SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the “grotesque anti-Semitic imagery and themes” in a comic book created by supporters of an anti-circumcision movement in San Francisco. The League called the “Monster Mohel” comic book’s imagery, which features identifiably Orthodox Jewish characters as evil villains, “disrespectful and deeply offensive.” ...
WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Legion expressed outrage today over revelations that a VA medical center may have exposed veterans to serious infections through improperly cleaned dental equipment. Because cleaning protocols were not followed by workers at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis, more than 1,800 veterans may have been ...
Senators Leave for Vacation, Allowing Medicare Meltdown to Begin June 1 WASHINGTON, May 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following statement is attributable to J. James Rohack, M.D., President, American Medical Association: “The Senate has turned its back on seniors, and America’s physicians are outraged that Congress has deserted patients by failing to address this year’s Medicare cut ...
Abilities Expo is this weekend on May 21-23, 2010 at the New Jersey Convention & Expo Center in Edison, NJ EDISON, N.J., May 19 /PRNewswire/ — Thousands of people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, seniors, veterans and healthcare professionals are expected to attend Abilities Expo on Friday, May 21, through Sunday, May 23, 2010 at ...
Statewide Celebrity tour urges Black community to get tested for HIV CINCINNATI, April 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — This week, the Buckeye state will become Black Hollywood East, as movie and TV stars flock to participate in the Test 1 Million Ohio Celebrity Tour. From April 21 to April 24, 2010, celebrities Danny Glover (“Death at a ...
Temporary Closures Significantly Cut Post-9/11 GI Bill Pending Inventory WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that the Education Call Center, closed on Thursdays and Fridays over the past two months, is again operating five days a week. “I am pleased by the progress these call center employees made ...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In the midst of the great recession, a depressed job market is hitting veterans particularly hard. Unemployment numbers for all veterans continues to hover near 12 percent, but for service members who left the military in the past three years unemployment is 18 percent, nearly twice the national average. “The ...
National Poll on Infant Feeding Shows Mothers Need Support and Want Choice and Education RED BANK, NJ – (December 1, 2009) A new national survey reveals the majority of mothers in the United States know breastfeeding is ideal for their babies and themselves but at the same time want the right to decide what works ...
By Josh Truman PHILADELPHIA, PA / November 12, 2009 / DIVERSE NEWS / — Never before in the history of murder in the U.S., has there been such a buttering over to the minds of Americans by the media. The only major network that seems to be concerned about the reporting is Fox News. Fair ...
Permanent repeal of the Medicare physician payment formula is essential to comprehensive health system reform Statement attributable to: J. James Rohack, M.D. President, American Medical Association: “The AMA is deeply disappointed that the Senate today blocked consideration of S. 1776, legislation to preserve access to health care for America’s seniors, baby boomers and military families. ...