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Halliburton’s Selfish Chemical Spill
On June 28, 2014 a fire at a Halliburton-operated oil well in Monroe County Ohio caused a small-scale environmental disaster.A leak of the fracking fluid sprayed onto hot metal, igniting it and then spreading fire to the tankers that were used to store the...
Heart Medicine Warning
Niacin use is not safe
Niacin was previously believed by many to have a positive impact on heart health, by lowering low-density or LDL cholesterol while increasing high-density or HDL cholesterol. A study by the New England Journal of Medicine found that not...
North Carolina’s Toxic Water
Coal Ash Clean Up By Duke Energy Too Little Too Late
Sweeping a mess under the rug is never a good idea. When the rug is actually a fast flowing river, and the mess is a massive deposit of coal ash lying around, it is definitively an environmental disaster.
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The Dangers of Off-Label BOTOX® Use
The ever-increasing popularity of BOTOX® treatments has not come without a serious price for drug manufacturer Allergan, Inc., as hundreds of millions of dollars in lawsuit settlements and penalties have ensued since the prescription's FDA approval in 1989.
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Apple Helping Spies?
Over 600 million Apple products were installed with a vulnerability that allow for unidentified third parties to monitor a user's photos, GPS locations, and their internet browsing habits. The mechanisms that allow for un-permitted access to consumers' phones ...
California’s Undrinkable Water
The state of California is in the midst of a drought and sure could use some water right now. Too bad at least 100 of the state's aquifers may have been contaminated by energy companies.
What's the story?
Fracking is a controversial technique used to extract...
The Drugged Soldier
Veterans Kicking Off-Label Doctor Approved Prescriptions
For many men and women who have served in the military, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a daily part of their life. Oftentimes their doctors will prescre them appropriate medications to manage ...
Gone Fishing?
Over-fishing of our oceans could spell doom for the future of seafood.If you fancy a good fish dinner or rely on our gilled-friends as a main dietary staple, you may have to rethink your protein sources in the very near future. According to the Census of ...
Chicago’s Drivers Were Scammed
A city contract gained through bribery? A hundred million dollars earned unethically? Just another day as corruption continues in Chicago.Since 2007, thousands of innocent drivers in Chicago were bogusly issued $100 red light camera tickets. The cameras we...