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Monthly Archives: March 2009

More Boots on the Ground: Protecting Stimulus Spending

Posted in Whistleblowers

One Inspector General, no matter how good can fight this war effectively. Too much money, too many programs and too little time; the Administration must enlist members of the private bar. If we have anything in this country, we have plenty of talented and hungry attorneys. Enlist them through an incentive program that will deter misconduct and ultimately save the government billions and protect the integrity of the stimulus package.

Melanoma: The Dirty Little Secret of Indoor Tanning

Posted in Consumer Protection

“The Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) has turned the truth on its head”.
They accuse the American Academy of Dermatologists (AAD) and its members of being liars and grossly overstating the risk of cancer to scare patients to their offices. The ITA prepares and distributes literature directed at teens extolling the health benefits of indoor tanning. (Why care about cancer when you can get a little Vitamin D). That position is completely contrary to decades of peer reviewed and respected medical studies linking indoor tanning to skin cancer.