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Opposing fracking cost one Colombian activist her mental health. She’s fighting to win it back.

Environmental Health News

In an interview, Morales Blanco, the daughter of a fisherman, details her fight to stop fracking in Puerto Wilches and nationwide, her struggles with mental health following years of persistent threats and violence, and the lack of recognition and institutional support available to environmental leaders. Public safety was nonexistent.

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Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children

Frontiers

The Nobel Collection of free scientific articles for next generation of scientists goes live. Young people everywhere now have access to a free collection of scientific articles written by winners of science’s most coveted honor, the Nobel Prize. All the articles are free to read, download, and share.

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Antidepressants Can Rewire Your Mind to the Point of Committing Violent Crimes

Mercola

Mental health in America is slowly deteriorating. According to a report from TIME, only 31% of adults rated their mental health as "excellent" in 2022, which went down from 43% two decades prior. Among females aged 12 to 17, the rate surged by 129.6%. 1 Worse, even the youth has been captured by Big Pharma.

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Legionnaires’ disease case reported at Manhattan federal building with contaminated water

HEALTHBEAT

This article is a collaboration with THE CITY. A public agency with offices at 26 Federal Plaza notified the General Services Administration of a case of Legionnaires’ disease among one of its employees recently, THE CITY and Healthbeat have learned. People can become sick by inhaling water droplets containing the bacteria.

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Over 70% of Children's Diets Now Consist of Ultraprocessed Foods

Mercola

Ultraprocessed foods — industrial creations made with ingredients like hydrogenated seed oils, high-fructose corn syrup and artificial additives — have infiltrated modern diets at an alarming rate, with dire consequences to children’s health. 3 These foods are far from nutritionally balanced, and they set the stage for numerous health issues.

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‘No one can see you now’: What states are doing to boost primary care

Association of Health Care Journalists

Evidence abounds that access to primary care improves health and lowers costs. And yet, only 5% of health care spending in this country goes to primary care, less than in any other Western democracy. Freyer is a health care journalist based in Rhode Island. Prior to that, he was CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island.

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Prozac Poses Serious Risks for Young People

Mercola

However, the International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine study 2 highlights significant safety concerns and questions the drug’s effectiveness in this vulnerable age group. 4 Understanding these alternatives is key for making informed decisions about mental health treatments for youth.