Category Archives: Health
Testing Reveals High Contamination Levels of Everyday Objects in Major U.S. Cities; Gas Pump and Mailbox Handles are Among the Dirtiest
Just in time for cold and flu season, new testing in six major U.S. cities reveals that gas pump and mailbox handles may be among the dirtiest surfaces Americans touch. The results, released today by Kimberly-Clark Professional*, show that more … Continue reading
Emerging Public Health Crisis Linked to Mortgage Default and Foreclosure
Researchers warn of a looming health crisis in the wake of rising mortgage delinquencies and home foreclosures. The study, released today in the American Journal of Public Health, is the first long-term survey of the impact the current housing crisis … Continue reading
Union of Medical Marijuana Patients Offers Breakthrough in Regulation of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries
On October 4, the Second District Court of Appeals repudiated the heavy-handed attempt by the city of Long Beach to regulate medical cannabis associations. In Pack v Long Beach, the Court held that because federal law considers all marijuana illegal, … Continue reading
After Tobacco: What Would Happen if Americans Stopped Smoking?
To coincide with a new book recently released by Columbia University Press titled, After Tobacco: What Would Happen if Americans Stopped Smoking?, public health experts will discuss what the nation might look like if and when smoking rates plummet to … Continue reading
Outraged Seniors to Hold Demonstration Outside Massachusetts Hospital Association’s Boston Offices Today (1 p.m.) To Protest MHA’s Lobbying for Extending Eligibility for Medicare
Members of the Massachusetts Senior Action Council (MSAC), along with other health care and consumer advocates, will hold a demonstration today at 1 p.m. outside the Boston offices of the Massachusetts Hospital Association to protest the industry’s recently announced campaign … Continue reading