Health

80,000 Protest in South Korea

80,000 Protest US Beef Imports in South Korea

In South Korea, public outcry over the lifting of a ban on US beef continues to bring the country to a standstill. On Tuesday, more than 80,000 people took to the streets of Seoul to demand the ban be reimposed. It was the largest rally so far since daily protests began more than a month ago. The entire South Korean cabinet has offered to resign in response to the protests. South Korean lawmaker Kang Gi-gap said the cabinet had been ignoring the people’s wishes.

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Amy’s Serves The Overlooked

AMY’S SERVES UP DELICIOUS MEALS FOR MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS WITH LACTOSE INTOLERANCE AND DAIRY ALLERGIES

        
Amy’s lactose- and dairy-free products

Santa Rosa, CA (BlackNews.com) - Amy’s Kitchen, the nation’s top-selling brand of natural and organic convenience foods, offers over 80 delicious, satisfying choices that are either lactose-free or completely dairy free. Adults and kids of all ages who suffer from lactose intolerance or dairy allergies will appreciate the options and convenience of Amy’s foods.

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Prison & Healthcare Crisis

PRISON AND HEALTHCARE CRISIS LIMITS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR

By Dr. Henrie M. Treadwell

Dr. Henrie M. Treadwell

Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) - Legal scholars, health-care advocates and public officials participating in the Freedom’s Voice Conference in April depicted a health and prison crisis that is limiting opportunities for people of color and devastating our communities.

The three-day conference, which was sponsored by the Morehouse School of Medicine’s Community Voices program, offered recommendations on how to address many of the problems. But the esteemed panelists also sent a clear message that there must be decisive action to reverse public policies sending record numbers of people to prison, leaving those outside prison walls without access to health care and restricting people of color to segregated communities.

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Healthcare Practitioner Workshop

BECOME A HERBALIST IN OUR ONE DAY HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONER WORKSHOP

Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) - Hospitals are closing all over America. Medical Clinics are closing and leaving low income neighborhoods at risk. Sixty percent of all doctors licensed to practice in California have abandoned their post and many are now just "selling drugs" for a living. Several no longer accept Medi Cal or Medicare according to an article in "The Los Angeles Times," April, 2008. The situation is even worse in rural and country areas across the states. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE SITUATION?

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Prime Access Inc. takes gold

Prime Access Inc. takes home gold at PhAME Awards, DTC National Awards

(May 7, 2008) � Reinforcing its leadership in multicultural healthcare marketing, Prime Access has been honored with first-place recognition at both the 2008 PhAME Awards and the 2008 DTC National Advertising Awards. Both awards recognized the agency’s campaign promoting a cervical cancer vaccine to Latinas.

Awarded for its "Una Menos" campaign on behalf of GARDASIL, Prime Access took home Best Multicultural Advertising awards at both award competitions. This is the second consecutive year Prime Access has won the Best Multicultural Advertising award at the PhAME Awards. 

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