Report Shows How $700B in Waste Can Be Cut Annually From U.S. Healthcare Bill
When Peter Orzag, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget suggested that $700 billion in waste could be trimmed from the U.S. healthcare budget, many people thought he was nuts. But a report from Thomson-Reuters identifies specific...Key Steps to Prevent Obesity in Early Childhood
The prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) has issued a new report, Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies, that outlines the key steps needed to prevent obesity in children from birth to age 5. The physical effects of obesity from “Methods of...Why do Americans die younger than Britons?
According to a recent article in BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14070090) Americans are falling behind other countries in life expectancy. In this article the BBC reports on recent research by Dr. Ali Mokdad at the University of Washington. The...Hear Birke Baehr Discuss What’s Wrong With Our Food System
In this amazing video 11-year-old Birke Baehr talks about what industrial farms are really like. He presents a fresh point of view about why we need green and sustainable food production.New national health care quality strategy
The new national health care quality strategy is designed to promote better health and higher quality care for Americans. This is the first time the federal government has put forward a national strategy to guide local, state and national efforts to improve quality...New Release Available in Bookstores
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