Agency Upgrades D-H Accreditation
Lebanon — An accreditation agency that monitors the quality of hospital residency programs for training doctors just out of medical school has upgraded the status of Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, which sponsors 47 such programs, and of the hospital’s training program in surgery. The actions by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education upgraded the ratings of the hospital and its third largest residency program just...
Consumer Confidential: Why Is the Food Industry Dead-Set Against Warning Labels?
Consumers are frequently told that it’s their responsibility to make informed decisions. Otherwise, let the buyer beware. So it’s striking that some industries seem to work overtime preventing people from having all the information needed to choose wisely. A recent Field Poll in California found that 78 percent of California voters support placing labels on sugary drinks that warn of possible health hazards, up from 74 percent two...
Auto Safety Tech at a Glance
Washington — With automakers offering an increasing array of safety technologies, it’s hard to stay up to speed with the systems. Some have been around a decade or more but have only become common in the past few years. Others are still available primarily in high-end vehicles. A quick description of some of them: ■ Backup cameras. After a driver shifts into reverse, the camera activates to display what’s behind. The display screen...
Consumer Confidential: Warning About Cellphone Radiation May Go Too Far
It’s a question that just won’t go away: Do cellphones give you cancer? The city of Berkeley, Calif., has passed an ordinance that, beginning this month, would make it the first municipality in the country to require that cellphone retailers warn customers that mobile devices may emit cancer-causing radiation. The wireless industry’s trade group responded with a federal lawsuit claiming that its First Amendment rights were being...
