All posts by: CitizensReport
Drones Investigating Factory Farms
Will Potter is an activist and investigative journalist who has taken on the investigation of factory farms and slaughterhouses with the use of drones. As a critic of the “ag-gag” laws, Potter exposed the dichotomy of protecting the factory farms violently abu...
Overdosed America: The United States’ Problem With Prescription Drugs
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared in a recent press release that nationally there is a wide variation in the levels of prescription of addictive opioids. The majority of deaths due to narcotic overdose are now because of the misu...
Die-alysis
When a person's kidneys fail to work often times their only choice is to rely on a machine to clean their blood for them. In order to receive this treatment most dialysis patients have their less dominant arm "revamped" in order to accommodate the "life-saving...
Grandma versus Environmental Protection Agency
Things aren't always as they seem. Take the following story for example.Lois Alt is a nice grandmother who once worked as an electrician in Virginia. In order to live closer to her family, she left her career to become a farmer. She and her husband investe...
Man-Made Earthquakes
How far will man go in search of energy? Deep underground, where the consequences of their search may be causing earthquakes.-Concerns over the price of foreign oil have led the US to look within to resolve the issue of energy security. As the US trans...
An above-average risk of blood clots
Birth control offers great benefits to millions of women, but those comforts do not come without risk. This article highlights some of the dangers that various birth controls present.
Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella
Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella are popular oral contracep...
A Green Horizon In Beijing
When you think of China what comes to mind? Due to an unfortunate reality, many people picture images of smog-filled skies and normal citizens wearing medical masks. However, China's notorious pollution may one day be a thing of the past. An environmental cons...
Better Late Than Never: GM’s 17 Year Wait To Recall
On Monday, July 7th, GM recalled 8.23 million vehicles. Among the vehicles recalled was the 1997 Chevy Malibu. The recall was made because of an "unintended ignition key rotation," which can turn off the engine and cut off power to brakes, steering, and air ba...
How Not To Die From Tylenol
Can you believe that every year Tylenol sends 78,000 Americans to the emergency room? In fact, the active ingredient in this seemingly harmless medicine, acetaminophen, is the deadliest over the the counter pain reliever in the United States. According to the ...