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Indiana House backs tighter abortion pill rules
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A bill that would tighten state laws on distribution of the abortion pill and require clinics that provide only drug-induced abortions to meet the same standards as clinics that perform surgical abortions was approved by a wide...Tags: Family Planning, Republican Party, Politics, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Hospitals and Clinics
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Changes to Mich. medical marijuana law kick in Monday
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some of the first big changes to Michigan's medical-marijuana law since it was approved by voters in 2008 are set to begin. Democratic Rep. Phil Cavanagh of Redford Township in Wayne County says the changes that go into...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational Substance Use, Marijuana Use, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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Scientists find new gene markers for cancer risk
NEW YORK (AP) — A huge international effort involving more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person's risk for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer,...Tags: Medical Specialization, MRI (imaging), Genetics, Biology, Mammogram
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Judge: US can't make Monaghan offer contraceptives
DETROIT (AP) — A judge has blocked the federal government from requiring the founder of Domino's Pizza to provide mandatory contraception coverage to his employees under the health care law. U.S. District Judge Lawrence Zatkoff on Thursday granted...
Tags: Justice System, Family Planning, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Gaining confidence about cancer
We introduce you to a local woman who is battling breast cancer and show you a group of local doctors providing an opportunity for her and other cancer patients to learn more about their disease and course of treatment. Jacqueline Rico was diagnosed...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, General Practitioners
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Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center joins pilot 'bundled payment' program
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Consider how many separate claims would need to be filed to individual health care providers under the current Medicare payment system for the following case: A 75-year-old woman falls at home and is taken by ambulance to the hospital...Tags: Health Insurance, Medical Specialization, Physical Therapy, Corporate Officers, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Jobless benefits OK for medical marijuana users
MASON, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge has ruled that medical marijuana users who follow the state's medical marijuana law may collect unemployment benefits. The Lansing State Journal reports (http://on.lsj.com/WM6U8a ) Ingham County Circuit Judge...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Unemployment Benefits, Lupus
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Banasiewicz: Just a spectator -- for now
South Bend TribuneThe rider sped downward into the well of the ramp and launched his bike high into the air -- then landed in a hard crash. Sitting high in bleachers on the opposite end of the crash spot inside "The Kitchen" skate park he owns, Brett Banasiewicz watched...Tags: Physical Therapy, Physical Therapists, X Games, Health and Medical Professionals
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Obesity and cancer
WSBT-TVHow much you weigh could put you at major risk of developing cancer. In fact, doctors treat 100,000 cases every year, and those are only cancers linked to obesity. Body weight can determine who gets cancer, how you treat it and how likely you are to...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Weight, Genetics, Chemotherapy, Cervical Cancer
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Court exempts Ind. company from birth control rule
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal court has barred the government from enforcing the birth control mandate in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul against an Indiana company that raised religious objections. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of...Tags: Family Planning, Barack Obama, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Belief and Faith, Birth Control
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SPECIAL REPORT: Obamacare (Part 6)
WSBT-TVIt's officially called The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but we all know it as Obamacare. It's the most complex law since Medicare. WSBT examined topics related to health care reform and what it means for all of us.. Our last one...Tags: Family Planning, Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform (2009), Birth Control
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Medical marijuana use draws criticism
Medical marijuana has turned into a windfall for the state of Michigan. Applications brought in $10 million last year, but not everyone is a fan. Voters legalized medical marijuana in 2008. It was promoted as an initiative to help the critically ill,...
Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, AIDS, Back Pain
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