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03/24/14

You have a phone call waiting from Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United States of America. What!? It's so important to get the word out about the March 31st deadline to enroll in healthcare coverage this year through the Affordable Care Act that Dr. Jill Biden is getting on the phone with...

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Felicia Burnett

03/24/14

If you're a mom, you know well enough that companies target your kids with ads for everything from sports drinks to sneakers. Sixty-five percent of parents believe the fast food industry has a negative influence on their children's and teen's eating habits. And it's no surprise really - US teens...

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Karen Showalter

03/24/14

Two weeks ago I posted the first part of my interview with Brigid Schulte, Washington Post reporter and author of Overwhelmed; Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time, her just-published study of the effect of living at warp speed and the unrealistic and unnecessary expectations of workers...

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Valerie Young

Health Care

03/24/14

I’m really peeved with the media. I’m getting tired of seeing these so-called “Obamacare horror stories” when I watch TV or read the news when, in reality, over five million people have gained healthcare coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act and many millions of people are getting financial...

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Jeannina Perez

Family Economic Security Health Care

03/22/14

What you want to know about the “Break Time for Nursing Mothers” law Earlier this month, ACLU Nationwide sent a letter to a Colorado employer, documenting multiple violations of the federal “Break Time for Nursing Mothers” law. While calling on DISH Network to provide adequate space and privacy for...

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To-wen Tseng

03/22/14

We are heading toward a slippery slope. The United Kingdom is moving closer to allowing scientists to create genetically modified children – something no country in the world currently authorizes. I posted in December about how the United States and the U.K. were going down a dangerous road. The...

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Enola Aird

03/20/14

This afternoon, the Massachusetts State Senate voted 39-0 in favor of a bill to establish minimum standards for the treatment of pregnant women in prison and jail, including access to medical care and limits on shackling. (The bill is now known as S.2063 .) After years of being bottled up in...

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Rachel Roth

Health Care

03/20/14

Each person in my family has a pre-existing condition. Even my seven-year-old son. From my high blood pressure, to my husband's cholesterol, to my son's severe health issues as an infant—just a few years ago we were basically uninsurable on the individual market. So, you can imagine how relieved I...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care

03/20/14

California is in the midst of an obesity and diabetes epidemic. It did not happen by chance. It has been led by sophisticated marketing that targets our kids. It is wreaking havoc on the public's health, and healthcare costs, and we are all paying for it. Soda and other sugary drinks are the single...

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Migdalia Rivera

Environmental Health

03/19/14

80 percent of antibiotics used in this country are used for food animals. What is wrong with that picture? 1. The more we use them, the less effective they become. According to the Center for Food Safety and Save Antibiotics , drugs become less effective, and bacteria more resistant with overuse...

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