Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
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| May 11, 2011 |
''Study Finds Positive Results from Credit Card Law'' "Banks and some pundits had predicted that credit card users would face skyrocketing interest rates, a spike in annual fees and a plethora of other negatives after stringent new rules on cards kicked in last year." Source: The Associated Press |
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| May 17, 2011 |
''Study: 2 Years After Credit Card Reforms, Rates, Fees More Stable'' "Credit card interest rates have held steady, penalties are less costly for consumers and annual fees and other charges have changed little over the past year, according to a study released Tuesday by the Pew Safe Credit Cards Project." Source: FoxBusiness.com |
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| May 18, 2011 |
''Study: 'Business' credit cards put consumers at risk'' "From January 2006 to December 2010, American households received more than 2.6 billion offers for so-called "business" credit cards, according to a new report from the Pew Safe Credit Cards Project." Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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| May 17, 2012 |
''Study: FDA reviews new drugs faster than Europe, Canada'' "Researchers say the U.S. approved more new medicines in less time than Europe and Canada in the last decade, challenging long-standing criticisms that the Food and Drug Administration lags behind its peers in clearing important new drugs." Source: The Associated Press |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Jun 26, 2012 |
''Study: Higher nutrition standard for snacks a win-win for schools'' "Replacing a candy bar with an apple could have a big effect, according to the 172-page health assessment released by the Kids’ Safe & Healthful Foods Project and the Health Impact Project" Source: The Packer |
School Food, Health Impact Assessment |
| Mar 14, 2012 |
''Study: Imported Food Increasingly Causing US Illness'' "Imported food is making Americans sick more frequently than ever, according to new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC." Source: Voice of America |
Food Hazards |
| Jun 14, 2012 |
"Since the 1950s, most American food animals have been routinely dosed with antibiotics, through their feed and water, in order to hasten their maturation and prevent disease from spreading in the close quarters of factory farms. According to the FDA, 80 percent of all antibiotics sold in this country are administered to livestock, most of them healthy." Source: The New Yorker |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Feb 16, 2012 |
''System to catch fake drugs has idled for years'' "The news this week that a fake version of the cancer medicine Avastin has made its way into the United States highlights a longtime concern: There are few safeguards to make sure fake drugs can be spotted before they make it to your doctor’s office." Source: Associated Press |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Apr 12, 2009 |
''Taking a Page, and a Pen, From Makers of Medicines'' "Free pens — bearing the names of drugs like Viagra and Januvia rather than the letters NYC — litter doctors’ offices all across New York, part of an often-criticized strategy by drug company sales representatives known as detailers, who traditionally go from waiting room to waiting room giving gifts to entice doctors to prescribe their products." Source: The New York Times |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Jul 24, 2012 |
''Taking Health Into Account'' Aaron Wernham, director of the Health Impact Project, explains how by systematically assessing the health risks of development decisions upfront, health impact assessments can prevent costly and harmful mistakes. Source: Shelterforce |
Health Impact Assessment |