25 U.S. engineering, scientific, and business associations sent letters to Congress urging increases in funding for federal research as the House began consideration of the FY2000 VA-HUD bill that includes funding for NASA and the NSF.
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons has asked Rep. Dan Burton to initiate a congressional investigation of the process by which all vaccines are tested, approved, and recommended as mandatory by the CDC.
In a surprising move, scientists at the American Institute for Cancer Research 9th Annual Conference predicted that mounting scientific evidence may lead the medical community to recognize a wider role for herbal medicine and supplements in cancer prevention.
The American Medical Student Association recently launched a curricular reform demonstration project that will integrate diversity issues and community-based medicine into the education of America's future doctors.
The Medical Sentinel, the journal of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, becomes the first major medical publication to require public disclosure of research data for publication of scientific papers.
Yesterday, The New York Times reported that Senate Democrats are threatening to bring Senate business to a halt this fall if no action is taken on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
Three hundred seventy-one scientists and doctors from 57 countries, including three winners of the Nobel Prize, today released an "open letter" to diplomats negotiating a treaty to restrict or ban DDT globally.
Physicians for Social Responsibility has produced the Modern Malaria Control Handbook, demonstrating how to control malaria without the use of DDT. The handbook makes a strong case for integrated public health programs.
The United Network for Organ Sharing today directed its members in Illinois, Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Wisconsin to continue to allocate livers according to established UNOS allocation policy, with an interim imposition of a limited payback system within the region.
FDA Week reported today that the National Food Processors Association (NFPA) is "advising its members to ignore the efforts of advocate groups seeking to pinpoint and reduce the use of genetically engineered (GE) ingredients." This announcement comes in the wake of a Friends of the Earth (FoE) letter-writing campaign directed at the CEOs of 83 prominent food companies, inquiring whether or not any use potentially harmful genetically modified Bt corn in their products.
The health of every American could be at risk if funds earmarked for ozone protection are cut from the VA, HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations bill, according to Friends of the Earth.
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) strongly endorses the Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999 (H.R. 2723) because of its focus on patients and their right to quality health care.
Noting that "these days, the business of birth starts early with the cutting of the umbilical cord," consumer advocate Ralph Nader has asked the American Hospital Association (AHA) to urge member hospitals to keep commercialism out of the maternity wards.
Robert Weinmann, M.D., president of the nation's largest labor union for doctors, will discuss the issue of unionized physicians against the backdrop of the debate over the Patients Bill of Rights at a National Press Club "Morning Newsmaker" news conference on Sept. 1.
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, The Georgetown Center for Food and Nutrition Policy and The International Food Information Council agree with Consumer Reports' statement that, "There is no evidence that genetically engineered [biotech] foods on the market are not safe to eat."
Protecting the health of America's families is not and should never be a partisan issue. Demonstrating this fact, the American Medical Association, the largest organization of physicians in the nation, has just endorsed the bipartisan Patients' Bill of Rights sponsored by Congressman Norwood and Congressman Dingell.
OSHA's future will be among the topics discussed during the 15th Annual National Conference of the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association Sept. 15-17 at Washington, D.C.'s Washington Hilton and Towers hotel
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is calling for U.S. officials to prohibit animal-to-human transplants, known as xenotransplants. The call comes as Science magazine released findings that small amounts of pig tissue transplants seem not to release detectable viruses.
The dean of Purdue University's School of Education says successful alternative schools are an excellent example for education reform to follow.
The recent action by the American Medical Association to form a national negotiating organization for physicians has led to questions whether the American Dental Association might do the same for dentists.
President Clinton announced new steps to spur bio-based technologies that can help grow the economy, enhance U.S. energy security, and meet environmental challenges like global warming.
A new Executive Order will coordinate Federal efforts to accelerate the development of 21st century bio-based industries that use trees, crops, and agricultural and forestry wastes to make fuels, chemicals, and electricity.
In an effort to ensure fair and equitable treatment of minorities in health care, NMA has devised an educational video that proactively addresses medical racism.
In a special supplement to the August issue of the Journal of the National Medical Association, asthma specialists declare that the devastating effects of asthma in inner city communities represent a public health crisis.
HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala has approved New Jersey's proposal to expand health insurance coverage to uninsured children through the Children's Health Insurance Program.
President Clinton today directed HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala to release $55 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program emergency funds for nine states that have experienced extreme heat. The funds are in addition to the $100 million released to 17 states last month. The nine states are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
The Association of American Surgeons is asking the Department of Health and Human Services to reverse its policy of recommending mandatory vaccines, particularly for hepatitis B.
Nine eminent scientists and former intelligence and military officials have sent a letter to all 100 U.S. senators calling for prompt ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Vice President Gore releases new report by the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, Powerful Partnerships: The Federal Role in International Cooperation on Energy Innovation.
Public health and industry experts will be available beforehand, and immediately following, the news conference by EPA Administrator Carol Browner on Aug. 2, and can discuss the impact of FQPA and reaction to information shared by Secretary Browner.
Basic environmental research is essential to the nation's well-being and economic growth, according to a report released today by the National Science Board (NSB), the policy-making body of the National Science Foundation (NSF).
A new report, "State of Hispanic Girls," revealing alarming trends in health risk behaviors, will be released at a press conference Monday, Aug. 2. The report analyzes current research, presents findings from focus groups with girls, and offers recommendations.
President Clinton, joined by General Barry McCaffrey, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, will unveil new anti-drug advertisements on Monday, Aug. 2 at 10:15 a.m. in Presidential Hall.
As the nation reels from another bloody massacre, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) calls on policymakers to take the only action that can help to prevent this kind of senseless tragedy -- a ban on handguns.
Statement by Gloria Feldt, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America on House vote denying poor women in DC access to abortion services
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) admitted to diverting millions of dollars of Congressionally directed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) research money to other areas and then covering up the diversion.
Rep. Bill Thomas has announced a corrections bill to deal with the quagmire of the Stark II regulations.
The District of Columbia's Department of Health has reached an agreement with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services ensuring that low income persons with hearing impairments have meaningful access to critical health services and programs, such as Medicaid-funded doctor's visits.
America must invest in its energy future now, Richard Truly, director of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, said today. Otherwise, he said, the nation could face supply shortages and fall behind foreign competitors.
We're able and ready to do 21st century science and engineering -- but we can't do it on a 20th century budget.
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is outraged that more than 67,000 sick and disabled veterans could be denied lifesaving medical treatment because of devastating budget shortfalls in the coming year.
Methadone programs will have to be accredited under a new proposal announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee (CFSCC) will meet on Monday, July 26, to discuss the May 10, 1999 Office of Inspector General's Audit of Costs Charged to the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Department of Health and Human Services today released a model certification program containing a set of quality standards states can use for inspecting and certifying laboratories used in fertility clinics that provide assisted reproductive technology (ART) such as invitro fertilization.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) supports the recommendations released today by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The IOM makes sweeping recommendations that call for "legitimate oversight" by the Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) in order "to manage the system of organ procurement and transplantation in the public interest."
Statement by Donna E. Shalala, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding findings of the Institute of Medicine on Organ Transplantation
The American Public Health Association (APHA) today expressed disappointment about the patients' rights legislation passed Thursday by the U.S. Senate, but remains optimistic that the House of Representatives will do better as it begins debate this week.
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) believes administration's global AIDS initiative is enormously important because of the additional resources that will be mustered in this fight and because of the message it sends.
Vice President Al Gore today joined Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy Sandra Thurman, Members of Congress, and leaders of the African-American, religious, children's and AIDS communities to announce that the Administration will seek the largest-ever United States budget increase in the global battle against AIDS -- a new investment of $100 million.
House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt strongly supports the Clinton Administration's proposal to commit an additional $100 million of funding to fight the AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa and other areas of the globe where this disease has become a major public health crisis.
RSS
Medicine keyboard_arrow_right
Sciencekeyboard_arrow_right
Life keyboard_arrow_right
Business keyboard_arrow_right
Journal News keyboard_arrow_right
By Location keyboard_arrow_right
Meetings, Grants, and Events keyboard_arrow_right