"The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health"
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"Deadliest Ebola Outbreak on Record Is Over, W.H.O. Says"
"The World Health Organization declared on Thursday the end to the deadliest Ebola outbreak on record, which killed and sickened tens of thousands of people in West Africa, even as it cautioned that more flare-ups of the disease were likely."
Source: NY Times, 01/14/2016
"U.S. Issues New Dietary Guidelines That Will Change The Way You Eat"
"In the first slate of nutritional recommendations it has issued since 2011, the federal government on Thursday gave health-conscious Americans the go-ahead to eat eggs and others foods rich in cholesterol, to drink as many as five cups of coffee daily, and to enjoy a range of fats long avoided by many."
Source: LA Times, 01/07/2016
Where's That Meat From? One Problem with Trade Treaties
Do consumers have a right to know where their food comes from? What if there is a federal law decreeing that they have that right? Not anymore. None of that matters. International trade treaties — nowadays often negotiated in secret — trump United States law aimed at protecting consumers.
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"WHO Calls for Fighting Food Borne Diseases That Can Be Deadly"
"At least 600 million people, or 1 in 10 worldwide, fall ill from contaminated food each year and 420,000 die, many of them young children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 12/04/2015
What "Highly Message-Controlled" Agencies Mean for Health Reporting
Reporters trying to get information from federal agencies find press offices stonewalling and running out the clock on their interview requests. "The public information model," one agency flak said, "is dead." The result: the public is uninformed, the government is unaccountable, and people's health is endangered.
Source: Columbia Journalism Review, 11/13/2015
"First Cancer-Fighting Virus Approved"
"US regulators clear a viral melanoma therapy, paving the way for a promising field with a chequered past."
Source: Nature, 10/29/2015
SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism Awards Grants to Journalists in Three Reporting Categories
In the Summer 2015 cycle of the Fund for Environmental Journalism, SEJ awarded $43,683 in grants to 11 journalism projects in three reporting categories. Pictured: Gabriel Popkin, a freelance science and environmental writer based in Maryland.
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Groups' Efforts for Disclosure of Pesticide "Inerts" Grinds On
Whether pesticides harm the birds and bees — or human health — matters a lot. One of the public's protections is the requirement for disclosure in the nation's pesticide laws. Three groups, represented by Earthjustice, argue that EPA has authority under current federal pesticide law to require disclosure of inert ingredients.
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