Protecting South Carolina Children From Unintentional Injuries
Dr Glenn R Nichols highlights preventable child injuries and trends in SC. He notes motor vehicle crashes as the top killer for children over 1, rising fire deaths, and shifting drowning rates. He urges preventive healthcare and community action to close racial gaps and improve readiness and safety.
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D.C
South Carolina
Snce
Chidren
Crate & Barrel Recalls Children Tables Over Hole Hazard
Crate & Barrel recalls about 4300 children's tables with six inch holes in the center after four reports of children getting trapped. Tables 27 by 27 inches featured a red canvas bag in the hole. company will provide a free repair part to permanently close the hole. Consumers call 800 897 5919 for repair.
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Washington
Crate & Barrel
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Northbrook
CPSC
Doctors push for stronger law on dietary supplements
Chicago doctors urge AMA to tighten federal rules on supplements that claim health benefits from cellulite reduction to brain power. They criticize unproven efficacy, lack of regulation, and misleading ads, citing St John’s wort inconsistencies and a cellulite product ad as examples.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Ronald M. Davis
AMA
Council On Scientific Affairs
St. John’s
Richard A. Beach
Pensacola
Fla
American Society of Addictions Medicine
Florida
St. John’s Wort
Judy Singer
Lexington
Singer
FDA
Davis
EDA
Auditors urge clearer fraud guidelines in Medicaid managed care
A Health and Human Services inspector general report finds Medicaid managed care plans face similar fraud types as traditional programs but lack clear guidelines on who detects and refers cases. Auditors urge HCFA to define responsibilities for state agencies, managed care plans, and fraud units and to monitor compliance.
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Washington
Health and Human Services Department
Health Care Financing Administration
House Commerce Committee
Tom Bliley
R-Va
Tobacco suit filed in France against four firms
Paris reports that a local CPAM branch sues Philip Morris, Rothmans, Reynolds and Seita for 8.1 million dollars, claiming smoking related diseases. The agency seeks 38 million dollars annually if tobacco products fail to provide adequate health risk warnings.
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Paris
France
National Health Insurance Program
Philip Morris
Rothmans, Reynolds
Seita
CPAM
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