Will U.S. antitrust regulators follow Europe's lead and do what the European Commission did today -- launch an in-depth probe to determine…
Nov 30, 2010Lured by visions of nearly magical medical solutions for everything from cancer to Alzheimer's, California voters six years ago approved a plan…
Nov 28, 2010State health officials question whether a lack of reports required by a 2007 law means a lack of incidents. California public health…
Nov 27, 2010QualityHealth is a popular health Web site with more than 20 million registered users that offers online medical information and e-mail newsletters…
Nov 23, 2010As if air travel could get any worse. The airlines have already taken away the free meals and the pillows. They have…
Nov 23, 2010A coalition of privacy groups and other advocates are asking the Federal Trade Commission to probe whether online health marketers engage in…
Nov 23, 2010Four public interest groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission Tuesday urging the agency to investigate whether those offering online…
Nov 23, 2010After six years, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has faced questions about leaders' pay and the lack of medical breakthroughs. But…
Nov 22, 2010Publishers Weekly Review: "The Progressive's Guide to Raising Hell: How to Win Grassroots Campaigns, Pass Ballot Box Laws, and Get the Change…
Nov 18, 2010SACRAMENTO, CA -- Former Assemblywoman Patty Berg knew exactly where to pass the hat to bankroll a training program for California's eight…
Nov 16, 2010The following op-ed (Part 2) by Harvey Rosenfield, the founder of Consumer Watchdog and the author of Proposition 103, was published in…
Nov 16, 2010The panel named by President Obama to investigate the BP Deepwater Horizon blowout on Tuesday rejected a call by a consumer activist…
Nov 16, 2010The following op-ed (Part 1) by Harvey Rosenfield, the founder of Consumer Watchdog and the author of Proposition 103, was published in…
Nov 15, 2010One of Google's most persistent critics called on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday to hold a hearing into the firm's…
Nov 11, 2010Two weeks after the Federal Trade Commission closed its investigation of online search giant Google's Street View mapping project without taking action,…
Nov 11, 2010Health insurance industry efforts to lobby for weaker federal regulations should be strongly resisted, a consumer advocacy group warned this week.
Nov 11, 2010Ardent Google critic Consumer Watchdog has called on Congress to hold hearings on a major privacy breach by the Internet search engine…
Nov 11, 2010'People aren't getting the care they need because they have to pay more out of pocket,' says the president of Consumer Watchdog.…
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