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U.S. sale of some 'morning-after' pills to all ages allowed
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said that some emergency contraception pills now can be sold over-the-counter without age restrictions while the federal government fights a lower court judge's order allowing unrestricted sales....Tags: Health Treatments, Food and Drug Administration, Plan B (drug), Justice System, Elections
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My Word: Targeting Latina teen pregnancy
Teen pregnancy rates may be declining, but they're still too high. We need to ensure that teens have access to sex education and birth control to help even more girls avoid getting pregnant. Last month, Planned Parenthood and the Center for Latino...Tags: Family, Health Treatments, New York University, Social Issues, Family Planning
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The Pill tied to lower ovarian cancer risk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who use birth control pills are less likely to develop ovarian cancer later in life, a new analysis of past studies suggests. Researchers pooled data from 24 studies and found Pill users had a 27 percent lower risk of...Tags: Medical Specialization, Health Treatments, Medical Research, Obstetrics, Healthy Diet
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Helping teen moms delay repeat pregnancies
Mary Ann Cross was entering freshman year at her Austin neighborhood high school when she had her first child. She was 16 when she had her second child. Now 18, she gave birth to her third two months ago. When people ask her why she's had so many...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization, Chicago Public Schools, Health Treatments, Disease Prevention
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The Rev. Andrew M. Greeley, outspoken Catholic priest, dies at 85
The Rev. Andrew M. Greeley, the irrepressible Roman Catholic priest whose broad talents drove him to prominence as a sociologist, novelist, newspaper columnist and voluble church critic, has died. He was 85. The controversial cleric died in his sleep...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Vatican City, Health Treatments, Culture, Christianity
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Community Notes Thursday, June 6, 2013
Meetings Friday, June 7 Up North Network of BNI meets every Friday at the Charlevoix Public Library. Meetings are from 7-8:30 a.m. and visitors are welcome. For information or a reservation to attend, call Bill Ulvund, (231) 881-6700. Petoskey...Tags: Health Treatments, Anglicanism, Health, Potatoes, Plan B (drug)
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The Rev. Andrew M. Greeley dies at 85; outspoken Catholic priest
A self-described "loud-mouthed Irish priest" ("And may they carve it on my gravestone!" he once quipped), the Rev. Andrew M. Greeley rejected a conventional definition of his vocation. Denied a parish, the Roman Catholic priest created his own pulpits...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Vatican City, Health Treatments, Christianity, Culture
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Community Notes Thursday,May 30, 2013
Births A daughter, Harper Grace Foltz, was born to Jessica L. Foltz and Peter M. Foltz of Golden Valley, Minn., at 1 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Minneapolis, Minn. Harper weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces at birth. Grandparents are Susan Foltz and the...
Tags: Anglicanism, Health Treatments, Health, Plan B (drug), Hospitals and Clinics
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The Doctor's Corner: The why and how of hormones
This is the second of two articles updating women of all ages on the use of hormones. * I had to bite my tongue while sitting at Zinc Cafe & Market in Laguna Beach (one of my favorite places) the other day. Two beautiful young women who looked to be...Tags: Demographics, Medical Specialization, Health Treatments, Health and Medical Professionals, Harvard Medical School
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Judge blasts government's Plan B contraceptive filing
In yet another scathing critique of government health officials, a federal judge refused Friday to stay his order making Plan B emergency contraceptives available to all consumers without a prescription. Ruling that government efforts to restrict the...
Tags: Health Treatments, Plan B (drug), Food and Drug Administration, Government, Justice System
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Birth control in sex ed classes passes Illinois Senate
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- Illinois public schools that teach sex education will be required to provide information about birth control under a measure the Senate sent to Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday. The legislation is a change from current policy, where...Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Health Treatments, Pat Quinn, Illinois Governor, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Community notes Thursday, May 23, 2013
Meetings Friday, May 24 Up North Network of BNI meets every Friday at the Charlevoix Public Library. Meetings are from 7-8:30 a.m. and visitors are welcome. For information or a reservation to attend, call Bill Ulvund, (231) 881-6700. Petoskey...Tags: Anglicanism, Health Treatments, Health, Plan B (drug), Hospitals and Clinics
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