Health and Public Safety
July 2, 2007 -
Despite a limited first-weekend release, Michael Moore's new film "Sicko" about the critically ill condition of the U.S. health care system managed to earn $4.5 million as well as a place in history for the second-highest opening by a documentary.
June 28, 2007 -
Refuse to talk about or look seriously at race. Condemn anyone who dares to challenge the racism of what is going on - accuse them of "playing the race card" or say they are paranoid. By Bill Quigley Guest Blogger
June 27, 2007 -
Georgia Power and Southern Nuclear have proposed adding two new reactors to the existing two at the Alvin Vogtle nuclear power plant on the Savannah River near Waynesboro, Ga.
May 16, 2007 -
Living in the South is a powerful predictor of poor health for children, and a new study underway at Duke University in Durham, N.C. hopes to better understand why.
May 10, 2007 -
Texas Gov. Rick Perry's executive order mandating that public schoolgirls receive a new vaccine against a virus that can lead to cervical cancer was rescinded this week by state lawmakers by an overwhelming vote of 181 to 3 -- a move that represents a triumph of public-health precaution over a corporate money grab.
May 2, 2007 -
The chemically adulterated Chinese protein products that wound up in U.S. pet food -- killing at least 16 dogs and cats and sickening thousands of others -- have apparently entered the human food chain via meat.
April 23, 2007 -
Infant mortality -- babies dying in their first year -- is considered a "bellwether" health issue by public health experts.
