Articles tagged with: Government
Reaffirming Our Commitment to Fighting – and Preventing – Breast Cancer October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month – a time to remember those who have lost their lives to breast cancer and those who are battling it now, and to celebrate with those who have survived. It is also a time to reaffirm our […]
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September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 2011 Every year, thousands of children fight a battle with cancer. While we celebrate the progress in treatment and recovery, we must also refocus our efforts on fighting this disease. All children deserve the chance to live a healthy life. Read the Presidential Proclamation. __________________________________________________________________________________ The White House: Proclamation […]
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New Data Reveal Doubling of Emergency Department Visits Involving Pharmaceutical Abuse White House Drug Policy Director Highlights Growing Public Health Toll of the “Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic” WASHINGTON—According to new data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), visits by individuals to hospital emergency rooms involving the […]
This afternoon President Obama signed the “James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act,” which establishes the World Trade Center Health Program and extends and expands eligibility for compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. The President’s statement: “ I was honored to sign the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act to […]
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Number of Americans Using Cocaine Declining; Overall Production of Andean Cocaine Down By One-Third Since 2001; Seizures of Cocaine Down Along Southwest Border. Washington, DC—Today, Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy, released new data indicating significant progress in disrupting the international market for cocaine and highlighted the Obama Administration’s renewed national effort to […]
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