2023-08-07: News Headlines

_____ (2023-08-07). USA: How to Hide and Ignore 4.5 Million Deaths. transcend.org 1 Aug 2023 – A 'Costs of War' study estimates that the USA's 9/11 wars caused 4.5 million deaths in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, Libya, Somalia and Syria with 40—60 million people displaced from their homes. "Pax Americana"

Ana Vračar (2023-08-07). Climate breakdown threatens food security and health in Iraq. peoplesdispatch.org As another heat wave hit West Asia at the beginning of August, temperatures in Baghdad reached 51 degrees Celsius. "For a person like me, with access to air conditioning, this was unbearable. Imagine how it was for those with compromised health or compromised economic status," says Muntather Hassan, a dentist working at the Iraqi Al-Amal Association, reflecting on the health effects of climate change in Iraq. | Hassan authored a

Larry Johnson (2023-08-06). Is Ukraine Awakening to the Likelihood that It Will be Tossed Under the NATO Bus? sonar21.com Foreigners who place their trust in the promise of the United States to have their back apparently are unaware of the fate of Vietnamese, Libyans, Cambodians, Afghanis and Iraquies who…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-07). Consumer Health: Questions about breastfeeding. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Breastfeeding Week will be observed Aug. 1—7. This year's campaign focuses on enabling breastfeeding for working parents. The American Academy of Pediatrics has affirmed its recommendation and advocacy for breastfeeding, stating, "Research has shown that breastfeeding is linked to decreased rates of lower respiratory tract infections, severe diarrhea, ear infections and obesity. Breastfeeding is associated with lower risk of sudden infant death syndrome, as well as other protective effects." Specifically, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation is…


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