EPA press release: “Now that your family has opened the new computers, I-phones, DVD players and televisions, what are you going to do with the old stuff? Donating used (but still operating) electronics for reuse extends the lives of valuable products and keeps them out of the waste stream for a longer period of time.… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2008
European Library Launches New Version of its Website
“The European Library launched a new version of its website on the 4th of December; the changes involve significant lay-out improvements and reflect a constant care for understanding user needs. It also introduces the latest partners collections and the first The European Library web-exhibition.” New collections and new themes: The European Library introduces 6 new… Continue Reading
GAO Report and Testimony: Border Security, Defense Trade
Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation’s Ports of Entry, GAO-08-329T, January 3, 2008 Defense Trade: State Department Needs to Conduct Assessments to Identify and Address Inefficiencies and Challenges in the Arms Export Process, GAO-08-89, November 30, 2007 Presentation By The Comptroller General: U.S. Financial Condition and Fiscal Future Briefing,… Continue Reading
Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
“The Institute of Medicine report Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care said that racial and ethnic minorities tend to receive lower-quality health care than whites do, even when insurance status, income, age, and severity of conditions are comparable. It recommends first and foremost to increase awareness about racial and ethnic disparities… Continue Reading
The National Academy of Sciences: Science, Evolution, and Creationism
“The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and Institute of Medicine (IOM) today released Science, Evolution, and Creationism, a book designed to give the public a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the current scientific understanding of evolution and its importance in the science classroom. Recent advances in science and medicine, along with an abundance of observations… Continue Reading
Public Citizen Sues FDA: Stricter Warning Labels Needed For Antibiotic
Press release: “Despite long-standing evidence that fluoroquinolone antibiotics can cause tendon ruptures, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has failed to increase its warnings to patients and physicians about the dangers of the medicines, Public Citizen told a federal court Thursday. Public Citizen sued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, asking… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audit of the State of Colorado Homeland Security Grant Program
OIG-08-16 – Audit of the State of Colorado Homeland Security Grant Program (PDF, 35 pages) – New 01/03/2008 “…Colorado has not complied with critical Homeland Security Grant Program requirements, as the state has not assured adequate oversight of program activities and compliance with its homeland security strategy. In addition, the states internal controls for managing… Continue Reading
FDA 101: Product Recalls – From First Alert to Effectiveness Checks
On this page: First Alert >> Alerting the Public >>Effectiveness Checks >> Recall Classifications >> FDA-regulated Products Subject to Recall Continue Reading
Census Releases Data on New Residential Sales in November 2007
“Sales of new one-family houses in November 2007 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 647,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 9.0 percent (±13.9%)* below the revised October rate of 711,000 and is 34.4 percent (±7.9%) below the… Continue Reading
Association of Insurance with Cancer Care Utilization and Outcomes
Association of Insurance with Cancer Care Utilization and Outcomes, Elizabeth Ward, PhD, Michael Halpern, MD, PhD, Nicole Schrag, MSPH, Vilma Cokkinides, PhD, MSPH, Carol DeSantis, MPH, Priti Bandi, MS, Rebecca Siegel, MPH, Andrew Stewart, MA and Ahmedin Jemal, DVM, PhD. CA Cancer J Clin, January 1, 2008; 58(1): 7 – 8. “Advances in the prevention,… Continue Reading
Report to Congress on Stalking and Domestic Violence, 2005 Through 2006
“This Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) report provides an overview of stalking statistics during 2005 and 2006. A summary of training and outreach efforts undertaken by the OVW-funded Stalking Resource Center is also included. (NCJ 220827)” Full text of the report: PDF PDF(Appendix A) PDF(Appendix B) Continue Reading
The Best and Worst of 2007: Government Secrecy
The Best and Worst of 2007: Government Secrecy, Patrick Radden Keefe, The Century Foundation, 1/2/2008. “America has a classification problem, and has for quite some time. The late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan once observed that if all the newspapers in the United States printed all the classified documents produced by the government on any given… Continue Reading
