Press release: “Building clinical research into the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) will enable faster discovery and verification of treatments and cures, according to a report released today by FasterCures. The report, Ensuring the Inclusion of Clinical Research in the Nationwide Health Information Network, details steps to help speed the implementation of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems and suggests four strategies to include a research component in the NHIN, the federal government’s planned “Internet for Healthcare.”
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Daily Archives: December 14, 2006
AEI: Facts and Figures about Homeland Security Spending
Facts and Figures about Homeland Security Spending, by Veronique de Rugy , Posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006. “International terrorism is perceived as the greatest security challenge America faces today. Since the tragic events of 9/11, policymakers have responded mainly by boosting homeland security funding. I present below some facts and figures about homeland security spending.”… Continue Reading
Report of the New Commission on Skills of the American Workforce
“The National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE) created the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce to chart a course for the United States in a much more complicated global economy. The Commission released its recommendations to the public on December 14, 2006. The final report proposes a restructuring that Americas… Continue Reading
FEC to Launch Web Tool for Searching Advisory Opinions
Press release today: The “Federal Election Commission was provided with a demonstration of a new Internet tool for searching Advisory Opinions which is scheduled for launch on the Commissions website in February.” Continue Reading
FAA Proposes New Airworthiness Directive For All Airbus Model A300-600 Series Airplanes
SUMMARY: “The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A300-600 series airplanes. This proposed AD would require revising the Airworthiness Limitations Section of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to incorporate new limitations for fuel tank systems. This proposed AD results from fuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer. We… Continue Reading
New Afghanistan Background Note Released by State Dept.
Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, December 2006: Background Note: Afghanistan Topics include: People, History, Government, Political Conditions, Economy, Foreign Relations, U.S. Relations, Travel/Business See also Background Notes A-Z Continue Reading
GAO Report Calls for Increased FDA Oversight of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising
Prescription Drugs: Improvements Needed in FDA’s Oversight of Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Advertising, Full text GAO-07-54, and Highlights, November 16, 2006. “Studies GAO reviewed suggest that DTC advertising has contributed to increases in drug spending and utilization, for example, by prompting consumers to request the advertised drugs from their physicians, who are generally responsive to these requests.… Continue Reading
Official UK Report Released on Death of Princess Diana
The Operation Paget inquiry report into the allegation of conspiracy to murder Diana, Princess of Wales and Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed, by Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpinton, Thursday 14 December 2006. Download Operation Paget inquiry – overview (PDF) Download Operation Paget inquiry – full report (PDF) Continue Reading
