Nationwide Neocate Infant Formula Recall

Posted by Aunt Char on September 28, 2009 under Uncategorized | Be the First to Comment

Nutricia North America, Inc. (“Nutricia”) has contacted customers to undertake the voluntary recall and replacement of one  lot of the specialized infant formula product, Neocate®. This recall involves a limited quantity of individual cans from Lot # P91877, and does not affect any other Neocate® products or lot numbers. Read more of this article »

Not Your Normal Politician

Posted by Aunt Char on September 25, 2009 under Uncategorized | Be the First to Comment

I’m not going to get political here but it looks like Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd might be in trouble next year.  Never mind any of the financial stuff he’s being accused of because of his possibly shady dealings.  I’m talking about one of the Republican candidates who wants to be his opponent.  It’s the former CEO of the WWE, Linda McMahon.  You won’t believe this “Introduction to Linda McMahon” video her campaign has put out. Read more of this article »

When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking

Posted by Aunt Char on September 22, 2009 under Uncategorized | Be the First to Comment

Just a little bit of inspiration I received in my inbox today. Read more of this article »

Scary Poll: 45% Of Doctors Would Consider Quitting If Congress Passes Health Care Overhaul

Posted by Aunt Char on September 15, 2009 under Uncategorized | Be the First to Comment

This is scary.  An article in Investors Business Daily reports that 45% of doctors would consider quitting medicine if Congress passes a health care overhaul.   Over 70% of doctors surveyed said that they did not believe that “the government can cover 47 million more people and that it will cost less money and the quality of care will be better.”

Two of every three practicing physicians oppose the medical overhaul plan under consideration in Washington, and hundreds of thousands would think about shutting down their practices or retiring early if it were adopted, a new IBD/TIPP Poll has found.

The poll contradicts the claims of not only the White House, but also doctors’ own lobby — the powerful American Medical Association — both of which suggest the medical profession is behind the proposed overhaul.

The IBD/TIPP Poll was conducted by mail the past two weeks, with 1,376 practicing physicians chosen randomly throughout the country taking part.