July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

Read the full story »
Diet

Drugs

Lifestyle

Medical Research

Prevention

Home » Archive by Tags

Articles tagged with: FEMA

Katrina/FEMA Trailer Kids Face Serious Health Issues
November 27, 2008 – 4:25 pm | 2 Comments

The Children’s Health Fund (CHF) released its first report on the health of the children displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 and it seems that, even years after storm winds and rains have …

CDC Reacted Too Late to Formaldahyde in FEMA Trailers
March 4, 2008 – 11:04 pm | No Comment

It looks like FEMA is in trouble again. The CDC is now saying that tests on hundreds of FEMA trailers for victims of disaster had formaldehyde levels five times higher than what is normal. …

FEMA Misuses Funds
February 21, 2008 – 6:34 pm | One Comment

Recent reports cite a blatant misspending of US government taxpayer funds immediately following the aftermath of the 2004 and 2005 Hurricane seasons which included the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. FEMA took the money …

High Levels of Formaldehyde in FEMA Trailers Force Agency to Seek Alternatives
February 15, 2008 – 7:46 pm | 54 Comments

High levels of formaldehyde found in FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) trailers have forced the agency to intensify its efforts to find alternative shelter for Gulf coast hurricane victims.
Currently 38,000 families are still living in …