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A definitive review and close reading of medical peer-review journals, and government health statistics shows that American medicine frequently causes more harm than good. The number of people having in-hospital, adverse drug reactions (ADR) to prescribed medicine is 2.2 million. (1) Dr. Richard Besser, of the CDC , in 1995, said the number of unnecessary antibiotics prescribed annually for viral infections was 20 million. Dr. Besser, in 2003, now refers to tens of millions of unnecessary antibiotics. (2, 2a) The number of unnecessary medical and surgical procedures performed annually is 7.5 million. (3) The number of people exposed to unnecessary hospitalization annually is 8.9 million. (4) The total number of iatrogenic [induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures] deaths is 783,936. The 2001 heart disease annual death rate is 699,697; the annual cancer death rate is 553,251. (5) It is evident that the American medical system is the leading cause of death and injury in the United States.

The scientific community has long agreed that our dependence on fossil fuels inflicts massive damage on the environment and our health, while warming the globe in the process. But beyond the damage these fuels cause to us now, what will happen when the world's supply of oil runs out? In a new video series from The Nation magazine and On The Earth Productions, Bill McKibben, Noam Chomsky, Nicole Foss, Richard Heinberg and other scientists, researchers and writers explain. Visit TheNation.com for more videos in this series.

In a recent interview, Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Tony Smith shared with me one of the most mind-numbing statistics I have ever heard: According to the Alameda County Health Department, a black child born in West Oakland will, on average, die 15 years before a white child born in the hills of Oakland.

We feel instinctively that societies with huge income gaps are somehow going wrong. Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are too far apart: real effects on health, lifespan, even such basic values as trust.

Redwall Design Studio crafts a humble and unpretentious retail experience after a village market scene to establish the Arogya Organic health food store in Bengaluru. Check it out here

Spaces Architects@ka infuses a little imagination and lots of chutzpah into the Colour Court recreation club in #Noida; the assembly akin to a visual diary of thoughts… where colourful and cheerful spaces enlighten the mood and enhance fitness therapy. Check it out here

CRA unveils design for the pilot project of the Open Innovation Centre in Turin, Italy that promotes a hot-desking regime while fostering interaction in physical space through collaborative digital platforms. The design uses automated UV-C based desk sanitizing and a 'smart window' to ensure health, safety, and sociability.

Air pollution effects the world, human, animals, trees and every things. we got effective in our brain and our health.

Bracing the 'out with the old and in with the bold' approach, check out the looks & locks of the 21st century man and leave us your views…

Healing necessitates an innately comforting environment - the new Maggie's Cancer Centre provides just that and more. Check out the story and leave us your views...

All design professionals - this one is for you to answer - Which one is more difficult to accomplish - a highly vocal design vocabulary or a simple striking design element? Check out this dentist's clinic and leave us your views...

Check out this community-driven urban farming concept that opts for a synergetic system in a quest for fresh, organic and uncontaminated produce.

Subtle changes in the design program effect profound changes in the psychology of wellbeing - especially so in the design of medical facilities. Check out this pharmacy in Montreal and leave us your views…

How contextual is the role of interior makeup in establishing brand identity? Find out how a successful design can empower a brand and leave us your views…

Tinker Imagineers design the interiors of Juliana's Children Hospital in Netherlands

Read IAnD's story on Miki Agrawal, a young social entrepreneur from New York, whose innovative design is not only empowering women but working towards a greener environment

#MMEKExperienceArchitects creates #environments that #transform key life moments and #brand messages into unforgettable experiences seamlessly combining #digital, #physical and #spatial elements. Check out how they once again endorse their already-strong track record in #healthcare with the #PrincessMáximaCentre in #Netherlands…