The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) strongly supports the bipartisan and bicameral legislation introduced today by Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Representative Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.), and Representative Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.). This legislation, the...
The American College of Physicians (ACP) commended Congress for taking bipartisan action to preserve access for patients enrolled in Medicare and TriCare by stabilizing physician payments through 2011. The College noted, though, that the incoming 112th Congress will need to enact legislation to...
The American Public Health Association applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the bipartisan Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (S. 3307) by a 264 to 157 vote. The measure would greatly improve nutrition, physical activity and wellness for millions of children across the...
Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Arthritis Advisory Committee voted overwhelmingly (13 to 2) to recommend BENLYSTA® for approval as a treatment for the autoimmune disease lupus. If FDA approved, BENLYSTA would become the first new treatment for lupus in 52 years. While today's...
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) commends the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for their report on the "Future of the Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health," which was released last week. "This report acknowledges what ACNM members have...
The School Nutrition Association (SNA) commends the US Senate for advancing Child Nutrition Reauthorization legislation prior to the body's August recess. "The Senate, Agriculture Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln and Senator Chambliss should be applauded for their tireless efforts to meet the...
UNAIDS Commends Commitment By The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation To Advancing Vaccin
UNAIDS strongly applauds today's announcement by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to invest USD 10 billion into research and development of vaccines over the next 10 years. The announcement, made at the...