On AlterNet: public health

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "public health"

Grouping All Asians Together Could Be Bad For Health

Paul Kleyman, New America Media. April 6, 2010.

For Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, aggregating so many groups can mask important health disparities.

Could Your Cell Phone End Up Killing You?

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. February 5, 2010.

A new debate is raging over whether prolonged cell phone use poses serious health side effects.

It's Now More Dangerous to Give Birth in California Than It Is in Kuwait or Bosnia

Nathanael Johnson, California Watch. February 2, 2010.

Pregnancy-related deaths rise in California, but state officials have held onto report.

Barbara Ehrenreich: Why Your Children May Not Get a Swine Flu Shot Before They Need It

Barbara Ehrenreich, TomDispatch.com. November 4, 2009.

Too much faith in private enterprise has left us open to a flu epidemic.

The Weight of Oppression: Tackling the Black Obesity Epidemic

Makani Themba-Nixon, AlterNet. April 30, 2009.

Bad policies and practices have meant bad health for millions.

Free Antibiotics -- in U.S. Food and Water

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. February 11, 2009.

The FDA has quietly revoked a ban on the routine dosing of farm animals with antibiotics.

The Tobacco Industry's Secondhand Smoke Cover-Up

Anne Landman, PR Watch. January 15, 2009.

Researchers are still uncovering the shocking lengths to which the industry has gone to protect itself from smoking bans.

Cigarette Consumption Down 28 Percent in 10 Years

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. November 25, 2008.

It's hard to believe that as recently as 2000, people could smoke on planes.

How Effective Is Male Circumcision at Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections?

Kate Bourne, RH Reality Check. July 23, 2008.

What circumcision will and will not offer a man and his partner or partners.

The Pentagon Is America's Biggest Polluter

Joshua Frank, AlterNet. May 12, 2008.

The U.S. has a grossly corrupted health protection system.

Life Expectancies Dropping, Wages Falling, Food Rationing Reported -- What the Hell is Going on?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 23, 2008.

It's scary to have to pay the piper.

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.

How to Address Obesity in a Fat-Phobic Society

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. October 17, 2007.

It's time to stop treating obesity as the problem of a lazy individual.

Pregnant Women, Newborns Hit Hard by Iraq Violence

IraqSloggerAugust 15, 2007.

According to doctors, dozens of women in Iraq each day face delivery difficulties caused by violence and the curfew that is preventing access to health care during the night.

Conservative Policies Are Ruining Your Health

Rick Perlstein, TomPaine.com. April 20, 2007.

Conservative principle has turned into conservative and free market mania, crippling the FDA's ability to prevent health disasters like the contaminated pet food scandal.

Britain's Dirty Cities More Dangerous Than an A-bomb

Thair Shaikh, The Independent. April 7, 2007.

Air pollution in major cities is potentially more damaging to health than being exposed to the radioactive fallout of an atomic bomb, according to a new scientific report.

Toxic Teflon: Compounds from Household Products Found in Human Blood

Stan Cox, AlterNet. January 2, 2007.

Evidence is piling up that emissions from the production of synthetic compounds in non-stick cookware, cleaning products, and a host of other common products may cause cancer and other health problems.

NJ Governor Christie Signs Life-Saving Legislation Allowing Over-the-Counter Syringe Sale

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.