Flesh and Stone: Policy & Trends American poverty rates up ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 15 October, 2008 04:50:00 Blog Action Day 2008: Recent studies show poverty rates jumped in the United States and that one-quarter of American families are now low-income. Veterans For Peace convention explores military suicide "epidemic" ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 22 September, 2008 09:25:00 The United States must be better prepared to provide not only care for physical wounds but also better mental health support for soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, according to VFP, citing 6,256 military suicides documented in 2005. Prostate cancer twice as high in Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 24 August, 2008 12:20:00 The 20 million gallons of dioxin-laden Agent Orange sprayed in Vietnam in the '60s and early '70s to kill foliage continues to hurt U.S. soldiers and Vietnamese citizens. Some airlines require obese passengers to pay for extra seat. Are fuel surcharges next? ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 19 August, 2008 02:30:00 U.S. airlines haven't yet broached the idea of adding a weight surcharge to obese travelers' tickets. But some international airlines are talking about it. Harvard Medical School professor: U.S. health system nearing collapse ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 05 August, 2008 11:05:00 Harvard Medical School professor emeritus Dr. Arnold Relman says current U.S. health system cannot be sustained. Off the Front Page: Underinsured Ranks Growing ================================================================================ Jeff Nygaard on 20 July, 2008 07:45:00 Independent journalist critiques mainstream coverage of national health policy Mad Cow, meet Irate Pig ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 08 July, 2008 04:55:00 Mounting evidence links swine-human MRSA strains Louisiana legislature passes 'creation bill' -- Opponents: "The Bible was never intended to be a science textbook" ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 17 June, 2008 05:05:00 Despite earning a biology degree from a prestigious university, Gov. Jindal is likely to sign the bill given his association with the Religious Right. Rich 'bad-boy' countries are the least worried about climate change ================================================================================ Lisa Olstad on 03 May, 2008 04:35:00 Commentary from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Healthcare, poverty and race ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 09 April, 2008 01:45:00 Studies alone won't resolve health care disparities Guantanamo Bay Biomedical Research Facility? ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 25 February, 2008 08:00:00 Disease expert suggests re-purposing the prison McKinney talks about health care and the non-caring media ================================================================================ Kathlyn Stone on 24 January, 2008 07:09:00 All the major U.S. media organizations have summarized the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates’ views on health care. You can find such summaries on the