Children were the leading growth demographic for the pharmaceutical industry in 2009, with the increase of prescription drug use among youngsters nearly four times higher than in the overall population, according to a report by Medco Health Solutions Inc.
The Environmental Working Group has worked hard to track the billions lavished on the wealthiest and largest farm operations in the country, in the hope that releasing the information would spur public demand for a sane and sensible agriculture policy. By following the money, we
The Environmental Working Group has worked hard to track the billions lavished on the wealthiest and largest farm operations in the country, in the hope that releasing the information would spur public demand for a sane and sensible agriculture policy. By following the money, we
Today, even as direct-to-consumer advertising (DTC) exhorts people to tell their doctor what they need (on the basis of the medical school they attended called TV), other products are starting to bypass the doc altogether.
As the climate changes, the consequences for poor people in low-income countries — those who have had no part in the profligate consumption that created the problem — will be particularly devastating. This fact is bringing climate justice to the fore of the agenda for many progressive groups that deal with international issues.
The National Academy of Sciences, the nation’s most prestigious scientific body, issued a strong defense of the science of climate change Wednesday and called for a long-lasting national policy to limit its effects.