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Community notes Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Births A daughter Lillian Dale Baynham, was born to Adam and Katy Baynham of Petoskey at 4:29 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Lillian weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long at birth. She has a...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Libraries, Arts and Culture, Hospitals and Clinics, Religion and Belief
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Doctoring in a family way
Jennifer was one of my first patients as a new doctor, and she came to see me about an unintended pregnancy. A single mom to a rambunctious 5-year-old girl, Jennifer was struggling economically and battling depression. We talked about the options...
Tags: Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, Culture, Medical Procedures and Tests, Birth Control
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Michigan Democrats to introduce women's health care, emergency contraception legislation
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democrats are introducing legislation they say will improve women's access to health care. Minority Democrats in the state House and Senate on Monday announced legislation they plan to introduce this week. One bill...Tags: Plan B (drug), Politics, Health Treatments, Women's Health
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Judge again rejects limits on emergency contraception
In yet another scathing critique of government health officials, a federal judge refused Friday to stay his order making emergency contraceptives available to consumers of all ages without a prescription. Calling government efforts to restrict the...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Crime, Law and Justice, Birth Control, Judges
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Commentary: Hoag abortion ban is a step backward
Earlier this month, Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach announced to its staff that its physicians would no longer be able to perform elective abortions at the hospital ("Hoag: no more elective abortions," May 8). This came as a surprise to some of its...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Birth Control, Health Treatments
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Illinois looking at revamp of sex education
— For decades, some public schools in Illinois have taught only abstinence in sex education classes. Now a proposal one step from the governor's desk would require that birth control information be included by schools that choose to teach about...
Tags: Tom Cross, Health and Safety at School, Crime, Law and Justice, Birth Control, Don Harmon
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Medical Procedures and Tests, Aneurysm, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Insurance Cost
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Editorial: Abortion in a 'house of horrors'
For anyone who thinks abortion should not be legal, Dr. Kermit Gosnell's Philadelphia clinic was a nightmare almost beyond imagination — dirty and vile-smelling, with bloodstained furniture, unsterilized equipment and containers filled with the body...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Dismemberment, Kermit Gosnell, Birth Control, Health Treatments
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Niall Ferguson's blooper
At an investment conference last week, Harvard historian Niall Ferguson created a huge mess for himself. He glibly speculated that maybe because economist John Maynard Keynes was a childless, "effete" homosexual, he embraced a doctrine that favored...
Tags: Milton Friedman, Religion and Belief, Same-Sex Marriage, Awards and Prizes, Twitter, Inc.
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Community notes Monday, May 13
Birth A daughter, Iris Evangeline Newville, was born to Devon Haviland and Bruce Newville of Petoskey at 1:04 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Iris weighed 8 pounds, 4.3 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long at birth....
Tags: Libraries, Lifestyle and Leisure, Arts and Culture, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Hoag to no longer perform elective abortions
In a letter to affiliated physicians and staff, Hoag Hospital announced that elective abortions will no longer be performed at the Newport Beach facility because of the low number of procedures done annually. The decision was based on a review of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Roman Catholicism, Medical Procedures and Tests, Religion and Belief, Plan B (drug)
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Letters: Science vs. politics on Plan B
Re "Birth control ruling appealed," May 2 It is fitting that the online version of this article on the Obama administration's appeal of an order to remove the age limit on Plan B emergency contraception appears on The Times' Science Now blog. As a...Tags: Plan B (drug), Birth Control, Health Treatments
May 15, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 5, 2013
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