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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

By Public News Service Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Efforts to curb the high cost of healthcare in CA

CA/Healthcare— By Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News service. The cost of healthcare in California keeps rising every year and on Aug. 26, the board for the state Office of Healthcare Affordability will look at proposals designed to bend the spending curve. Over the past two years, the state established cost growth targets for hospitals, as well […]

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Consumer News: Safety concerns about a hot holiday toy & a Burbank hospital is under investigation

Are Zhu Zhu pets safe? Zhu Zhu pets, the robotic hamsters that talk and move, are at the top of a lot of wish lists this holiday season. Recently, a California-based consumer watchdog group’s website reportedly sparked a controversy when it claimed there is a potentially harmful level of metal in the Mr. Squiggles model. Now, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has weighed in […]