advocacy groups

• Internal Report Raps Fbi's Probes of Advocacy Groups

The FBI investigated several advocacy groups on "factually weak" information, extended those inquiries "without adequate basis," improperly retained information on some groups, and wrongly listed others under terrorism classifications, according to a report. The Justice Department's office of inspector general, in a 191- page report released Monday, said the misclassification resulted in some activists - including members of Greenpeace USA - being placed on government terrorist watch lists.

• The Washington Times
• September 21, 2010

• Broader Screening Guidelines for Diabetes Urged by Diabetes Advocacy Groups

Supported by Health Affairs Report: "The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Should Consider a Broader Evidence Base in Updating Its Diabetes Screening Guidelines WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America cannot stop the growing wave of type 2 diabetes--and its complications and costs--unless the recommendations for screening are broad enough to identify patients who are at risk for the disease. Screening people at high risk for diabetes can identify those with prediabetes, who can be referred to low-cost, community- based diabetes prevention programs. Screening can also identify those who have diabetes but do not know it, and get them into treatment as early as possible.

• U.S. Newswire
• January 10, 2012

• Powerful Advocacy Groups.

Ethical questions can be thorny, and especially in a small state like Maine the ones regarding conflicts of interest can be the most complicated to answer. It's sometimes hard to know when a lawmaker is putting real- world experience and a lifetime of associations to work on behalf of the people who elected him, or when his judgment is clouded by the source of his paycheck.

• Portland Press Herald
• July 20, 2011

• Advocacy Groups Sue Mckeesport

Two education advocacy groups contend the McKeesport Area School District is unfairly separating and "stigmatizing" students living in a group home for troubled youths. About 50 students who live at Auberle's main facility in McKeesport have "far fewer educational and social opportunities," because the district automatically placed them in its alternative education building rather than in a traditional classroom, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• October 16, 2010

• Nearly 60 Homecare and Patient Advocacy Groups Urge Congress to Repeal Medicare's 'Competitive' Bidding for Home Medical Equipment and Services

In Open Letter to Congressional Leaders, 58 Patient Advocacy Groups and Home Medical Groups Call for End to Bidding Program ARLINGTON, Va., July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter signed by 58 patient advocacy groups and home medical equipment associations, the American Association for Homecare urged Congress to pass H.R. 3790, a bill to repeal the Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment in a budget-neutral manner. The bill currently has 252 cosponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives. View the letter.

• U.S. Newswire
• July 16, 2010

• Alexion Joins NORD, EURORDIS and Other Patient Advocacy Groups in Supporting the Goals of Rare Disease Day 2011.

Global Event Aims to Improve Diagnosis, Treatment, Access and Support for Patients and Families Facing Rare, Devastating Diseases CHESHIRE, Conn. --...

• Business Wire
• February 28, 2011

• Two Local Advocacy Groups to Merge

Family & Children's Center and Stepping Stones Child Advocacy Center, both located at 1707 Main St., will join forces to protect area children and families as one organization, said John Burgess, president and chief executive officer of Family & Children's Center.

• La Crosse Tribune
• August 26, 2009

• Advocacy Groups Cite Gains Against Land Mine Deaths

GENEVA - At least 3,956 people died last year because they stepped on a land mine or other unexploded devices left behind in war, the lowest number since counting began nearly a dozen years ago, advocacy groups said Wednesday. The report, issued at the United Nations by Mines Action Canada, Human Rights Watch and other groups, cited the casualty rate and the record amount of contaminated land cleared of mines as major progress toward a land mine-free world.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• November 26, 2010

• Advocacy Groups Target Retailers

NEW YORK -- If holiday shopping weren't hard enough, growing numbers of advocacy groups are campaigning to steer shoppers away from certain retailers and products -- citing causes from gay rights to getting the word "Christmas" more prominently in the public eye. These groups come from both the left and right, some urging boycotts of major retail chains, others seeking to influence buyers though company-by-company ratings or critiques of specific products. Some campaigns have little impact; others have prompted swift changes by management, encouraging advocates.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• December 08, 2005

• Repeal of Bpa Rule Could Be Tough Fight for Lepage ; Both Gop Lawmakers and Advocacy Groups Say There's Plenty of Evidence That Bpa Poses a Risk to Babies.Inside

Gov. Paul LePage's proposed repeal of Maine's efforts to restrict bisphenol A, a chemical that state health agencies concluded poses a health risk to babies, will likely test his ability to pass controversial measures, though Republicans control the Legislature. The proposal, submitted as part of the Republican's regulatory reform package, has generated criticism from the public - even before the governor made national headlines for saying that the worst-case impact of the endocrine-disrupting chemical would result in some women getting "little beards.

• Portland Press Herald
• February 28, 2011