THE HILL
 
comment
Print

News bites: Screenings, supplements, and more

By Julian Pecquet - 01/27/12 08:07 AM ET

Too few people are following the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's recommendations for regular breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening tests, reports The Wall Street Journal.

One doctor writing in the New England Journal of Medicine thinks the FDA's proposal to require dietary supplement manufacturers to submit data proving their product is safe doesn't go far enough, MedPage Today reports.

After a decline from 1990 to 2004, the percentage of U.S. births that occurred at home increased by 29 percent between 2004 and 2009, according to the CDC.

Medicare revisions could jeopardize healthcare access for Latinos, says a new report from the National Council of La Raza.


Source:
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/public-global-health/206979-news-bites-screenings-supplements-and-more
On The Money Twitter - Click to follow
bloglogo

More Briefing Room »

More Congress Blog »

More Pundits Blog »

More Twitter Room »

More Hillicon Valley »

More E2-Wire (Energy) »

More Ballot Box »

More On The Money »

More Healthwatch »

More Floor Action »

More Transportation »

More DEFCON Hill »

Get latest news from The Hill direct to your inbox, RSS reader and mobile devices.