Monday, January 26, 2009, 4:33 PM
The Grocery Manufacturers Association, the American Frozen Food Institute, the Retail Industry Leaders Association and the Food Marketing Institute are among a group of ten food industry organizations who have sent a letter to members of Congress asking for changes to the food safety system in the United States.
For one thing, they ask that the Food and Drug Administration be given the authority to order a food Read the rest of this entry »
It is time to end the myth that spiraling Medicaid spending is the fault of health care providers, when, in fact, the primary driver of Medicaid spending increases is the government itself.
Gov. David Paterson recently argued on this page for austerity to balance a yawning state deficit of $15 billion. As one of several means to do so, he has proposed draconian cuts to hospitals, nursing homes, and home health care providers that over two years Read the rest of this entry »
, people who have spoken with him say, but he is running into opposition from his party’s left and from Democratic Congressional leaders who contend that his political capital would be better spent on health care and other priorities.
Mr. Obama considered announcing the formation of a Social Security task force at a White House “fiscal responsibility summit” that he will convene on Monday. But several Democrats said that idea had Read the rest of this entry »
Published December 18, 2008
GALVESTON About 100 sign-toting, peaceful, yet passionate protesters circled the sidewalks Wednesday of the University of Texas Medical Branch, calling on legislators to fully fund the hospital devastated by Hurricane Ike.
The protest, organized by the Texas State Employees Union, lobbed stinging statements upon the University of Texas Systems governing board, which authorized 3,800 layoffs in November that led Read the rest of this entry »
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Wildlife managers always have turned to hunters to help control game populations.
It’s surely not the most effective system and you’ll find arguments pro and con about hunting’s efficacy, from the disappearance of the passenger pigeon to the semi-control the Division of Wildlife struggles to maintain over elk herds.
However, there are some areas, notably our national parks where hunting isn’t Read the rest of this entry »
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An internal review report by the HSE into two missed diagnoses in a 53-year-old woman who subsequently died of breast cancer is severely critical of her treatment at Ennis General Hospital.
The husband of Ann Moriarty, Karl Henry, has called for an independent inquiry into how his wife’s case was dealt with at Ennis General Hospital and also at St James’s Hospital in Dublin during 2007.
Ultimately, Ann Moriarty, having been given the all-clear Read the rest of this entry »
FROM the handlebar to the flavour saver – you could see them all this Movember at the Coffs Harbour Ambulance Station this month.
Movember fever hit the ambos hard this year, with the whole station deciding to get in on the act for the very first time – and boy, what a result.
For the past 29 days, 11 officers have been pruning and nurturing their respective moustaches with pride, all in the name of changing the face of men’s health – and have Read the rest of this entry »
A nurse who was found locked in the boot of her car in North Lanarkshire after being missing for 11 days has been released from hospital.
Magdeline Makola, 38, who works at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, was discovered in Aidrie on Boxing Day.
Police said she had now been discharged after spending almost a fortnight in Monklands hospital, Airdrie, and was continuing her recuperation.
A 35-year-old man has been charged with attempting to murder Ms Read the rest of this entry »
A Chinese pensioner is urging other elderly people to follow a gymnastics programme he created using only a rope and a tree.Huang Fugui, 64, of Chengdu, came up with his fitness plan after recovering from serious illness two years ago. But health experts are warning other pensioners against following his training regime which they say is far too dangerous. He started getting up at 5am each day and exercising for two hours. He tied a rope to a tree Read the rest of this entry »