Health and Public Safety
June 24, 2008 -
This month the Annie E.
June 20, 2008 -
In the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we heard time and time again from survivors about the critical role faith groups and nongovernmental organizations played in helping people -- especially given the federal government's failure to respond quickly and adequately to the immense human suffering.
June 9, 2008 -
A growing body of evidence shows what many already know: the color of your skin, and the place you live, plays a big role in the quality of health care you receive. But just how serious is the health care gap?
June 2, 2008 -
A new study by government scientists is the first to document regional differences in the incidence of childhood cancers -- and it shows that the South has the lowest reported rate of all U.S. regions.
May 28, 2008 -
Speaking of housing and health woes in the Gulf, an Associated Press report documents the serious health problems facing children whose families moved into Federal Emergency Management Agency tr
May 27, 2008 -
This past weekend, anti-coal activists took the fight against Duke Energy's plans to build a polluting new coal-fired power plant in North Carolina to th
May 21, 2008 -
If your kidneys are killing you, our warming climate may be partly to blame. A number of papers being presented at this week's 103rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association taking place in Orlando, Fla. link urinary tract diseases and environmental conditions -- including global warming.