- Court: Teacher Teasing Overweight Student Is Child Abuse
- House GOP wants to cut Michelle Obama's healthy school lunches: These Republicans come from the unhealthiest states
- State high court rules NYC ban on large sodas is illegal—Suck it, Bloomie.
- China to recruit 'more portly' soldiers with brainpower—"China's military relaxes height, eyesight and weight requirements for soldiers in effort to attract more educated personnel, newspaper says."
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Dr. Oz and Nutritional Supplements
- Why Dr. Oz can say anything and keep his medical license
- A Snake Oil Salesman Alive and Well in Dr. Oz
- Twitter gets predictably snarky when Dr. Oz asks, "What are you eating that is Oz Approved"? Salon
- Chipotle's anti-Big-Food ad wins Cannes PR award
- How the US Government Helps McDonald's Sell Junk Food—"The feds also helped bring you the Taco Bell Cantina Double Steak Quesadilla and several other fast-food gems."
- Hamburger Chef Jamie Oliver Proves McDonald's Burgers "Unfit for human consumption"
- Monsanto Tries to Patent & Control Natural, Non-GMO Tomatoes
- Whole Foods to pay $800,000 in overpricing case
- U.S. meat producers square off against consumer groups in request to peel back on labeling
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Letter of the Week -- POM Wonderful
- Undercover animal abuse videos could soon be outlawed
- Canada's Largest Dairy Farm Employees Accused Of Animal Cruelty
- The Abstinence Method—"Dutch farmers just say no to antibiotics for livestock." Gerbert Oosterlaken, owner of Hoeve de Hulsdonk farm, "believes the more you can see, the better."
- Obama orders review of pesticides' effect on bees
- Pesticides threaten birds and bees alike, study says
- Pesticides linked to bee deaths must be banned, scientists say
- French scientists revive assault on pesticide, GM corn
- Study links pesticide exposure in pregnancy to autism
- Supreme Court says employers with religious objections can refuse to pay for contraception
- Corporations Are People, And They Have More Rights Than You
- SCOTUS end of term: The Supreme Court’s conservatives are using the First Amendment as a weapon
- 'Supreme Court strikes down abortion clinic buffer zone
- Anti-abortion protesters take advantage of Supreme Court ruling
- Alabama Abortion Clinic Forced To Close Because Its Hallways Aren't Wide Enough
- The Rise of the DIY Abortion in Texas—"A pill that revolutionized reproductive rights in Latin America is now gaining ground on the black market in South Texas."
- McAuliffe Defies GOP: We're 'Moving Forward' With Obamacare Expansion
- Capitol police gave House clerks access to governor's office—"Father's Day budget delivery to the governor's secure suite of offices prompts protests from the administration, which alleged an 'unacceptable' security breach."
- Emails: GOP Secured Majority After VA Dem Promised Job, Phone And Car
- Analysis Shows GOP Fear-Mongering On Obamacare Premiums Is Probably Bogus
- Republicans Finally Admit Why They Really Hate Obamacare
- Here Is the Most Shameless Anti-Obamacare Argument Yet
- White House report: Overhaul VA's 'corrosive culture' Politico
- Letters Claim Vets Were Mistreated At West Palm Beach VA
- Acton Vet Finally Gets VA Doctor's Appointment – 2 Years After He Died
- Obama to name new VA chief
- Alaska to put free pregnancy tests in bars to curb fetal alcohol syndrome rate
- Is veganism child abuse?—"A mother is arrested for infant neglect after a hospital crisis that began with her veganism." Salon
- Meet the con man selling fake stem cell treatments to children—"Davide Vannoni is playing with people's lives, and the Italian government is paying for it."
- No, PETA, Cow Milk Does Not Cause Autism—"The group that brought you animal-fur horror stories has just launched a campaign claiming cow's milk causes autism. Hold on to your Cheerios, this one needs explaining."
- Cost of not caring: Stigma set in stone—"People with mental illness face prejudice and discrimination nearly everywhere they turn, from friends and employers and even insurance plans."
- Minnesota teen who planned school massacre: 'I think I'm really mentally ill'
- Stop Telling Your Depressed Friends to "Cheer Up"—"It's more helpful to express that their feelings are valid."
- Untreatable virus spreading in the Caribbean now afflicts 4,600 LA Times
- Doctors Without Borders: Ebola 'out of control'—Experts say it's just the 'tip of the iceberg' and it's getting worse [WaPo].
- CDC: Up to 86 workers possibly exposed to anthrax
- One unvaccinated child was patient zero of a measles epidemic
- Measles cases are spreading, despite high vaccination rates. What's going on?—In other news, Jenny allegedly-not-against-vaccinations McCarthy is no longer on 'The View'. WaPo
- First measles case in at least 6 years reported in Pierce County—"The case is connected to eight confirmed cases being investigated in South King County, all among members of the same extended family, officials said."
- Judge Upholds Policy Barring Unvaccinated Students During Illnesses NYT
- Ohio Amish begin vaccinations amid largest measles outbreak in recent U.S. history
- Blast from the Past: Fear and frustration dominated Somali community forum on measles, vaccines and autism
