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Growing number of U.S. soldiers driven to suicide
For the fourth straight year, the number of suicides among active U.S. military personnel has risen at an alarming rate.…
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Army suicide rates highest ever recorded
According to statistics released by the U.S. Army, branch personnel committed suicide at a rate of 20.2 per 100,000 in…
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“Right of conscience” regulation renews attack on women’s rights
A new federal regulation attacking patients’ rights, affecting primarily women’s ability to govern their own bodies, has become effective just…
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Pharmaceutical ghostwriters promote dangerous drugs
New Jersey drug giant Wyeth Pharmaceuticals is under investigation for paying ghostwriters to produce articles favorable to its female hormone…
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Government shirks responsibility for severe weather preparation
Cold-related deaths continue to rise as winter approaches. In Cook County, Ill. alone, eight people have died this season for…
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‘A party of action and discipline’
The following is an edited version of a talk presented by Marcella Daneshinia, a member of the Los Angeles branch…
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Why I joined the PSL
The following is an edited version of a talk presented by Marcella Daneshinia, a member of the Los Angeles branch…
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Health care workers struggle for health insurance, pensions
Medical workers in the Service Employees International Union Local 113 waged a two-day unfair labor practice strike at Regina Medical…
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Children in Katrina trailer parks suffer nutritional deficiency, anemia
A Children's Health Fund study shows that about 41 percent of children under the age of four displaced by Katrina…
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Illinois law to mandate insurance companies to cover autism treatment
The state of Illinois has passed a law requiring insurance companies to pay up to $36,000 a year for treatment…
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