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Safe, legal abortion for 40 years
Forty years ago this month, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in every state in its historic Roe v. Wade decision. It affirmed that the constitutionally protected right to privacy includes every woman's ability to make her own personal medical...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, Social Issues, Elections, Family Planning
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Michelle Obama's wings
WASHINGTON -- If second-term presidents feel liberated by re-election to pursue bolder agendas, first ladies often become more comfortable to be their own person. Witness Laura Bush, who in her husband's second term discovered that she, too, had a voice...
Tags: Michelle Obama, Feminism, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Jack Nicholson
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Amid controversy, Israel issues new birth-control guidelines
JERUSALEM -- Rocked by a scandal involving birth-control treatments for Ethiopian Jews, Israel's health ministry issued new guidelines on the use of the injections known commercially as Depo-Provera. In a recent letter to the country's four HMOs...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Religion and Belief, Justice and Rights, Ethiopia
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BodyWorks aims to help children, families with overall well-being
megp@herald-mail.comParents and caregivers have the power to lead the adolescents in their homes down a healthful path. A free program called BodyWorks, created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health, provides adults and adolescents...Tags: West Virginia University, Calcium, The Hershey Co., Family, Health and Safety at School
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Susan Love, doctor/patient
And now, she is the patient. For decades, as a surgeon, researcher, professor and medical celebrity of sorts, Susan Love has led the charge against breast cancer and for women's health. She served on President Clinton's cancer advisory board. She set up a...
Tags: Planned Parenthood, Explosions, Nursing, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Specialization
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Stork no longer landing in Windber
Windber Medical Center will no longer deliver babies as of March 31. "It is with heavy hearts that we inform the community that Windber Medical Center will be discontinuing its obstetric services," hospital board Chairman David C. Klementik said...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hospitals and Clinics
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Lois G. Caplan, library supervisor
Lois G. Caplan, a retired library supervisor and film buff, died Dec. 25 of cancer at her Arnold home. She was 71.
A daughter of dungaree manufacturers, the former Lois Gloria Simons was born and raised in Philadelphia, where she graduated in 1960 from...Tags: Annapolis, Libraries, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Arts and Culture, Charles Theatre
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A liberal agenda for Florida in 2014
After the 2012 Election, you don't have to be a weatherman to know that the political wind is blowing liberal in the Sunshine State. There's a storm brewing for the tea party/GOP, and it's more than a tempest in a teapot. It turns out that Florida voters...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Quinnipiac University, Social Issues, Feminism, Rick Scott
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Texas, Perry Ramp Up War On Women
The Hartford CourantFor those who believe that the "war on women" amounts to nothing more than a campaign slogan, behold Texas. The Lone Star state kicked off its revamped women's health program Jan. 1 by cutting off nearly 50,000 women from their current health care...Tags: Rick Perry, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Social Issues, Planned Parenthood, Birth Control
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MD gets $375,000 federal grant to combat domestic violence
Maryland has received a $375,000 federal grant to help launch a program to curb domestic violence, state officials announced Wednesday. The state is one of six that received grant money, which it will use on a program to help health care providers play...Tags: Prince George's County, Abusive Behavior
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Fabric of family life through the generations: An interactive game for the family
chrisc@herald-mail.comWant to live a long, healthy life? Strengthen connections with family members. That's right. Healthy relationships make for a healthier life, according to Harvard Women's Health Watch. "People who have satisfying relationships have been shown to be...Tags: Family
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Books, food, flowers and more at Rodale's General Store
By Jennifer Sheehan, Of The Morning Call For weeks, there's been buzz in Emmaus about what Rodale was doing with an old garage at 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. On Monday, the family owned publishing giant opened Rodale's General Store,...
Tags: Kutztown, Thailand, Foods and Beverages, Sushi and Sashimi, Dining and Drinking
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