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Beyond Obamacare: How to Fix Our Enormous, Inefficient Health-Care System - Philip K. Howard - Health - The Atlantic

theatlantic.com — “Whatever the Supreme Court decides about the individual mandate, the main battle remains to be fought: how to rein in the grotesque costs of the current system.” View full resource at theatlantic.com

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Robyn O'Brien Health Executive

Environmental toxicants causing ovarian disease across generations

sciencedaily.com — “Researchers have found that ovarian disease can result from exposures to a wide range of environmental chemicals and be inherited by future generations. Reproductive biologists looked at how a fungicide, pesticide, plastic, dioxin and hydrocarbon mixtures affected a gestating rat's progeny for multiple generations. They saw subsequent generations inherit ovarian disease by "epigenetic transgenerational inheritance."” View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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It's in the Chemicals: Environmental toxins appear to be causing ovarian disease to develop across generations http://t.co/cRJOg02g

Bob Finn - Medical News Net Health News

Prepare Parents to Leave Exam Room : Pediatric News

pediatricnews.com — “Pediatric News is the leading independent news source for the pediatrician, offering news about pediatric infectious diseases, Behavioral Consult, Infectious Disease Consult, Letters from Maine, Subspecialist Consult, Beyond the White Coat, Passport to Pediatrics, Practice Trends, Policy and Practice, Practical Parenting.” View full resource at pediatricnews.com

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The Grass is Always Greener. Not. | Big Little Wolf's Daily Plate of Crazy

dailyplateofcrazy.com — “The problem with envy is that the grass is NOT always greener on the other side. Seeking happiness outside yourself - bigger, better, beyond Here and Now.” View full resource at dailyplateofcrazy.com

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Dr. Leah Klungness Doctor, Psychologist, and PhD

Provocative read @biglittlewolf: do American women suffer from grass is greener syndrome? Please add your thoughts. http://t.co/wdpcmOg4

Joseph Aquilino, MA ePatient

In-Utero Pesticide Exposures Linked to Brain Abnormalities - eNews Park Forest | Joeygiggles Health Topics | Scoop.it

scoop.it — “Zee NewsIn-Utero Pesticide Exposures Linked to Brain AbnormalitieseNews Park ForestChlorpyrifos, like many organophosphates, have had their household uses cancelled because of the extreme health risks to children.” View full resource at scoop.it

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Joseph Aquilino, MA ePatient

Untitled, In-Utero Pesticide Exposures Linked to Brain Abnormalities - eNews Park Forest

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Organic Connections Health Magazine

2,4-D—The Pesticide that Scares Even Conventional Farmers | Organic Connections

organicconnectmag.com — “A new coalition of Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic conventional farmers and large food processors, as well as organic producers, is opposing Dow AgroScience's proposed 2,4-D resistant GMO seeds.” View full resource at organicconnectmag.com

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The primary care cooperative extension service and beyond | Occupy Healthcare

occupyhealthcare.net — “The primary care cooperative extension service and beyond | Occupy Healthcare” View full resource at occupyhealthcare.net

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Mark Browne Health Executive, Physician, Doctor, Pediatrician, and Internist

RT @miller7: The #primarycare cooperative extension service and beyond http://t.co/7atsQsWA #occupyhealthcare #hcr

Bone up on calcium | Fox News

foxnews.com — “Consuming adequate amounts of calcium each day is no doubt right at the top of your priority list, just behind cleaning out the refrigerator and organizing your sock drawer. But beyond strengthening bones, calcium may help your heart and even your waistline?and there are a slew of easy ways to introduce more of it into your diet and reap its rewards” View full resource at foxnews.com

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President's Fitness Council Launches Video-Game Health Challenge - Schooled in Sports - Education Week

blogs.edweek.org — “Education Week news producer Bryan Toporek brings you K-12 sports coverage that reaches far beyond box scores. He has written about education for Education Week Teacher, high school sports for the Falls Church News-Press in Virginia, and is a former NBA Team Leader for bleacherreport.com.” View full resource at blogs.edweek.org

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President's Fitness Council Launches Video-Game Health Challenge - Education Week News (blog) http://t.co/jW1c0yyk

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Common Pesticide “Disturbs” the Brains of Children | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network

blogs.scientificamerican.com — “Banned for indoor use since 2001, the effects of the common insecticide known as chlorpyrifos can still be found in the brains of young children now ...” View full resource at blogs.scientificamerican.com

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Pesticide linked to brain abnormalities in kids, research finds | Fox News

foxnews.com — “Pregnant women exposed to the pesticide chlorpyrifos may be putting their kids at risk for potentially irreversible brain changes linked to lower intelligence, according to a study ” View full resource at foxnews.com

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Cary Byrd - eDrugSearch.com Pharma and Health Advocate

Pesticide linked to brain abnormalities in kids, research finds | Fox News http://t.co/ci6Vg0Vk

Schools Consider Punishing Student-Athletes for Racist Tweets - Schooled in Sports - Education Week

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Lisa McGrath Health IT

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Nancy Michelli Nutritionist

Dow's cancer-causing 'garbage' chemical in drinking water | Pesticide Action Network

panna.org — “For more than 50 years, Dow Chemical Company and Shell Oil knowingly included a highly toxic waste chemical in their fumigant pesticide products, rather than paying to dispose of it properly. The chemical, 1,2,3-trichloropropane (TCP), is a known carcinogen.” View full resource at panna.org

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