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Savitri R. Matthews, director of programs for the American Diabetes Association in Nashville, is walking proof that people can succeed in warding off the disease. Matthews used to weigh 296 pounds. Now, she weighs 138.
Ana Azpurua wrote this special with the support of the USC Annenberg California Endowment-Journalism Fellowship 2012. Another part to the series can be found here:
Traumas persiguen a inmigrantes salvadoreños
Ana Azpurua wrote this special with the support of the USC Annenberg California Endowment-Journalism Fellowship 2012.
Louisville, Kentucky's Riverside Gardens neighborhood is surrounded on three sides by pollution. In its heyday, it was a resort community for Louisvillians who wanted a quick, close getaway from the city.
In 1973, it was discovered that Michigan Chemical had accidentally used the flame retardant chemical PBB instead of a vitamin additive for cattle feed.
At risk youth have an opportunity to make a change and get the help they need through a suicide-prevention camp put together by Native American tribes.
HARTFORD — The scars are still visible on Michelle Baxter’s arms....
In the early days of Rubbertown, no job was dirtier than an entry-level post at the B.F. Goodrich plant. Workers climbed into large vats that had held the chemical vinyl chloride to clean them. Decades later, at least 26 of these men have developed cancer and died from it.
Everyone in Rubbertown knows someone with cancer. But are people in these neighborhoods actually more likely to get cancer than other Louisville residents? What role has the nearby pollution played?
