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October 2012 |
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| More from the Fall issue of YES! Magazine …
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 Online Tools Help Doctors Listen Up
Does your doctor understand what you need? These simple tools are helping practitioners slow down and communicate better with patients.
Poor doctor-patient communication has negative effects, including higher medical bills and worse health care outcomes. But face-to-face time with your doctor is often a matter of minutes.
The fast pace of the U.S. health care system leaves patients feeling confused and uncertain about how to participate in their own healing. Physicians feel rushed and overwhelmed by seeing upwards of 25 patients a day. But some say it doesn’t have to be that way. Doctors and researchers are using online tools to open up new lines of communication that improve the doctor-patient relationship and let patients make the most of their brief, but important, time at the doctor’s office.
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A Farm Bill Only Monsanto Could Love
by Corey Hill
Three provisions in the bill would make it more difficult to regulate the safety of genetically modified crops. Consumers fight back with a flurry of organizing.
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New NYC Ads: Love Your Sikh and Muslim Neighbors
by Beau Underwood
After hateful ads implying that Muslims are “savages” were posted in New York subway stations, a Christian group launched its own campaign.
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Breastfeeding Moms Boot Nestle from Maternity Wards
by Elizabeth Ben-Ishai
If breastfeeding is healthier for babies, why are hospitals pushing corporate infant formula? How a growing number of states and cities are banning marketing in the maternity ward.
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Why “Green” Consumer Choices Aren’t Enough
by George Lakey
Middle-class people are often socialized to believe they are responsible for improving their neighborhoods, their communities, and the world itself. Helpful as that often is, it creates a blind spot when it comes to global warming.
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