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Death by Prescription in Rural America
09/19/2007
map of increased drug fatalitiesEvidence, both statistical and personal, keeps piling up that drug fatalities are increasing fastest in rural communities. And most deadly overdoses involve medications that doctors prescribe.
Health | Politics and Government
Speak Your Piece: The FEMA Trailer Choice
08/30/2007
Two killer hurricanes of 2005 have turned southern Mississippi and Louisiana into the Land of Trailers: derelict, new, and disease-causing.
Health
Letter From Langdon: Health Care System Not Built for Rural America
08/26/2007
us medically underserved areasHealth care system of haves and have-nots is particularly hard on rural hospitals, small town businesses and farmers.
Environment | Health
Speak Your Piece: How About Humane Environmentalism?
08/24/2007
smokestakcs in BrooklynA human rights leader in urban Oakland, California, proposes shifting environmental activism to help those who've suffered from industrial pollution the most: poor people. Eco-equity makes sense for rural America, too.
Health
Rural Trauma Victims Dying of the 'Golden' Rule
08/01/2007
wreck ner Biddeford MaineDeath rates from traumatic injury are much higher in rural parts of the U.S., but Maine's health care pros have banded together to improve and hasten critical care statewide.
Health | Racing For '08/Archive
OxyContin Settlement Takes 90% of Profits; Negotiated By Giuliani
06/19/2007
OxyContin came on the market in 1996 and immediately became a plague in portions of rural America. The company that made the drug pled guilty in a deal negotiated by GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani.
Health
How Kirksville, Missouri, Kicked Meth
06/09/2007
mural in kirsville, missouriA newcomer takes on illegal drug labs with community-wide enforcement and "in your face" policing.
Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural
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