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  • Tracking Fish From Hook to Fork

    John H. Tibbetts

    February 09, 2016 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    Sourcing food locally is an increasingly popular trend. New tracing technologies will make it easier to see where fish are coming from. 

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  • One by One, States are Giving Consumers the Right to Know About Chemicals in Products

    Rachel Cernansky

    September 01, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    The U.S. federal government rarely requires manufacturers to list the chemicals in consumer goods outside of food. Various states are starting to enact legislation requiring greater transparency.

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  • Denmark Might Be Winning The Global Race To Prevent Food Waste

    Sidsel Overgaard

    September 01, 2015 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Tommerup

    To decrease the nation's food waste, activists in Denmark showed the people that it was safe to buy and consume items that were very recently expired. From live demonstrations where celebrity chef features expired items in the entrees to reducing prices for out-of-date items, "Danes now throw away 25 percent less food than they did five years ago."

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  • What To Do About the Antidepressasnts, Antibiotics, and Other Drugs in Our Water

    Elizabeth Grossman

    August 11, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Prescription drugs are greatly polluting the national water supply, causing researchers to begin looking for a method to better filter water and dispose of unused medicine.

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  • FDA's ‘terrible policy error' blocks simple step to prevent fatal birth defects

    JoNel Aleccia

    July 11, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Provo, Utah

    The life-saving vitamin folic acid is added to flour in the United States, but Hispanics tend to eat little flour. Adding folic acid to corn flour would reduce birth defects in Hispanic women in the U.S.

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  • Overkill

    Atul Gawande

    May 11, 2015 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States, McAllen, Texas

    An investigation reveals a startling percentage of medical procedures provided in the United States are unnecessary or inappropriate - harming patients physically as well as financially. This "profit-maximizing medical culture" can be countered by incentivizing health care facilities to eliminate needless procedures, federal crackdowns, and increasing access to information for patients.

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  • Did That Restaurant Pass Its Health Inspection? Now Yelp Will Tell You

    Poncie Rutsch

    March 27, 2015 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Yelp has partnered with city public health departments to display health inspection scores on a restaurants Yelp page. In this way, inspection information is more readily disseminated to consumers and diners can make better informed choices.

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  • The Abstinence Method

    Maryn McKenna

    June 17, 2014 |

    Modern Farmer |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Beers

    Dutch farmers are saying no to antibiotics for livestock. The Netherlands is in the midst of a high-stakes, government-mandated experiment: Can large-scale meat production succeed without routine use of antibiotics?

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  • The Fight Against Fake Drugs

    Tina Rosenberg

    June 04, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    In many poor countries, counterfeit medicines are an enormous problem. A quarter-million malaria deaths each year might be prevented if the patients were treated with real drugs instead of fake ones.

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  • Philly-area firm leads the hospital-bill fight vs. the $500 Tylenol

    Zach Seward

    December 05, 2013 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    With more and more Americans having to pay medical costs out of pocket, a small company out of Philadelphia called ELAP is on the front lines of the war against escalating charges. By helping overwhelmed patients to de-mystify and negotiate medical bills, they are ensuring patients get the best value and avoid egregious financial distress.

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