Mixed signals in U S child well being report
A federal interagency study finds fewer violent crimes involving youths and lower youth death rates, yet more children live in poverty and more are overweight. Teen birth rates have fallen since 1991 to a 2002 low, signaling progress though challenges remain. Duane Alexander of NIH notes the teen birth drop marks progress.
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Washington
America
Federal Interagency Forum On
Duane Alexander
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Shifts in U.S. Child Well-Being Across 2000s Data Show Mixed Gains
A government study finds more children in poverty and overweight, and more infants born to teen mothers with low birth weight risks, while teen crime victimization and violence rates fall. Education and reading progress rise, and overall youth crime declines, with 73 million children under 18 in 2002.
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Rod Paige
America
Medicare moves to treat obesity as illness
Medicare now treats obesity as an illness enabling millions of overweight Americans to seek coverage for obesity related treatments. Health secretary Tommy Thompson called obesity a critical public health problem and said the policy change allows review of scientific evidence to determine which interventions improve senior and disabled patients outcomes.
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Washington
Medicare
Stomach Services
Tommy Thompson
Thompson
Senate
Government weigh loss policy sparks debate over science and intervention
The policy change facing coverage for weight loss therapies draws critics who say the science is flawed and government intervention is unnecessary. University of Colorado law professor Paul Campos, author of The Obesity Myth, argues Americans fear weight more than health facts and questions government action to curb obesity.
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University of Colorado Law
Paul Campos
Campos
USDA audit questions effectiveness of meat recalls
An agency audit finds recalls may not remove as much tainted meat as reported. The inspector general examined a 2002 recall of 27.4 million pounds from Wampler Foods, noting data gaps and misrecorded amounts. FSIS says it has strengthened methods, while critics urge further improvements.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Usda Inspector General
Wampler Foods
Franconia
Pilgrim’s Pride
FSIS
J.L. Foods Co
Camden
N.J
Food Safety Agency
Inspector General
Inspector General’s Office
Wampler
Barbara Masters
Steve Cohen
Rosemary Mucklow
American Meat Institute
Mucklow
Stewart sentenced to five months in prison for stock lie
Martha Stewart received five months in prison and five months home confinement after lying about a stock sale. Judge Miriam Cedarbaum denied a halfway house and ordered a $30,000 fine as Stewart appealed. Peter Bacanovic awaits sentencing for similar charges.
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New York
Martha Stewart
Stewart
US District Court
Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum
Cedarbaum
Merrill Lynch & Co
Peter Bacanovic
Texas
ImClone Systems Inc
Sam Waksal
Bacanovic
Waksal
ImClone
Op Stewart
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
National Center For Health Statistics
United States
Federal Interagency Forum On Child and Family Statistics
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