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CONSUMERS ADVISED OF RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EATING RAW AND LIGHTLY COOKED SPROUTS
O157:H7 outbreak associated with alfalfa sprouts. This advisory is also being updated to specifically include raw and lightly cooked mung bean sprouts.
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OSHA, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA FORM ALLIANCE
Goal is Better Health and Safety for the Construction Industry
WASHINGTON -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) have established an Alliance to share their collective expertise to help prevent injuries and illnesses in construction workplaces, announced OSHA Administrator John L. Henshaw today.
ts Date: Oct. 3, 2002 Contacts: Christine Stencel, Media Relations Officer Chris Dobbins, Media Relations Assistant (202) 334-2138; e-mail <news@nas.edu> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Broader Federal Protections, Other Reforms Needed To Ensure Safety of Human Research Participants WASHINGTON -- Broader federal oversight is needed to ensure that the health and well-being of people who are enrolled in research studies, whether publicly or privately funded, are better-protected, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies.
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CMS Administrator Tom Scully today (Oct. 3) told lawmakers that his agency is prepared to take administrative action to remedy's Medicare's average wholesale price (AWP) system, according to Scully's written testimony for today's Ways and Means Subcommittee hearing on AWP.
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GOP Senators Frist and Jeffords inch closer to supporting bill. Click here for Kennedy Bill Click here for Section-By-Section Analysis
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BINGAMAN FLOOR STATEMENT
PASSAGE OF S. 724, THE "MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS
HEALTH INSURANCE ACT OF 2001"
Mr. President, I rise today with the purpose of asking unanimous consent to take up and pass S. 724, the "Mothers and Newborns Health Insurance Act of 2001," as reported by the Senate Finance Committee. This legislation, introduced by Senators Bond and Breaux, would simply give states the option of covering pregnant women in the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, for the full range of pre- and postpartum care.