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04/18/13

This article originally appeared in Madison.com and was made possible by the American Forum, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational organization. As Washington lawmakers throw themselves into comprehensive immigration reform, I say, “Remember the women.” Women constitute more than half of our...

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Kit Miller

Environmental Health

04/17/13

Experts at CDC recently released another round of data on how many kids in the U.S. are affected by autism and ADHD . The numbers are, once again, dramatically up. One in five boys are now diagnosed with ADHD by the time they reach high school. And one in 50 kids are on the autism spectrum, up from...

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Kristin Schafer

Immigration

04/16/13

“Obama escucha! Estamos en la lucha!” the crowd chants and I chant along, imploring President Obama to listen up and take our fight seriously. It’s May Day 2010 and I’m in Seattle marching down Jackson Street surrounded by a sea of Mexicans with Guatemalans, Hondurans, and Nicaraguans scattered...

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Judith Gille

Immigration

04/15/13

This blog carnival was updated three times: on April 15, April 16 and April 17, 2013. As women, we know that we are all better off when our communities are strong making it possible for our children to thrive. We understand the importance of women's work -- at home or in the workplace. Women also...

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Eve Ensler

Immigration Gun Safety

04/15/13

This blog post originally appeared in National Network to End Domestic Violence . Domestic violence victims often describe feeling like prisoners in their own homes – beaten and controlled by abusive partners, silenced, isolated and shamed, without the protections or resources to leave and find...

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Kim Gandy

Food!

04/12/13

Eydie Nelson Photography Despite being healthy and fit, my pregnancy was riddled with problems from the very beginning. I had a twin pregnancy, we were expecting identical twin girls. Because of the complications from my pregnancy I spent 10 weeks on bedrest including four weeks in the hospital...

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Amanda Hedin

Food!

04/12/13

As a mother, I care deeply about the food that my family eats. And as a lawmaker, I care deeply about New York’s farmers who work tirelessly to supply our country with a wholesome and safe food supply. That’s why, as a member of the Agriculture Committee, I’ve devoted much of my time in the Senate...

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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Food!

04/12/13

Mountains of hard science demonstrate that it is critical to curb antibiotic overuse on industrial farms, but nothing is quite as convincing as the real-life stories of those living with the consequences of lax regulation. That’s what makes Supermoms Against Superbugs Advocacy Day so important. On...

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Laura Rogers

Food!

04/12/13

Dario Sabljak/Shutterstock Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) , one of the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria, is responsible for more than 250,000 hospitalizations a year in the United States alone. And new, even more deadly versions of staph may be on the way, due to...

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Elizabeth Svoboda

Food!

04/12/13

Long-term exposure to antibiotics from agricultural run off may encourage the evolution of soil bacteria that break down and consume the antibacterial agents. Wikimedia, Brian Stansberry Soil microbes exposed to antibiotics over a long period evolve the ability to detoxify the compounds, and may...

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