Byrd to Restore Abandoned Mine Work Funding in WV
Senate Appropriations endorsed Sen. Byrd plan to restore 17.5 million cut from Interior budget 3 million for 256 acres in West Virginia would be reinstated nationwide 78 sites across 1 985 acres affected health safety and environmental protections cited as reason for restoration.
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West Virginia
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Robert C. Byrd
Department of Interior
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Higher Appalachian cancer deaths linked to smoking surge
Study from University of Kentucky and Penn State with CDC finds cancer death rates higher in Appalachia than U S, driven largely by lung cancer among men. Rural Appalachia shows 57.2 per 100,000, 17 percent above national rate. overall Appalachian men far exceed national averages, with limited healthcare access noted as a contributing factor.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Stephen W. Wyatt
Markey Cancer Center
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Tennessee
Rice Leach
Kentucky Department For Public Health
United States
Leach
Appalachian Kentucky
Ohio
Maryland
Gene Lengerich
College of Medicine
Gas prices down spur travel as holiday week nears
Gasoline in the Baltimore Washington area averages 1.44 per gallon, down two cents in a month and 20 cents from a year ago. AAA says East Coast drivers plan short getaways with Independence Day near. car travel up about 3 percent over 2001 in the D C region while air travel remains slow to rebound.
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Justin McNaull
American Automobile Association
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Drug makers sue to stop preferred drug lists
Drug manufacturers seek a federal injunction to halt state Medicaid programs that would require steep discounts from drug suppliers for preferred drug lists. The suit targets Michigan first, with 11 other states potentially joining, arguing HHS overstepped authority. Pharma and state officials clash over access versus profits in Medicaid drug pricing.
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Jan Falks
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Health and Human Services
Tommy Thompson
Bill Pierce
Department of Health and Human Services
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