Health <p>Even as our nation confronts emerging health issues like pandemic flu, we still grapple with age-old concerns such as underage drinking and alcohol abuse. Pew’s health-related projects address these and other challenges with common-sense solutions developed through broad outreach, solid fact-finding and rigorous analysis.</p> http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx Opinion Editorials : Food Saftey Bill Should Be Passed by the End of the Year <p><p>An op-ed by Sandra Eskin, director of the Pew Health Group’s Food Safety Campaign, that was published on <em>The Hill</em>'s Congress blog.</p></p> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56145 Press Release : Pew Health Group Statement on Senate Mark Up of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) <p><p>Sandra Eskin, director of the Pew Health Group’s Food Safety Campaign, today issued a statement regarding the markup of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee.</p></p> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56144 Fact Sheet : Children and Foodborne Illness <p><p>Children are disproportionately affected by foodborne illness, a serious public health problem.</p></p> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:35:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56074 Press Release : Majority of Voters Support New Government Oversight of Food, Pew Commissioned Poll Finds <p><p>New polls of voters in Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Wyoming show overwhelming support for measures that would give the FDA new authority to ensure the food Americans eat does not make them sick.</p></p> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56056 Press Release : Make Our Food Safe for the Holidays <p><p>Over the next several weeks, the U.S. Senate has an historic opportunity to take a major step toward improving food safety for all Americans.</p></p> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56075 Pew in the Media : Bad News for People With Good Credit <p><p>Nick Bourke, manager of the Pew Health Group’s Safe Credit Cards Project, appeared on ABC's World News Tonight to discuss the findings from the project's lastest report on credit card practices</p></p> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:15:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56012 Press Release : findNano App Puts Nanotech in Your Pocket <p><p>The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies has developed findNano, an application for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch that lets users discover and determine whether consumer products are nanotechnology-enabled.<br /></p></p> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:55:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56076 Pew in the Media : 3 Years After E. Coli Outbreak, Is Spinach Safer? <p><p>ABC's "Good Morning America” included a story about the safety of spinach. The piece focused on efforts to improve food inspections and quoted Erik Olson from the Pew Health Group.</p></p> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55982 Media Coverage : A Squeeze on Customers Ahead of New Rules <p><p>The <em>New York Times</em> cites a recent study by Pew's Safe Credit Cards Project in this article on rising credit card interest rates.</p></p> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55978 Terms and Conditions Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx