomPaine.com. April 30, 2008.
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.

Top Ten Earth-Friendly Sex Toys

Katie Halper, Scanner AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. April 23, 2008.
Getting off without damaging the earth or your nether regions.

Eight Reasons Our Changing World Will Turn You Into an Environmentalist, Like It or Not

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. April 22, 2008.
The challenges our society faces with depleted energy resources, water shortages, soaring food costs all point to environmental solutions.

Are You Unhappy? Is It Because of Consumer Addiction?

Charles Shaw, AlterNet. April 11, 2008.
The pattern of out-of-control consumption in the U.S. is not too different from the well-known behavioral patterns of substance abusers.

How the American Medical Association Got Rich

Dana Ullman, North Atlantic Books. April 10, 2008.
The "AMA Seal of Approval" on drugs and food becomes a legal form of bribery.

Finding the Best Diet for Your Body

William McLaughlin, AlterNet. April 9, 2008.
We don't need doctors and nutritionists to tell us how to eat. Our own bodies do a much better job.

Study Reveals Health Care Woes of Asian Americans

Ketaki Gokhale, New America Media. April 8, 2008.
High numbers of the working poor in this community don't qualify for public assistance, yet can't afford private insurance.

World Health Day: The Hazards of Global Warming to Your Health

Susan Blumenthal, Yi-An Ko, Stephanie Safdi, Beth Hoffman, Julie Chen, Huffington Post. April 7, 2008.
The health of our planet and its people are inextricably entwined.

Glenn Beck Claims Wal-Mart Made a "Deal With Terrorists" by Ending Its Lawsuit Against a Brain Damaged Employee

Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. April 3, 2008.
The corporation was under no obligation whatsoever to sue the Shanks. It was a discretionary choice.

Pollan: Nutrition 'Science' Has Hijacked Our Meals -- and Our Health

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. April 3, 2008.
Much of what lines supermarket aisles is not food. It's merely foodlike, and it's making us sick.

The New Deal's Unsung Victory

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. April 3, 2008.
"Policies that produce more egalitarian societies may explain profound health improvements."

Olbermann Wages a "Nightly, Indefinite" War Against Wal-Mart for Suing Brain Damaged Employee

Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. April 2, 2008.
Keith Olbermann says he will keep reminding people of “what they’re supporting when they go to Wal-Mart.

Is a New, Dangerous Biohazard Site Coming to Your State Soon?

Stan Cox, CounterPunch. March 29, 2008.
Five states are locked in fierce competition over a proposed bioterror lab that will host the world's most feared human and animal pathogens.

"Unnatural Causes": Is Inequality Making Us Sick? [VIDEO]

Larry Adelman, Unnatural Causes AlterNet: Video. March 27, 2008.
A new documentary series hopes to show how economic justice, racial equality and caring communities may be the best medicines of all.

Does Listening to Mozart Really Have Health Benefits?

Roger Dobson, The Independent UK. March 26, 2008.
The controversial "Mozart effect" is now attracting attention as a potential treatment for Epilepsy.

Wal-Mart Sues Brain-Damaged Employee [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. March 26, 2008.
The story of the Shank family is heartbreaking in the sense that it could happen to anyone.

21st Century Medicine Fraught With Miscommunication and Human Error

Niko Karvounis, Health Beat. March 20, 2008.
The simple transition of a patient from one caretaker to another can result in numerous mistakes and, ultimately, patient harm.

Penis Cancer: My Very Private Hell

Simon Usborne, The Independent UK. March 19, 2008.
Artist John D Edwards's latest paintings tell a harrowing story: how he fought his way back from penis cancer.

Doctor Proves that Quality Health Care is Possible in the Third World

Jay Walljasper, Ode. March 19, 2008.
Millions of deaths in developing countries can be prevented by access to basic health care. Some medical professionals are doing something about it.

The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World Out of Balance

Donna Jackson Nakazawa, Touchstone/Simon & Schuster. March 19, 2008.
Scientists worldwide puzzle over an alarming and unexplained rise in the rates of autoimmune disease. Yet the media remain mute on this crisis.

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