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FDA officials do not have adequate resources to conduct required inspections of foreign manufacturing facilities that produce medications imported to the United States, agency officials said in a statement issued in response to questions raised by CongressDaily.
CalPERS Committee Endorses Legislative Proposal To Address Medical Pension Fraud
A nine member CalPERS committee on Tuesday unanimously endorsed a proposal for legislation that would revise the disability pension law for state workers and employees of local governments who are part of the system by granting CalPERS fewer limits on its fraud investigations and penalties, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Klein Receives Fourth Nomination To Chair Stem Cell Research Panel
Treasurer Phil Angelides (D) on Tuesday nominated Proposition 71 campaign Chair Robert Klein to chair the Independent Citizen Oversight Committee, a 29-member panel created by Proposition 71 to oversee administration of the stem cell research funds, making it “nearly certain” that Klein will secure the position, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Ortiz Considers Run for Insurance Commissioner in 2006
The Sacramento Bee on Sunday profiled Sen. Deborah Ortiz (D-Sacramento), who is considering running for insurance commissioner in 2006, when she will have to leave the Senate because of term limits.
Californians for Healthy Kids — a coalition of health care, religious, business and labor organizations — on Tuesday announced that it is seeking legislative support for a bill that would extend government-sponsored health insurance to all children in the state, the Contra Costa Times reports.
Washington Post Examines Increased Popularity of Independent Pharmacy Consultants
The Washington Post on Tuesday examined the increased popularity of independent pharmacy consultants — pharmacists who advise patients on prescription drug treatments for a fee.
Scientists Discuss Methods Used in Obesity-Related Research at IOM Meeting
CDC Director Julie Gerberding at a recent Institute of Medicine meeting in Washington, D.C., said that the problems found in an agency study on obesity-related deaths have served as a “lesson in humility” and asked scientists to help determine accurate methods to measure the effects of obesity and other major causes of death, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Studies Find Link Between Sleep, Weight Gain
CDC Director Julie Gerberding at a recent Institute of Medicine meeting in Washington, D.C., said that the problems found in an agency study on obesity-related deaths have served as a “lesson in humility” and asked scientists to help determine accurate methods to measure the effects of obesity and other major causes of death, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Recount Begins for Berkeley Ballot Measure Addressing Medical Use of Marijuana
Alameda County officials on Monday began a recount of ballots related to Measure R, an initiative on the Nov. 2 Berkeley ballot that included provisions addressing use of marijuana for medical purposes, following a request from supporters of the initiative, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The number of children in the state receiving health coverage under Healthy Families in 2003 increased by 500,000 from 2001, and the number of children covered under employer-sponsored health plans decreased by 300,000 over the same period, according to a University of California-Los Angeles Center for Health Policy Research study released Tuesday, the Los Angeles Daily News reports.