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Newspapers Examine Workplace Challenges for Employees Who Are Sick
Two newspapers recently examined the challenges of being sick as an employee.
House Passes Spending Reduction, Defense Spending Bills
The House early on Monday adjourned for the year after approving a $39.7 billion fiscal year 2006 spending cut package (S 1932) and a $453 billion Department of Defense spending bill, Bloomberg reports.
Groups Call for Greater Stem Cell Research Oversight After S. Korean Controversy
Accusations that a South Korean scientist “falsified evidence in a breakthrough stem cell study” has led to “renewed calls for more oversight of publicly funded science” in California, such as projects funded by Proposition 71, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Lawmakers Seek Oversight Information, Probe on Regulation of Medical Devices
Reps. Thomas Davis (R-Va.), chair of the House Committee on Government Reform, and Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), ranking member of the committee, on Friday requested that FDA provide information about oversight of reprocessed medical devices designated for one-time use and that the Government Accountability Office investigate the practice, the Washington Post reports.
Tulare School, Hospital Plan To Launch Nursing Program Next Fall
Tulare Adult School and Tulare District Hospital are developing a licensed vocational nursing program for students, the Fresno Bee reports.
Sexual Harassment of Nurses by Patients, Co-Workers Examined
The Detroit Free Press on Friday examined the issue of nurses who are sexually harassed by patients and co-workers.
South Korean Scientist Allegedly Fabricated Stem Cell Research Results
South Korean scientist Hwang Woo Suk has admitted that he did not successfully create embryonic stem cells from 11 patients as he said in an article published in June in the journal Science, according to a colleague who co-wrote the paper, the New York Times reports.
Philip Morris Wins Illinois Supreme Court Tobacco Case
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 4-2 in favor of Philip Morris USA in a $10.1 billion class-action lawsuit alleging that the company misled consumers about the risks of “light” cigarettes, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports.
Senate Delays Vote on Labor-HHS Budget Bill
Republican leaders in the Senate on Thursday delayed a vote on the $602 billion fiscal year 2006 Labor-HHS spending bill, citing the absence of too many members, CQ Today reports.
Los Angeles Center Stops Using Oral Test for HIV Citing High Error Rates
The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center on Thursday said it would stop using the OraQuick oral HIV test after an increase in false-positive results, the Los Angeles Times reports.