by guest blogger Diana Zuckerman, PhD, president of the National Center for Health Research There’s a new mystery unfolding online, and reading it could save your life or the life of someone you know. A series of posts on Letters to Annie start with a mother reminiscing in a letter to her daughter, Annie Ammons. […]
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Are We Asking the Wrong Questions about Campus Sexual Assault?
by guest bloggers Diana Zuckerman, PhD, president of the National Center for Health Research, and Brandel France de Bravo, MPH, director of communications at the National Center for Health Research The President of the United States has expressed concern that one in five college women are being sexually assaulted. In response, pundits who have no statistical […]
Congress Is Up to Something
by guest blogger Diana Zuckerman, PhD, National Center for Health Research If you think health insurance should be affordable and you didn’t get a 65 percent raise over the last two years, keep reading! Congress is up to something, and only you can prevent it from happening. Even though the upcoming Supreme Court decision about […]
Which Cancer Drugs Actually Work? Many Unanswered Questions Threaten Patients and Families
by Diana Zuckerman, PhD, president of the Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund Many new cancer treatments cost $10,000 each month or more, and yet three out of four are not proven to extend life, according to a recent study. Of course, survival isn’t the only possible benefit of cancer treatment. But, unfortunately, most of these medications […]
Can the War on Cancer Be Won? A Surprising Answer
By Diana Zuckerman, PhD, president of the Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund The “War on Cancer” might finally be making good progress—certainly more progress than most of the wars around the world today. We are making real strides in terms of learning about the causes of cancer, the risks and benefits of various tests used […]
Healthcare Advice that Can Save Your Life
by Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Center for Health Research My friend Barry just got out of the hospital, four months after having an almost deadly reaction to a prescription medication. Talking to him about his experience has made me realize how overwhelming it is for most people to figure out what medical treatments are […]
The Worst New Drug of 2014
Diana Zuckerman, PhD, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families It’s only February, so it may seem early to be talking about one of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) worst decisions of 2014. Yes, the year just started, but the FDA has already made a decision that could potentially harm thousands of […]
Warning: This Birth Control Product May Be Hazardous to Your Health
by guest blogger Diana Zuckerman, PhD, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families “Was I just unlucky, or is this medical product not really safe?” That’s a question I get asked often, and was recently asked about Essure, a “permanent birth control” device made by Bayer. At first it seemed these women […]
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Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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