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Salmonella Probe Hindered

jfeakins@onlinelinkup.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Salmonella Probe Hindered by Inadequate Food Safety System

If we had better health safety systems in place, nurses would not be so overworked (and underpaid).

For example, an unwieldy food safety system one expert recently termed a “mess” has kept federal officials from finding the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened over 1000 people in the U.S. and Canada. The poor performance of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and other health agencies in [...]

Consumers Who Buy Health Insurance Are Vulnerable

jfeakins@onlinelinkup.com — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Americans who buy their own health insurance have very little protection if companies want to deny coverage or raise their premiums when they get sick. A new report published by the consumer advocacy group Families USA says states should do more to protect consumers from insurance companies that will stop at nothing to avoid paying claims.

About 14.5 million Americans bought their own insurance on the individual market in 2006. The Families USA survey of insurance commission [...]

GAS CRISIS IN AMISH COUNTRY, PENNSYLVANIA

jfeakins@onlinelinkup.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100