Posts tagged regulation

• At-Fault Drivers from Out of Town To Be Billed for Collisions

  Amber Wheat | April 14, 2009 3:11 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Some cities and counties in California are thinking about trying a new way to recoup their funds after a collision. If the at-fault driver is from outside the area, they will be billed for the services provided.

• U.S. Attorney General Announces New Pot Policy

  Amber Wheat | March 25, 2009 2:42 PM | 3 CommentsChico, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  This has kind of become a pet issue of mine. Medical marijuana is legal in California, but under federal law, possession and sale of marijuana is illegal. Under the Bush administration, violators of...

• Owner of Improperly Maintained Carnival Ride Blamed for Injuries to Children

  Amber Wheat | March 17, 2009 12:13 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A while ago, I wrote about the recall of the Yo-Yo carnival ride. Last May twenty-one children were hurt when the ride collapsed at the Calaveras County Fair. Now the owner is being put at fault for...

• "Toxic" Bubble Bath for Kids

  Paul Kiesel | March 13, 2009 6:57 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  From USA Today: Many children's bath products contain chemicals that may cause cancer and skin allergies, according to a report released Thursday by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Twenty-three...

• A Californian Assemblyman is Looking to Cash in on Pot

  Amber Wheat | February 25, 2009 2:41 PM | 5 CommentsChico, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Tom Ammiano introduced a proposal on Monday to legalize marijuana and tax it. He wants the legal age to partake in marijuana to be the same as alcohol, 21 years. The proposal asks for a tax of $50...

• The FDA is Finally Taking Steps to Reduce Painkiller Abuse

  Barbara Burks | February 24, 2009 6:15 PM | 2 CommentsChico, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The FDA is a strange best. Sometimes people have a hard time understanding their motives, as many of you may know from my assistant’s previous posts on the FDA. One thing that I know they are...

• Agencies Unite to Put an End to Drunk Driving in Sacramento County

  Amber Wheat | February 23, 2009 2:05 PM | 1 CommentSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Drunk driving is a real problem in Sacramento. We hear about DUI collisions, injuries, and fatalities, but when it doesn’t effect us personally, it is easy to forget that many real people and...

• PulseNet: The Futuristic Technology Held Back by Yesterday’s Procedures

  John Demas | February 10, 2009 11:42 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The salmonella outbreak in peanut butter products has grabbed the attention of the world. But it is the system that alerted U.S. health officials that should be studied. PulseNet is a national...

• Poizner Proposes to Undo Garamendi’s Good

  Amber Wheat | February 09, 2009 5:33 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  When Lt. Governor John Garamendi was California’s Insurance Commissioner, he worked to protect insurance consumers. Among his many causes was that of prohibiting insurers from reducing group...

• The California Supreme Court on Balance Billing and Healthcare Providers

  Amber Wheat | January 13, 2009 12:12 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I first heard of balance billing from my mother. I had gone to a doctors appointment, I paid my co-pay, and a couple of weeks later, I got a bill from their office. I asked my mom why I was being...