Category Archives: Health
National Council on Disability Releases Federal ‘State of the Union’
New Report Offers Solutions for Improving Equality and Increasing Savings On Tuesday, November 1, the National Council on Disability (NCD) will release National Disability Policy: A Progress Report detailing Federal disability policy. NCD is a small, independent federal agency comprised … Continue reading
ChemRisk Study Confirms Formaldehyde Exposure from Hair-Smoothing Products
ChemRisk LLC published the first independent study ( http://oeh.informaworld.com/soeh/content~db=all~content=a942151618~frm=titlelink ) confirming that airborne formaldehyde levels associated with some keratin-based hair-smoothing treatments may exceed certain occupational exposure limits set by the U.S. government. “The results of this simulation study show that … Continue reading
Consumers win the Right to Know About Their Food
The State of Ohio today agreed that it will no longer pursue regulations limiting labeling on organic dairy products. Ohio had attempted to prohibit statements on labels which informed consumers that organic dairy products are produced without antibiotics, pesticides or … Continue reading
Survey of U.S. News/Castle Connolly Top Doctors Finds Widespread Support for PSA Screening
Most Top Doctors disagree with a government task force that has proposed ending routine use of a prostate-cancer screening test, according to exclusive survey results released today by U.S. News Media Group. U.S. News polled urologists and internal-medicine specialists who … Continue reading
Consumer Watchdog Asks Obama Administration to Deny Florida Request to Evade Health Reform Limits on Insurer Profit and Overhead That Would Void a key Consumer Protection Nationwide
Consumer Watchdog told the Obama Administration that Florida’s bid to escape a key consumer protection rule in the health reform law cannot be justified and joined calls for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to hold a public … Continue reading
More than Five Million Americans Abuse Painkillers Each Month
Drugs are everywhere. The use of prescription painkillers has increased dramatically in recent years, and prescription drug abuse is now the nation’s fastest-growing drug problem. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, more than 5 million Americans … Continue reading