WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Epidemiology

S. 3639, The Protect Pregnant Women and Children from Dangerous Lead Exposures Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill to protect pregnant women and children from dangerous lead exposures....

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S. 3563, The Security Assistance Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3564 would authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2009 and 2010....

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P.L. 110-392, The Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $12.30

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1532 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis....

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S. 3495, The Protect Pregnant Women and Children from Dangerous Lead Exposures Act of 2008

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3495 would protect pregnant women and children from dangerous lead exposures....

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H.R. 6905, The National Integrated Public Health Surveillance Systems and Reportable Conditions Act

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6905 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions....

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S. 3476, The National Integrated Public Health Surveillance Systems and Reportable Conditions Act

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3476 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions....

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S. 642, The Environmental Justice Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 642 would codify Executive Order 12898, relating to environmental justice, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to fully implement the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency and the Comptroller General of the United States....

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S. 1779, The Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.75

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1779 would establish a program for tribal colleges and universities within the Department of Health and Human Services and it would amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize the provision of grants and cooperative agreements to tribal colleges and universities....

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H.R. 6215, The Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6215 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program....

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H.R. 6203, The Cure and Understanding through Research for Alzheimer's Act of 2008

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6203 would amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure sufficient resources and increase efforts for research at the National Institutes of Health relating to Alzheimer's disease, and it would authorize an education and outreach program to promote public awareness and risk reduction with respect to Alzheimer's disease (with particular emphasis on education and outreach in Hispanic populations)....

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S. 3092, The CURA Act of 2008

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3092 would amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure sufficient resources and increase efforts for research at the National Institutes of Health relating to Alzheimer's disease, and it would authorize an education and outreach program to promote public awareness and risk reduction with respect to Alzheimer's disease (with particular emphasis on education and outreach in Hispanic populations)....

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S. 2983, The Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2008

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2983 would amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities....

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H.R. 5897, The Travel Trailer Residents' Health Registry Act

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5897 would establish a health registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde in a travel trailer have an opportunity to register for such registry and receive medical treatment for such exposure....

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H.R. 5874, The National MS Disease Registry Act

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5874 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a permanent Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System....

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H.R. 5808, The Women's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5808 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop multidisciplinary research centers regarding women's health and disease prevention....

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P.L. 110-374, The Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.18

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1810 would amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions....

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S. 2799, The Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2008

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2799 would amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs....

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P.L. 110-204, The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $2.07

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1858 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, and it would reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act....

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H.R. 3825, The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.84

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3825 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, and it would reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act....

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H.R. 5592, The Border Health Security Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5592 would establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the border area....

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S. 2640, The Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2640 would amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance and improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits for veterans....

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S. 2569, The Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2569 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Cancer Institute to make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer....

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H.R. 5181, The Robin Danielson Act

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5181 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products, and to establish a program for the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome....

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H.R. 4331, The Attacking Viral Influenza Across Nations Act of 2008

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4331 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic....

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H.R. 4107, The Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4107 would amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs....

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