Cancer Killing Cap

Massive headaches, nausea, vomiting, dizziness; these are the signs of a brain tumor.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/20248082/cancer-killing-cap

FDA proposes new rules for food imports

More than two years after Congress passed a landmark law meant to prevent the importation of contaminated food that sickens Americans, the Food and Drug Administration proposed rules Friday that for the first time put the main onus on companies to police the food they import.

http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20130727/NEWS0107/307270341/1011?ref=fpfeatblock

IRS employee union doesn't want to be covered under Obamacare

A proposal by House Ways and Means Committee chair Dave Camp to place all federal employees - including congress and their staffs - under Obamacare is being met with stiff resistance from the IRS employee union charged with enforcing it.

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/07/irs_emplyee_union_doesnt_want_to_be_covered_under_obamacare.html

Analysis: Too soon to call Jindal a 'lame duck'

An AP News Analysis By MELINDA DESLATTE,Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. - Anyone who is declaring Gov. Bobby Jindal a "lame duck" should remember that Louisiana's governor has widespread authority outside of the legislative branch and the power of the veto pen.

http://stmarynow.com/view/full_story/23062043/article-Analysis--Too-soon-to-call-Jindal-a--lame-duck-?instance=news_special_coverage_right_column

Citizens Report: Weekly Newsletter

The protest was to highlight her missed mandatory meeting on filibuster changes in order to attend a New York fundraiser.

http://www.nhinsider.com/press-releases/2013/7/27/citizens-report-weekly-newsletter.html

Crisis to Cure: Maine's Health Care Reform Law is Helping Business

Opponents of Maine's new health care reform law erroneously describe the law as "a gift to the insurance companies."

http://www.mainepolicy.org/2013/02/crisis-to-cure-maines-health-care-reform-law-is-helping-business/

'Washington has taken its eye off the ball,' Obama says

... focus on the economy comes as House Republicans are set to hold their 40th vote to undermine his signature healthcare law, and amid a push by conservatives to shut down the federal government if a must-pass spending bill does not defund the ...

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313861-obama-washington-has-taken-its-eye-off-the-ball

Failing marks for Jerry Brown

The mainstream media here in California and across the country have fallen in love with Jerry Brown.

http://www.petaluma360.com/article/20130727/WIRE/130729679/-1/PT07?Title=Failing-marks-for-Jerry-Brown

Boyfriend's man-of-mystery act causes woman to wonder

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been dating for a year, and it has been wonderful.

http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/comics-advice/boyfriends-man-of-mystery-act-causes-woman-to-wonder/?cmpid=RSS_link_comics_advice

Actos Lawsuit - Status Conference Convened in Federal Actos Bladder ...

The Firm continues to offer Actos bladder cancer claim reviews to individuals diagnosed with the disease following long-term use of the Type 2 diabetes medication.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/actos-lawsuit/actos-bladder-cancer/prweb10971223.htm

Budget director urges lawmakers to re-fund tax refund fund

State budget director Mike McKown urged legislators Tuesday to help replenish a fund used to pay state income tax refunds in a timely manner -- after the fund was emptied in June to help balance the 2012-13 budget.

http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201307230074

Drug fine is backed in filings

Almost half the Arkansas Legislature, a former federal Food and Drug Administration commissioner, the AARP and a coalition of attorneys general from 35 states have joined supporters of Attorney General Dustin McDaniel to urge the state Supreme Court to uphold the $1.2 billion fine against drug-manufacturer Johnson Johnson over the anti-psychotic ... (more)

http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/jul/27/drug-fine-backed-filings-20130727/

1st data on health pay plan called promising

Preliminary data collected to track the success of Arkansas' health-care payment overhaul indicate a drop in antibiotics prescribed for upper respiratory infections, fewer births by cesarean section and fewer children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Medicaid officials told state lawmakers Friday.

http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/jul/27/1st-data-health-pay-plan-called-promising-20130727/

Cities should not see bankruptcy as easy fix

If there's an iron rule in economics, it is Stein's Law : "If something cannot go on forever, it will stop."

http://www.news-leader.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news-leader.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307270007%26nclick_check%3D1

Drop the Disastrous Planto Defund Obamacare

Conservatives on Capitol Hill think they have a chance to strike a mortal blow against President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul this fall.

http://lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=745519

Flat-rate tuition keeps college affordable

David Boren: This plan is good for working students. It's good for the state because it will produce more college graduates as soon as possible.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/Flat_rate_tuition_keeps_college_affordable/20130727_11_A18_ULNSbt747034?rss_lnk=7

Bumps ahead to avoid government shutdown

Despite pressure from some liberal Democrats for a September showdown in hopes of ending huge automatic, government-shrinking spending cuts, Washington appears on track to avert what would be the first government shutdown in nearly two decades.

http://www.tennessean.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307270044%26nclick_check%3D1

FDA issues rules for imported food

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued long-awaited rules that require imported food to meet the same safety standards as food produced in the United States.

http://www.dnj.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnj.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307270026%26nclick_check%3D1

The Register's Editorial: Anti-abortion effort a blow to rural Iowa

In their latest effort, advocates of limiting a woman's access to a legal abortion delivered a petition to the Iowa Board of Medicine recently asking for a change in rules to end so-called webcam abortions.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.desmoinesregister.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307270016%26nclick_check%3D1

Iowa's cyclospora response criticized

State and federal investigators should have been able to quickly pinpoint the source of a food poisoning outbreak that has sickened more than 140 Iowans since mid-June, a nationally known expert said Friday.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.desmoinesregister.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307270043%26nclick_check%3D1

Naked juices will no longer be called 'natural'

PepsiCo Inc. says it will no longer label its Naked juices as being "all natural," after a lawsuit complained that the drinks contain ingredients that don't fit that bill.

http://www.thereporter.com/business/ci_23743500/naked-juices-will-no-longer-be-called-natural?source=rss

Foes of finger scans rally at Capitol

Child care providers chanted "ban the scan" at a rally at the Mississippi Capitol on Friday to protest the state's plan to use fingerprint scanning to check children in and out of centers receiving federal child care vouchers.

http://www.clarionledger.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clarionledger.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307270021%26nclick_check%3D1

Injectafer receives Us Fda approval for the treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Injectafer has received US Food and Drug Administration approval for the treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia .

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=264010

Drug fine is backed in filings

Almost half the Arkansas Legislature, a former federal Food and Drug Administration commissioner, the AARP and a coalition of attorneys general from 35 states have joined supporters of Attorney General Dustin McDaniel to urge the state Supreme Court to uphold the $1.2 billion fine against drug-manufacturer Johnson & Johnson over the anti-psychotic ... (more)

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/jul/27/drug-fine-backed-filings-20130727/

Crisis to Cure: Maine's Health Care Reform Law is Helping Business

Opponents of Maine's new health care reform law erroneously describe the law as "a gift to the insurance companies."

http://www.mainepolicy.org/2013/02/crisis-to-cure-maines-health-care-reform-law-is-helping-business/

Vertex sinks after FDA freezes portion of hepatitis drug trial

Investors pounded Vertex Pharmaceuticals in after-hours trading Thursday after the company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had placed a partial hold on a drug trial for a hepatitis C therapy that may have contributed to liver toxicity in some patients.

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass_roundup/2013/07/vertex-sinks-after-fda-freezes-portion.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_boston+%28Boston+Business+Journal%29

Is Obamacare a job-killer?

As Republicans in Congress continue trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, perhaps the most serious charge leveled against the health care law is that it is a "job-killer."

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505143_162-57595475/is-obamacare-a-job-killer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CBSNewsPCAnswer+%28PC+Answer%3A+CBSNews.com%29

New Abortion Restrictions Full Speed Ahead in North Carolina

Pro-life advocates can cheer another victory today as Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have just decided to adopt new abortion regulations right before the end of the session.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3047496/posts

New laws turn focus to women's health care access

State Senators, from second left, Sylvia R. Garcia, D-Houston, Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, Royce West, D-Dallas, Kirk Watson, D-Austin, and John Whitmire, D-Houston, greet abortion rights advocates on July 12, 2013.

http://www.reformer.com/health/ci_23721851/new-laws-turn-focus-womens-health-care-access?source=rss

Watchdogs warn of U.S. healthcare insurance exchange delays

... hearing, Government Accountability Office official John Dicken said he also saw problems implementing the healthcare law. The GAO is the investigative arm of Congress. Beginning in October, individuals will be able to buy health insurance through ...

http://www.reformer.com/health/ci_23679949/watchdogs-warn-u-s-healthcare-insurance-exchange-delays?source=rss