Cancer Legislation
Fear fans flames for chemical makers
Manufacturers of fire retardants rely on questionable testimony, front groups to push standards that boost demand for their toxic — and ineffective — products Dr. David Heimbach knows how to ...
Pennsylvania Law on Fracking Chemicals Worries Doctors
AVELLA, Pa.— About two years ago, Dr. Amy Pare began treating members of the Moten family and their neighbors from a working-class neighborhood less than half a mile from a ...
FDA Warns Of Mercury in Skin Creams
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned this week that more than 35 imported skin creams, antiseptic soaps and anti-aging lotions have recently been tied to mercury poisoning that in ...
Legislative battle over cosmetics regulations may not be pretty
Industry and public health groups are gearing up for a fight over the regulation of cosmetics, as the House begins consideration of sweeping Food and Drug Administration legislation. The House ...
Congressman moves to ban BPA from food packaging
A Massachusetts congressman asked the federal government on Friday to ban the chemical bisphenol A from use in food and beverage containers, and took a page from the food industry’s ...
Carcinogen-Free Workplaces
John Anderson, a refinery electrician from New Jersey who worked with asbestos, addressed the President's Cancer Panel about the need to strengthen cancer protection for workers. Then he handed the ...
New Website Helps Explain Health Care Law
Eight consumer and health organizations have created a new Web site to help the public understand the Affordable Care Act, the health care reform law enacted last year. The site, ...
Obama Signs Child Nutrition Bill Into Law as Part of Anti-Obesity Push
AP Dec. 2: A Fairmeadow Elementary School student orders pepperoni pizza during a school lunch program in Palo Alto, Calif. Obama signed into law a bill Dec. 13 that would ...
New York Governor signs bill banning BPA from child care products
New York Governor David Paterson (D) has signed legislation (S. 3296-H/A. 6919-D) that prohibits the manufacture or sale of child care products such as baby bottles and sippy cups ...
Today, July 13 is Virtual Advocacy Day – help make a difference on Capitol Hill!
WHAT: Virtual Advocacy Day for the Ovarian Cancer Community WHEN: Today, Tuesday, July 13, 2010 (to coincide with Advocacy Day at the Power is Teal Conference) WHY: Participating ...
Sebelius: Health Care Reform ‘Puts Women Back In Control’
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius spoke Thursday afternoon at the annual luncheon for the National Partnership for Women and Families about how the Patient Protection and ...