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Corp & Gov Interests Spent Huge Sums of Money DENYING TRUE HEALTH EFFECTS of TOXIC MOLD

Email sent To: president@messages.whitehouse.gov; info@nader.org; grassroots@ronpaul.com; democraticparty@democrats.org; kathleen.sebelius@hhs.gov; mike@michaelmoore.com Millions of Americans have been harmed by toxic mold in their homes,…

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Statement From American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown on President Obama’s State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Following is a statement from American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown on President Obama’s State of the Union Address:
President Obama’s appeal to members of Congress to not walk away from health care r…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |
 

Senate Dem: Health care bill ‘on life support’

President Barack Obama’s health care appeal failed to break the congressional gridlock Thursday, dimming hopes for millions of uninsured Americans.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Obama takes on ‘devastation’ of recession

President Barack Obama calls on Americans to “answer history’s call” amid the historic economic crisis, proposing a freeze on big chunks of popular spending programs.
 

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |
 

Fact check: Obama and the ‘hatchet’ job

President Obama, who once considered government spending freezes a hatchet job, tells Americans it’s now part of a solution to  the deficit. But he doesn’t explain the changes.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

NVHR Issues Challenge to Administration, Congress: Don’t Leave 5 Million Americans Afflicted with Chronic Viral Hepatitis Out in the Cold with Budget Freeze

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Ms. Lorren Sandt, Chair of the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) issued the following statement in advance of the President’s State of the Union Address.  NVHR is a coalition of more than 150…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |
 

NVHR Issues Challenge to Administration, Congress: Don’t Leave 5 Million Americans Afflicted with Chronic Viral Hepatitis Out in the Cold with Budget Freeze

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Ms. Lorren Sandt, Chair of the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) issued the following statement in advance of the President’s State of the Union Address.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Heart procedure beats drugs for irregular heartbeat

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Burning sections of the heart works far better than drugs at treating patients with an irregular heartbeat condition called atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder that affects more than 2 million Americans, U.S. researc…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Actuaries Call on President and Congress to Adopt Cornerstones for a Financially Secure America

WASHINGTON Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As President Obama readies his State of the Union address, the American Academy of Actuaries is urging policymakers to adopt four cornerstones to focus the nation’s domestic policy agenda to improve the fin…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Express Scripts to Spin-off Rx Outreach to Create Nonprofit Offering Prescription Medicines

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Express Scripts, Inc., one of the largest pharmacy benefit management companies in North America, today announced it will create a new independent, nonprofit charitable organization to improve access to prescription m…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |