NBCH Calls for Cost Containment and System Transformation in Health Care Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ --Today the National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH), a non-profit organization of nearly 60 employer-based health care coalitions, representing over 7,000 employers and approximately 25 million employees and their dependents across the United Sta...Despite Attacks, A.L.L. Calls on Catholic Organizations to Condemn 'Obamacare'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Life League President Judie Brown called on three of the top Catholic charitable organizations to condemn the Obama healthcare plan in the wake of an emerging scandal. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/2008110...FDA Calls for Stricter Controls on Mercury Fillings
But notes dental devices pose no great risk to most people; consumer organization aghast at ruling TUESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health authorities on Tuesday placed tighter safety controls on the use of mercury dental fillings. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wil...CIGNA Whistleblower Calls for More Heath Insurance Accountability in Heath Care Reform
SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following advisory was issued by Consumer Watchdog: Who : Wendell Potter, former head of corporate communications for CIGNA health insurance When : Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 8:30 a.m. ...GAA Calls on Secretary Clinton to Speak Out Against Gender-Based Violence During Her Africa Trip
WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Global AIDS Alliance executive director Dr. Paul Zeitz issued the following statement today on the eve of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's departure for a seven-nation tour of Africa: "We applaud Secretary Clinton's decision to ...HCPC Calls for Greater Healthcare Savings Through Improved Adherence to Prescription Drug Regimens
FALLS CHURCH, Va., June 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With today's announcement that the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has offered to voluntarily grant some $80 billion in discounts to Medicare beneficiaries over the next decade in an effort to reduce overall healthc...Roundtable Calls President's Embryonic Stem Cell Decision: Bankrupt
CLEVELAND, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the President's actions today changing federal policy on embryonic stem cell research, David Zanotti, CEO of the American Policy Roundtable and Dr. Charles McGowen, M.D., Chief Medical Advisor for the Roundtable, issued the following sta...The Washington Manual® Neurology Survival Guide
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AUDIO: A new NOAA report finds that man-made toxic chemicals used as flame retardants in consumer products are found in all US coastal waters and the Great Lakes. The chemic...IOF calls on European citizens to stand tall and speak out for their bones
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) kicked off World Osteoporosis Day events today in Brussels. This year's theme of Stand Tall, Speak Out For Your Bones is a global call to take charge and improve osteoporosis healthcare policies around the world. Osteoporosis is a disease that ca...New NOAA coral bleaching prediction system calls for low level of bleaching in Caribbean this year
A new NOAA coral bleaching prediction system indicates that there will be some bleaching in the Caribbean later this year, but the event will probably not be severe. NOAA issued the first-ever seasonal coral bleaching outlook this week at the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium in Ft. Lauderda...Root or shoot? EAR calls the shots
La Jolla, CA Controlled by a tightly regulated choreography that determines what should go up and what should go down, plants develop along a polar axis with a root on one end and a shoot on the other. While studying why a defective TOPLESS gene causes plant embryos to develop into a seedlin...Core blimey! University of Leicester scientist calls for geological 'time machine'
A geologist from the University of Leicester has proposed an immense (1.5km) exhibition to illustrate the vastness of geological time and to give a vivid perspective of how quickly human activity is changing the climate. Sediments accumulate on deep ocean floors at a rate of a few centimetres ...Analysis calls for medical device information to better serve patients and doctors
The approval process for medical devices does not involve the same rigorous review used for pharmaceuticals, and this needs to change in order to improve health outcomes, say researchers from the University of California, San Francisco. The UCSF team analyzes the problem and proposes steps to...GPhA Calls Senate HELP Committee Action Disappointing for Countless Patients
ARLINGTON, Va., July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) released the following statement today from GPhA President and CEO Kathleen Jaeger on the Senate HELP Committee's vote on biogenerics legislation. "While we are extremely disappointe...Mylan Again Calls for an End to Authorized Generics During 180-Day Exclusivity Period
Sees opportunity to end abusive use of authorized generics during period of exclusivity PITTSBURGH, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mylan Inc.'s (Nasdaq: MYL ) Chief Operating Officer Heather Bresch today testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts a...Former EPA official calls for new environmental and consumer protection agency
Existing health and safety agencies are unable to cope with the risk assessment, standard setting and oversight challenges of advancing nanotechnology. The nation needs a new agency to address current forms of pollution and to deal with the health and environmental impacts of the technically compl...General Patent Corporation Calls New Patent Reform Bill Harmful to Inventors and Entrepreneurs
General Patent CEO Alexander Poltorak, writing in the syndicated "Washington Watch" column, strongly criticized the proposed Patent Reform Act of 2009 saying that "recycling a piece of failed legislation is not the best way to protect American inventors and spur innovation." ...AstraZeneca Calls on All Americans to Join US AGAINST ATHERO to Fight the Nation's Number One Killer
2009 Artery Explorer Tour Kicks Off This Month, Urging People Across the Country to Take Action Against Atherosclerosis WILMINGTON, Del., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN ) today announced the launch of the 2009 US AGAINST ATHERO tour featuring the Artery Explorer ...CEQ 8800 Genetic Analysis System from Beckman Coulter
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