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U.S. Supreme Court To Consider Asylum Cases Of Men Whose Partners Were Forced To Undergo Abortions In China
186 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider appeals by two men whose partners were forced to undergo abortions in China, the AP/Google.com reports. According to the AP/Google.com, U.S. courts have taken "varying approaches" to petitions for asylum by Chinese men who argue that they have suffered from the country's one-child-per-family policy. ... more
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'Telepsychiatry' Allows Nurses To Treat Women With Postpartum Depression
186 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Women suffering with postpartum depression may in future be able to receive psychotherapy from a specially trained nurse over the phone, eliminating barriers to treatment such as distance, time or the availability of a psychologist or psychiatrist.Professor Cindy-Lee Dennis, Canada Research Chair in Perinatal Community Health at U of T's Lawrence S. ... more
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Clock Ticking To Stop Medicare Physician Cuts That Hurt Seniors
186 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The American Medical Association (AMA) urged Congress to take immediate action to avert looming Medicare physician payment cuts that will harm seniors' access to care in testimony to the House Small Business Committee. AMA Board Member Cecil Wilson, MD, highlighted the impact the cuts will have on the many physicians who are small business owners. ... more
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Heart Rules Head In Moral Decisions
186 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
US scientists studying how the brain behaves during decision making have discovered that when people are confronted with moral decisions, they think about efficiency in one part of the brain, and equity in another part of the brain that deals with emotions, and the latter tends to win, suggesting that a sense of fairness is fundamental to human nature. ... more
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HIV/AIDS Funding In Tanzania Expected To Total $476M, Government Report Says
186 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Funding for HIV/AIDS in Tanzania from the government and international donors from 2007 to 2008 is expected to total more than 568 billion Tanzanian shillings, or about $476 million, according to a recently released government report, the Africa Science News Service reports. According to the report, aid from the U.S. ... more
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Illinois Gov. Blagojevich To Stop Enrolling People In Expanded FamilyCare Program
186 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) will follow a judge's orders to stop enrolling uninsured residents in his expanded version of FamilyCare, a state program that subsidizes health care for families, the AP/Chicago Tribune reports (AP/Chicago Tribune, 5/6). ... more
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Terrence Higgins Trust Targets Coventry Students During National Condom Week, UK
186 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
On May 14, as part of National Condom Week (12-19 May), HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is going into Henley College to target students with its 'Choose to Use' campaign on safer sex. THT will have an awareness stall and student volunteers will be giving out free drawstring bags with goodies like lollies and pens in them as well as condoms and safer sex information. ... more
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Hearing To Focus On Direct-To-Consumer Ads For Prescription Drugs
186 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Officials for Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Schering-Plough on Thursday will testify at a House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing that Democrats hope will "lay the groundwork for future legislation to tighten controls on drug marketing," the Wall Street Journal reports. ... more
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House Energy And Commerce Committee Approves Bill To Reauthorize Community Health Centers Program
186 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday by voice vote approved a bill (HR 1343) that would reauthorize the federal community health centers program through fiscal year 2012, CQ Today reports (Mattingly [1], CQ Today, 5/7).The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Gene Green (R-Texas), would authorize more than $14 billion over five years in all 50 states; Washington, D.C.; and U.S. ... more
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Namibia To Launch Pilot HIV Testing, Counseling Project
186 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services will launch a pilot project to provide no-cost HIV testing and counseling in certain regions of the country to mark its National HIV Testing Day on May 9, Namibia's New Era reports. The project will run in the Caprivi, Erongo, Oshana, Karas and Khomas regions for three days beginning on May 8. ... more
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