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Pelosi, Clinton, Murray Respond To Potential Federal Rule That Could Limit Birth Control Access
Several Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday responded to a proposed regulation being developed by the Bush administration that would effectively allow abortion to be defined to include commonly used contraceptive methods and would protect the rights of medical providers who refused to offer them, the
Medical News Today – Jul 18, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Several Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday responded to a proposed regulation being developed by the Bush administration that would effectively allow abortion to be defined to include commonly used contraceptive methods and would protect the rights of medical providers who refused to offer them, the
Medical News Today – Jul 18, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Tomato safety scare hurt consumers' confidence, but food safe
WASHINGTON - The tomato scare has been declared over, but it has taken a toll - it has cost the industry an estimated $100 million and left millions of people with a new wariness about the safety of everyday foods.
Canoe.ca – Jul 18, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
WASHINGTON - The tomato scare has been declared over, but it has taken a toll - it has cost the industry an estimated $100 million and left millions of people with a new wariness about the safety of everyday foods.
Canoe.ca – Jul 18, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
More MSM Finding Partners On Internet In Chicago, Contributing To Increase In Syphilis Cases, Report Finds
An increasing number of men who have sex with men in Chicago are finding sex partners on the Internet, helping to fuel a rise is syphilis cases among the group, according to a report recently released by the Chicago Department of Health, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Medical News Today – Jul 17, 2008 6:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
An increasing number of men who have sex with men in Chicago are finding sex partners on the Internet, helping to fuel a rise is syphilis cases among the group, according to a report recently released by the Chicago Department of Health, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Medical News Today – Jul 17, 2008 6:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Abstinence-Only Spending In Texas 'Clearly Not Working,' Editorial Says
Texas' spending on abstinence-only sex education and restrictions on what teachers are allowed to tell students about sex and contraception "clearly" are "not working" to prevent unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among teenagers, an Austin American-Statesman editorial says.
Medical News Today – Jul 17, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Texas' spending on abstinence-only sex education and restrictions on what teachers are allowed to tell students about sex and contraception "clearly" are "not working" to prevent unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among teenagers, an Austin American-Statesman editorial says.
Medical News Today – Jul 17, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Antiabortion Group Operation Rescue Holding Convention In Atlanta, Protesting At Local Churches
The antiabortion group Operation Rescue/Operation Save America is holding its national convention this week in Atlanta and protesting at several local churches, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Medical News Today – Jul 17, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The antiabortion group Operation Rescue/Operation Save America is holding its national convention this week in Atlanta and protesting at several local churches, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Medical News Today – Jul 17, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Planned Parenthood To Run Ads Criticizing McCain Response About Insurance Coverage For Contraception
The Planned Parenthood Action Fund will begin airing ads today criticizing Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for his response to a question on insurance coverage for birth control, The Politico's "
Medical News Today – Jul 17, 2008 2:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The Planned Parenthood Action Fund will begin airing ads today criticizing Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for his response to a question on insurance coverage for birth control, The Politico's "
Medical News Today – Jul 17, 2008 2:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Senate Rejects DeMint Amendment To Global AIDS Bill
The Senate on Tuesday voted to table several amendments to a bill (S 2731) that would reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, including one offered by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) to prohibit funding to groups that "support or participate in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
Medical News Today – Jul 17, 2008 1:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The Senate on Tuesday voted to table several amendments to a bill (S 2731) that would reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, including one offered by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) to prohibit funding to groups that "support or participate in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
Medical News Today – Jul 17, 2008 1:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Legislators, Advocates Respond To Potential Federal Rule That Could Limit Birth Control Access
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) and several family planning advocates on Tuesday responded to a regulation being developed by the Bush administration that would effectively allow abortion to be defined to include commonly used contraceptive methods and would protect the rights of medical providers who refused to offer them, Reuters reports.
Medical News Today – Jul 17, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) and several family planning advocates on Tuesday responded to a regulation being developed by the Bush administration that would effectively allow abortion to be defined to include commonly used contraceptive methods and would protect the rights of medical providers who refused to offer them, Reuters reports.
Medical News Today – Jul 17, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
HIV Vaccine Trial Cancelled by NIH
After soliciting and considering broad input from the scientific and HIV advocacy communities, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has determined that it will not conduct the HIV vaccine study known as PAVE 100. The announcement follows the failure last September of an AIDS vaccine candidate with some similarities to the PAVE 100 candidate in a Phase IIb trial known as STEP.
Science Daily – Jul 17, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
After soliciting and considering broad input from the scientific and HIV advocacy communities, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has determined that it will not conduct the HIV vaccine study known as PAVE 100. The announcement follows the failure last September of an AIDS vaccine candidate with some similarities to the PAVE 100 candidate in a Phase IIb trial known as STEP.
Science Daily – Jul 17, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Novel Computational Model Describes The Speed At Which HIV Escapes The Immune Response
A new model illustrates how HIV evades the immune system. The study, in PLoS Computational Biology, incorporates detailed interactions between a mutating virus and the immune system.
Science Daily – Jul 17, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A new model illustrates how HIV evades the immune system. The study, in PLoS Computational Biology, incorporates detailed interactions between a mutating virus and the immune system.
Science Daily – Jul 17, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
