Whooping Cough: Will Schoolchildren Be Immunized In Time?
May 04, 2011
Whooping Cough:
Health Reform: California lawmakers are moving forward with legislation to aid the state in rolling out national health reform, even as the U.S. House of Representatives voted Tues. to defund that reform, Christina Jewett reports for California Watch. The House defunding bill is not expected to pass in the Senate.
Food Safety: Better check those prepared salads in the fridge – some made by Taylor Farms Pacific are being recalled nationwide after salmonella was detected in grape tomatoes used in the salads, Marissa Cevallos reports for the Los Angeles Times. Fortunately, no illnesses have been reported.
Osama Bin Laden: David Whelan of Forbes.com says we may never know more about the health of Osama Bin Laden, who was rumored to need dialysis for kidney disease and Michael Millenson, who also blogs for Forbes, compares the cost of the war on terror to what the U.S. spends on health care.
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Folks, check out Gerri
Folks, check out Gerri Shaftel's amazing Fox story on how drug reps operate. Good going, Gerri! Here is a link. This story can be researched in any market as drug reps are so pervasively a part of the medical landscape.