Press Releases
Press Releases
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| Jul 9, 2008 |
The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Safe Banking Opportunities Project is supporting a rapidly growing group of state and city governments that are launching campaigns to bring more Americans into the financial mainstream. |
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| Jun 18, 2008 |
A majority of Americans (64%) say that it is important to know their physician’s financial ties to pharmaceutical companies and 68% would support legislation requiring pharmaceutical companies to disclose gifts to doctors, according to the results of a new survey released today by the Prescription Project. |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Jun 12, 2008 |
Ten Latin American Scientists Named 2008 Pew Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences The Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) announced today that 10 promising biomedical scientists have been named 2008 Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 12, 2008 |
The Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) announced today that 20 exceptional researchers have been selected as 2008 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. |
Biomedical Research |
| May 21, 2008 |
President Bush Signs Long-Awaited Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act President Bush today signed into law the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), providing vital protection for Americans against the misuse of genetic test results by heath insurers and employers. |
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| May 21, 2008 |
On Tuesday May 20, 2008, Senator Charles Grassley (Iowa) introduced the Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008. This new legislation champions permanency for children in foster care by reauthorizing the successful Adoption Incentive Program that encourages states to finalize more adoptions from foster care, ensures that all foster children with special needs can receive vital federal assistance, and provides federal guardianship support for grandparents and other relatives who want to provide a permanent home for the children they are raising. |
Health Topics |
| May 20, 2008 |
Pew Endorsement of the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act The Kid-Safe Chemicals Act reforms TSCA to address these problems by requiring a minimum set of health data for all chemicals and requiring that they meet a children’s health standard or be removed from the market. |
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| May 20, 2008 |
New Legislation Would Protect Children from Toxic Chemicals Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and Representatives Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) and Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), today introduced a comprehensive overhaul of federal chemical rules called the “Kid-Safe Chemicals Act.” |
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| May 7, 2008 |
Pew to Promote Fair Bank Account Standards The Pew Charitable Trusts announced a new project today, aimed at helping America’s workers underserved by mainstream financial institutions secure access to safe, affordable, fair, and empowering bank accounts. |
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| Apr 16, 2008 |
1 in 33 Homeowners Projected to be in Foreclosure Within the Next Two Years One in 33 homeowners is projected to be in foreclosure primarily over the next two years, as a result of subprime loans made in 2005 and 2006, according to a new report released today by The Pew Charitable Trusts. |
