…authoritative scientific documents, reports and position papers from a variety of federal bodies. Finally, U.S. agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Department…
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…deny felons public resources such as Food Stamps, subsidized college loans, public housing and professional opportunities like licenses and contracts, it is also common for U.S. states to deny former…
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…types of citizens might become more susceptible to anti-vaccine misinformation. Levels of belief in science have varied across political groups historically, for example, and new movements around health, food and…
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…Food and Drug Administration. Due to issues of cost, logistics and ethics, RCTs are fairly uncommon for other purposes. Example: “Short-Term Soy Isoflavone Intervention in Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer”…
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…studying low-salience issues, such as school prayer or food safety, for instance, should be wary of creating time series measures of media attention.” If an issue is of high salience…
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…garnered the most attention. Critics argued that they have led to an increase in food waste, though research has indicated a number of positive effects. In February 2014, a CDC…
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…Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and $30 billion on food stamps. The authors therefore recommend that “going forward, when policymakers are weighing the costs and benefits of increasing or decreasing…
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…are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That’s an entitlement…. 47% of Americans pay no income tax. So our message of low taxes doesn’t connect.” Romney…
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…who were severely cost-burdened spent 39% less on food and 65% less on health care compared to similar households living in more-affordable housing.” Assistance to burdened households is falling behind…
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…Inadequate food, sanitation facilities and hygiene increase the risk of infections and stunting: Close to 156 million children are stunted, a result of undernutrition and infection.” For the elderly, there…
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