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68 percent of supplements contain different botanical than label

68 percent of supplements contain different botanical than label

Pollution is bigger killer than disease in developing world, causing 8.4 million deaths per year

Pollution is bigger killer than disease in developing world, causing 8.4 million deaths per year

BRAC helped reduce Bangladesh's under-5 child mortality rate from 180 to 53 deaths per 1000 chil

BRAC helped reduce Bangladesh's under-5 child mortality rate from 180 to 53 deaths per 1000 chil

Radiation and Microwave pollution in Smartphones: one million billion times above natural background

Radiation and Microwave pollution in Smartphones: one million billion times above natural background

Healthcare reform in Turkey increased coverage of poorest from 2.4 mil in 2003 to 10.2 mil in 2011

Healthcare reform in Turkey increased coverage of poorest from 2.4 mil in 2003 to 10.2 mil in 2011

Ability to read facial emotions improved by reading literary fiction

Ability to read facial emotions improved by reading literary fiction

India is home to a quarter of under-5 child mortality

India is home to a quarter of under-5 child mortality

Current statistics of nourishment, obesity, anemia, and top deadly diseases

Current statistics of nourishment, obesity, anemia, and top deadly diseases

Birth Control and maternal deaths from abortions

Birth Control and maternal deaths from abortions

Lobbying effect on medical costs: taxpayers paying 3.5 times market value of Medicare Part D drugs

Lobbying effect on medical costs: taxpayers paying 3.5 times market value of Medicare Part D drugs

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