Archive | May, 2008

Doors to Diplomacy 2008 Winners Announced

The Doors to Diplomacy Award, created by the United States Department of State and Global SchoolNet for CyberFair, is a contest that encourages students and educators to join together to build high-quality, educational websites on a variety of topics.

Nurses Fear Unsafe Staffing Levels

An American Nurses Association poll of registered nurses nationwide reveals their significant concerns over how nurse staffing affects the quality of care, and contributes to the growing nursing shortage. The results highlight the need for adequate nurse staffing critical to the delivery of quality patient care. The poll of more than ten thousand nurses nationwide  Read more »

25 Ways to Make Kids Safer

Safety Tips – 25 ways to make kids safer At Home 1. Teach your children their full names, address, and home telephone number. Make sure they know your full name. 2. Make sure your children know how to reach you at work or on your cell phone. 3. Teach your children how and when to  Read more »

Sunday is National Missing Children’s Day

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Every year in America an estimated 800,000 children are reported missing, more than 2,000 children each day. Of that number, 200,000 are abducted by family members, and 58,000 are abducted by non-family members. The primary motive for non-family abductions is sexual. Each year 115 children are the victims of  Read more »

CPC Wants Warning Label on Cosmetic Talc Goods

On May 13, 2008, the Cancer Prevention Coalition, endorsed by leading national authorities, submitted this Petition to the FDA. This updates scientific information detailed in a November 17, 1994, Citizen Petition which was denied by the FDA.