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Witnesses testified about public health responses to hepatitis epidemics and the challenges posed by hepatitis C. Among the issues they addressed were the state of research into vaccines, ed…

Members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee heard testimony on the cost of the Medicaid prescription drug reimbursement program reported from a lengthy investigation into Medicaid.…

Witnesses testified about the shortage of flu vaccine in the U.S. The heads of federal medical agencies explained the loss of 42 million doses of the vaccine from a British pharmaceuticals c…

Health officials testified before the committee about the availability of influenza vaccines. They discussed the recent announcement that a British vaccine manufacturer, Chiron, will be unab…

Representative Pelosi and other Democratic leaders spoke to reporters about an admonition issued by the House Ethics Committee to Representative DeLay for using federal agencies for partisan…

Witnesses testified before the committee about allegations of corruption in the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program. The program allowed Iraq to exchange oil for humanitarian necessities in …

Committee members discussed proposals to reform and reorganize the U.S. intelligence community in response to the findings of the September 11th Commission.

Witnesses testified before the committee about the problem of obesity, its causes, implications for health, and related costs. They addressed the relation between federal policies and obesit…

Witnesses testified before the House Energy & Commerce committee about the use of anti-depressant drugs in treating children. They discussed the danger of over-prescription, the risk that so…

The House Government Reform Committee held a hearing on the Recommendations of the September 11th Commission’s final report. Commission staff members testified about intelligence gathering …

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other prominent Democrats called for a congressional investigation into the abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Afterward, they responded to quest…

Witnesses testified about potential health hazards and possible benefits of providing dietary supplements to children. Among the topics they addressed were the proper use of supplements, mar…

In a hearing entitled "The Supersizing of America: The Federal Government’s Role in Combating Obesity and Promoting Healthy Living", witnesses testified regarding obesity in the United Stat…