1.8 million children die each year, due to water born illnesses (United Nations Development Program [UNDP], Human Development Report [HDR] 2006), a sad, but true fact. Read More »
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What does HEALTH mean to you? (Part 1)
By kelliecor - Posted on April 16th, 2008
Tagged: Change
• Disease
• drinking water
• health and wellness
• healthcare access
• international
• international affairs
• medical
• paul farmer
• poor
• sanitation
• social change
• suffering
• Health
• Broad prosperity
• Shared responsibility
• Effective government
• Better future
When most people think of the term "HEALTH," the presence or absence of disease is usually the first thing that comes to mind.
As if health is somehow either black or white, no room for gray.
For example, some common thoughts are: I am in good health if I do not have a cold, if I am not obese or if I do not have any type of cancer (just to name a few). Read More »
Drugs in the Water
By 1060601 - Posted on March 16th, 2008
About a week ago, I read heard a lot of stuff on the news about a probe finding drugs in drinking water. Among the pharmaceuticals found were antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones. The concentrations of the drugs is supposedly minimal, but I can’t help but wonder what tiny affect they may have when taken over a long period of time. Read More »
Soon enough fish are going to be walking....
By caramel6582 - Posted on March 10th, 2008
I really need to stop reading the news. I was perusing an article on cnn.com about the amount of prescription medication in our drinking water and became ill. No, seriously my stomach started hurting. Read More »
