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The United States has far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation in part because there are so many residents who own guns and store them in unlocked places in their homes. The lax gun rules are a major contributor to the low life expectancy rate that Americans have compared to their global counterparts. That claim comes just weeks after the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and as politicians make calls for stricter gun controls. The United States has about six violent deaths per 100,000 residents and none of the 16 other countries included in the review...

Join us for this special GMO Awareness radio show! On Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 8:40 a.m. (PST). Deborah Whitman will be talking about some of the health affects of GMO Food and how you can protect yourself and your family.

Monsanto has announced it will scrap plans to sell an insect-resistant maize in France, the second move in a week by biotech company to retreat from the genetically modified foods market in Europe. Monsanto's announcement on Tuesday (24 January) came a week after Germany's BASF said it would suspend the development of GM crops in Europe and move its plant science arm to the United States. BASF's move is a particular blow for Europe, said Carel du Marchie Sarvaas, director of agricultural biotechnology at EuropaBio. "The BASF decision is not good for Europe because I think it is the reaction...

There are 9 politicians we have elected voted NO to mandatory labeling of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) food. After all, money IS more important than health. Please take time to call, write, or visit your representatives to let them know what’s your concern. Check out the voting record!

Food labeling backers retrench By TIM CHRISTIE The Register-Guard Steven Druker, a leading activist against genetically modified foods, traveled to Oregon this fall to campaign for the state ballot measure that would have required labeling of such foods. But he now says the nature of the Measure 27 debate obscured the real issue: His contention that genetically modified foods pose unique health risks and are on the market in violation of federal law. "The issue of labeling is secondary," said Druker, executive director of the Alliance for Bio-Integrity, based in Iowa. "If the facts had been reported that the FDA's...