Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2011 |
"Crisis" is not too strong a word for describing what has happened to antibiotics. As our use of the drugs rises every year in the United States, bacterial resistance has risen right alongside it: there isn't a single known antibiotic to which bacteria have not become resistant ..."
Source: The Huffington Post |
Health Topics, Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Nov 17, 2011 |
Ten Public Health Institutes Chosen for In-Depth HIA Training The Health Impact Project and National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) have chosen the 10 public health institutes (PHIs) that will participate in a two-day, in-person, health impact assessment (HIA) training at the Pew Conference Center in Washington, DC, November 29-30, 2011. Source: Health Impact Project |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Jul 17, 2012 |
''Teen who nearly died after eating contaminated cantaloupe speaks out'' A Brevard County, FL, teenager who helped bring about the Food Safety Modernization Act told WFTV she wanted to know why the federal law isn't being fully implemented. Source: WFTV-9 |
Food Hazards |
| Jun 12, 2013 |
''Taste test: Parents to get sampling of RCSD cafeteria food'' "New items such as curried chicken with raisins and apples and broccoli alfredo are part of the City School District’s effort to upgrade its school meal offerings, focusing on foods that are fresh, local and healthy, rather than the old school method of quick and easy." Source: Democrat and Chronicle |
School Food |
| Sep 8, 2008 |
There's no shortage of retirement-savings services for the affluent. But for those who fall in the middle of the wage scale or lower, it's a different story. Source: The Wall Street Journal |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
