Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Chair of the Congressional Health Care Caucus, released the following statement today after House Democrat leaders unveiled their latest health care reform bill:

Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced the release of a comprehensive preparedness guide that will provide Canadians with information about the H1N1 flu virus, steps they can take to protect themselves, and what to do if they, or their family members, get sick.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, has many reasons to celebrate this October as it recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The NIEHS Sister Study began recruiting women for this landmark study during Breast Cancer Awareness month in October 2004 and this October has reached a milestone. [...]

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, today wrapped up his health care outreach tour where he visited Austin, College Station, Tyler, Odessa, Temple and Houston to discuss different aspects of the health care debate and learn about common-sense practices that are working on the local level as well as fresh ideas for him to take with [...]

Addiction affects people from all walks of life-presidents struggling to stop smoking, doctors dependent on pain pills, elderly widows who gamble too much, and teenagers abusing stimulant drugs. Nearly a quarter of Americans have a nicotine addiction at one point or another, and more than one in seven grapple with a drug or alcohol use [...]