The American Heart Association released on April 21, 2008, a statement about cardiovascular evaluation and monitoring of children receiving drugs for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). As a result of language in the news release and the statement as published, there have been conflicting interpretations of the recommendations regarding the use of […]
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Title: C-SectionTiedtoChildhoodAsthma?Category: Health NewsCreated: 5/22/2008Last Editorial Review: 5/22/2008
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Ohio Right to Life on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court seeking a permanent or temporary injunction against a state ban on issue advertisements that mention the names of political candidates within 30 days of an election that are sponsored by unions, not-for-profit organizations or corporations, the AP/Akron Beacon Journal reports.
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A report released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday found that the abortion rate and total number of abortions declined in Canada in 2005, particularly among teenage girls, the CP/Google.com reports. Some experts attributed the decreasing rate in part to sex education programs and increased access to contraceptives (CP/Google.
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Reacting to the parliamentary vote to maintain the time limit for abortion at 24 weeks, Julie Bentley, Chief Executive, fpa said: “fpa are delighted that parliament has resisted cynical attempts by anti-abortion campaigners to reduce access to safe, legal abortion.
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The United Kingdom’s House of Commons on Tuesday voted to maintain the country’s law allowing abortions during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, Reuters reporters. Lawmakers “passionately debated” for three hours proposals that would have lowered the time limit for legal abortions (Baldwin, Reuters, 5/20).
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Abortion opponents are calling on President Bush to issue new regulations that would prohibit Title X family planning program funding to clinics that counsel women about abortion as a possible option or offer referrals for abortion, the Wall Street Journal reports. The regulations also would prohibit funding to clinics that, with non-federal dollars, provide abortion […]
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Health ministers from countries worldwide next week at the World Health Assembly will discuss issues surrounding patents and access to drugs for diseases such as HIV/AIDS in developing countries, Reuters UK reports. The
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Replacing one amino acid on the surface of a virus that shepherds corrective genes into cells could be the breakthrough scientists have needed to make gene therapy a more viable option for treating genetic diseases such as hemophilia, University of Florida researchers say.
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Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) on Tuesday after a meeting of committee leaders said that the White House opposes the use of a decrease in Medicare Advantage indirect medical education funds to offset the cost of a provision in a broader Medicare bill that would delay for 18 months a scheduled 10.6% reduction […]
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