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12/09/09

As the mother of two young boys, food safety is extremely important to me, as I know it is to all of you. I'm sorry to say though, that right now, the statistics are startling. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every year an estimated 87 million Americans are...

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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Food!

12/09/09

Legislation that will improve the nation’s food safety is poised for a vote in the Senate, but it is up to Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV) to bring it to the floor for a vote. More than three years ago, my daughter Rylee ate a spinach salad contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 . She spent one month in...

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Kathleen Chrismer

Environmental Health

12/08/09

It's the holiday season, and no one loves the holidays like our old friends, toxins. Yes, toxins love a party, and their social calendars are full. They have plans to pop up in your meals, hide out in your gifts, even lurk in your makeup bag! And unlike some guests, toxins never show up empty-...

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Claire Moshenberg

12/08/09

From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org Women around the world speak different languages, practice different religions, and live in an endless variety of circumstances, yet motherhood is a significant unifier . It is perhaps the...

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Valerie Young

12/07/09

Twenty years ago, hip hop pioneers Public Enemy decried the perpetuation of decades of exploitative cinema in their now classic, Burn Hollywood Burn! Though many things have changed over the years, current events in the world of cinematic arts prove that many others remain the same. Today, Oscar...

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Avis Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D.

Environmental Health

12/07/09

The hottest news across my Facebook and in-box this morning was the GoodGuide findings of dangerous metals and the chemical antimony in the season's most popular holiday toy, zhu zhu pets . The manufacturer is standing by their product. Stay tuned! (UPDATE: CPSC found the product is safe ). But...

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Ariana Kelly

Health Care Food!

12/04/09

I hope you all had a good week. We’ve been hustling and bustling over here at S.T.O.P. but we still wanted to give you a heads up on the interesting stories regarding food safety this week. Here are some articles and blog posts that caught our attention. Remember to sign up for our free S.T.O.P. E-...

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Donna Rosenbaum

Health Care

12/04/09

Health reform is in the birthing process and we need a strong push for kids! Right now, there's an important debate happening in the U.S. Senate about children's health coverage and we must make sure that our kids are represented. Tell your Senators to co-sponsor and/or support the Casey CHIP...

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Julia Goodman

12/03/09

It’s almost unanimous: 93% of moms say there’s a “father absence” crisis according to a great new report by The National Fatherhood Initiative released yesterday. Interestingly, very few of us moms (15%) think we have much to do with the problem. Aren’t we the ones providing our husbands all those...

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Sharon Meers

12/03/09

From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog Is there a connection between the fact that women with children earn less, save less, and have less money in later life and the fact that - Women occupy 3% of all CEO positions in Fortune 500 companies; Female faculty at US colleges and universities make 82% of...

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Valerie Young