No Scientific Consensus on Safety of Genetically Modified Foods: Environmental Journal Joint Statement

Source: Friends Of The Earth.org On the heels of the U.S. Department of Agriculture deregulation of the Arctic® apple (the first genetically engineered apple) leading consumer, food safety and environmental groups issued a response to widespread media reports characterizing the science on GMOs (genetically modified organisms) as settled. Groups including the Consumers Union, Center for […]

Would State’s New Rules for Developmentally Disabled Do More Harm Than Good?

Source: NJ Spotlight Health Two key provisions of a state plan to better integrate people with intellectual or developmental disabilities into their communities are meeting fierce resistance from those who provide housing and other services to those disabled… Opponents are focused on provisions requiring programs that operate during the daytime to hold 75 percent of […]

Ringwood resident to cycle across the country to raise awareness of traumatic brain injury

Source: North Jersey.com For Ringwood resident and Lakeland Regional High School grad Daniel Mollino, his impending cross-country bike ride represents his own journey from traumatic brain injury (TBI) to triumph… On Aug. 11, 2010, while making repairs to some overhead lines, Mollino fell 20 feet from the top of a telephone pole…Responders thought he would […]