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WTSP: Doctors, parents urge testing for SCID
http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/244966/8/Doctors-parents-urge-testing-for-SCID St. Petersburg, Florida — With his mom by his side, little Kye Johnson has spent much of his life in a hospital. It all started with a string of visits to the ER. “A cold, a cough, pneumonia, bronchitis,” Kye’s mother Alethea Arthur ticks off. It turns out Kye was born with Severe Combined […]
Sunshine State News: We Must Raise the Bar of Civility in Our Discourse
We Must Raise the Bar of Civility in Our Discourse By: Ed Moore, Ph.D. | Posted: March 20, 2012 3:55 AM With much ado over intemperate and ill-thought remarks by a prominent radio personality recently, it is even more critical than ever to raise a loud call for increased civility in public discourse. This is […]
RELEASE: STATE BUDGET ITEM HEADED TO GOV. SCOTT WILL SAVE BABIES’ LIVES
STATE BUDGET ITEM HEADED TO GOV. SCOTT WILL SAVE BABIES’ LIVES ~ State budget includes funding for detection of SCID at most effective and cost efficient stage ~ LAKELAND, Fla. – Life-saving legislation, which will bring the Sunshine State one step closer to ensuring newborns receive a vital screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease (SCID), […]
Sun-Sentinel: Senate PIP reform proposal attacks the problem of fraud, not consumer choice
Florida’s PIP system is broken and must be reformed. As executive director of the Florida Consumer Action Network and a board member of consumer groups, I’ve spent considerable time and effort on PIP legislation. This year, the Legislature is considering two bills that propose personal injury protection reform. These bills differ vastly. The version passed […]
News4Jax: Will PIP auto insurance reform be effective?
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Rick Scott got the legislation he wanted to reform Florida’s mandatory motor vehicle no-fault law and crack down on the abuses in personal injury protection cases that has led to skyrocketing increases for coverage. Whether the new measure will be effective remains to be seen. The measure (HB 119) passed on […]
News Chief: Pharmacists get shot at more vaccinations
TALLAHASSEE — After a compromise between doctors and pharmacists, the Senate gave final approval Wednesday to a bill aimed at allowing Floridians to visit their neighborhood pharmacies to get vaccinations for pneumonia and shingles. Senators voted 36-1 to approve the proposal (HB 509), which goes to Gov. Rick Scott. Pharmacists, who can already give flu […]
News Service of Florida: Pharmacists Get Shot At More Vaccinations
PHARMACISTS GET SHOT AT MORE VACCINATIONS By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Permission to use granted. Contact news@newsserviceflorida.com THE CAPITAL, TALLHASSEE, March 7, 2012………After a compromise between doctors and pharmacists, the Senate gave final approval Wednesday to a bill aimed at allowing Floridians to visit their neighborhood pharmacies to get vaccinations for pneumonia […]
Vaccine Access Act Passes Florida Senate
For Immediate Release: March 7, 2012 Contact: Valerie Wickboldt, 850-222-3767 Vaccine Access Act Passes Florida Senate Tallahassee, Fla. – Pharmacy Choice & Access Now (PCAN), a nationwide coalition of consumers, local business and pharmacists today commends the Florida Senate and bill sponsor Senator Steve Oelrich (R-Gainesville) for passing the Vaccine Access Act (HB 509/SB 850), […]