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Study: Insurance companies hold billions in fast food stock

Researchers say there's a "potential disconnect" between insurance companies' mission and unhealthy food options.

No-Oreo zone: Kids at school can't bring processed food

As her second-grade students take out their lunches, teacher Leticia Moreno quickly spots two with forbidden food - a burrito and quesadilla made with white flour tortillas.
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The Perils of Plastic By Bryan Walsh

On the first Earth Day, celebrated 40 years ago this month, the U.S. was a poisoned nation. Dense air pollution blanketed cities like Los Angeles, where smog alerts were a fact of life.
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EPA to intensify its study of BPA Agency to designate it as a 'chemical of concern'

Warning: Chemicals in the packaging, surfaces or contents of many products may cause long-term health effects, including cancers of the breast, brain and testicles; lowered sperm counts, early puberty and other reproductive system defects; diabetes; attention deficit disorder, asthma and autism.
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