Health

(Español) Propinan multimillonaria derrota en San Francisco al gigante Monsanto por negligencia

Posted on May 14, 2019

(Español) Los dos veredictos anteriores del jurado contra Bayer AG, en los juicios de Estados Unidos en torno al uso del Roundup, provocaron fuertes caídas en las acciones de Bayer en la Bolsa de Valores.

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(Español) Propone gobernador impuesto para resolver problema de agua potable contaminada en California

Posted on May 13, 2019

(Español) ACWA apoya un plan alternativo propuesto por la senadora estatal demócrata, Anna Caballero, que “crea un fideicomiso de agua potable segura respaldado por fondos generales, no por nuevos impuestos sobre el agua potable”.

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State Bans Pesticide Linked To Developmental Problems

Posted on May 11, 2019

Several studies have linked prenatal exposure of chlorpyrifos to lower birth weights, lower IQs, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism symptoms in children.

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(Español) California actúa para prohibir el pesticida clorpirifos

Posted on May 9, 2019

(Español) El clorpirifos se usa para controlar las plagas en una variedad de cultivos, como alfalfa, almendras, cítricos, algodón, uvas y nueces. Su uso ha disminuido en la última década debido a que los productores de California han optado por alternativas más seguras.

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(Español) Gobernador de Georgia firmará proyecto de ley de aborto

Posted on May 7, 2019

(Español) “Los críticos argumentan que muchas mujeres no saben que están embarazadas a las seis semanas, y que es una ventana demasiado estrecha para que las mujeres puedan obtener una cita con los médicos y recibir la atención adecuada”.

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Diabetic Amputations A ‘Shameful Metric’ Of Inadequate Care

Posted on May 2, 2019

“It’s the most shameful metric we have on quality of care,” Ponce said. “It is a health equity issue. We are a very rich state. We shouldn’t be seeing these diabetic amputations.”

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Time to Ban Chlorpyrifos?

Posted on May 2, 2019

THURSDAY, MAY 2 PROGRAM # 8598 12:00 PM PT Time to Ban Chlorpyrifos? A federal court ordered Trump’s EPA to make a decision by July whether to ban chlorpyrifos, the pesticide widely used in agriculture and which has been linked to neurological damage in children. As the federal government fails to take action, Democrats in […]

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Posted in Línea Abierta, Environment, Politics, Health |

They start petition in favor of paid family leave for workers nationwide.

Posted on April 26, 2019

Affirming that the levels of infant and maternity mortality in the United States are to be ashamed and that many of those deaths could be avoided through a family leave program, a California congressman conducts consultations towards a Bill for the nation.

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Paid Leave for the US. Medical Aid-in-Dying Laws. March for Blue Cards.

Posted on April 25, 2019

THURSDAY, APRIL 25 PROGRAM # 8593 12:00 PM PT Paid Leave for the US. A former small business owner who was not able to benefit from California’s paid family leave policy after she gave birth and experienced postpartum depression joins this edition to comment on the issue. A US congressman is examining stories like hers […]

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