Fat blame bill clears Senate Judiciary panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed a bill shielding restaurants food makers and distributors from weight related health lawsuits while allowing cases over labeling and content rules. Supporters call it a pre emptive strike to curb frivolous suits and promote personal responsibility amid broad wording concerns from opponents.
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Topeka
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Les Donovan
Wichita
Phil Journey
Raysville
Kansas Trial Lawyers Association
John Wratil
R-Leawood
Merck painkiller resales discuss Cox-2 risks balance
Merck and other drug makers face FDA advisory panel review on whether Cox-2 inhibitors like Vioxx Celebrex and Bextra should be reintroduced. Regulators weigh whether benefits offset heart and stroke risks in a complex, ongoing safety evaluation.
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Washington
Peter S. Kim
Merck Research Laboratories
Food and Drug Administration
Pfizer Inc
Celebrex
Bextra
Walk Kansas 2005 set to start in Franklin County
Local residents volunteer to run Kansas State University Walk Kansas 2005 led by Rebecca McFarland of K State Research and Extension Franklin County. The eight week program begins March 8 at 5 15 p m in the Franklin County Office Annex. Participants log miles or minutes equal to Kansas’s 423 mile east to west span. Volunteers organize kickoff and closing celebrations and seek more sponsor prizes. For info or to enroll call (785) 229-3520.
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Chicago
Susan Hendrix
Wayne State University
Journal of the American Medical Association
Harard
Kansas
Kansas State University
Rebecca McFarland
K-State
Franklin County
14Th
Main Streets
McFarland
Franklin County Extension Office
Kansas woman starts cerebral palsy support group in Garden City
Tricia Hughes 29 a former Wyoming native now in Larned works as a disability and traumatic brain injury counselor at the Center for Independent Living for Southwest Kansas. She aims to launch a cerebral palsy support group, inspired by her own diagnosis at age five and her partner Stacy Ritt Program director at the center notes the group will share practical information and empower participants not to view CP as a barrier. They plan to collaborate with the University of Kansas DOVE program to organize education and peer support for disabled adults in the region.
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Garden City
Wyoming
Larned
Tricia Hughes
Fort Hays State University
Center For Independent Living
Southwest
Kansas
Hughes
Carey Dean Hodge
Ritt
Hodge
Research and Training Center On
Independent Living
University of Kansas
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