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Virginia abortion clinic regulations get final approval
The Virginia Board of Health has given final approval to strict new regulations that abortion-rights supporters claim would force most of Virginia's 20 abortion clinics to close. After Friday's 11-2 vote, some opponents of the regulations shouted...
Tags: Elections, Ken Cuccinelli, Family Planning, Family, Planned Parenthood
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Texas Governor and GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry visits Virginia
ReporterTexas Governor Rick Perry brought his presidential campaign to Virginia, with two stops Wednesday in the Commonwealth. In a speech to students at Liberty University, Perry sidestepped recent criticism with a personal address about his Texas roots, and...Tags: Mitt Romney, Executive Branch, Politics, Armed Forces, Political Candidates
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Sex-ed reform bill under consideration in General Assembly
ReporterTeen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, abstinence; tough topics included in a bill making its way through the General Assembly. The Senate passed a bill requiring each school district to adopt the state's Standards of Learning for family life...Tags: Standards of Learning, Elections, Virginia, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Family Planning
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Getting to responsible sexual health education
As Illinois lawmakers prepare to vote on comprehensive sex education for Illinois' youth (House Bill 2675), they should consider the experience of a young woman who was victimized twice — once by a rapist and again by the inaccurate, ideologically...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Treatments, Family Planning, Birth Control
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Chastity the only answer for STDs
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends Plan B for all sexually active adolescents, giving tacit approval to promiscuous lifestyles. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that there are 700,000 new cases of gonorrhea in the U.S. annually, with...Tags: Gonorrhea , Medical Specialization, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Genesis Community Health Center expands into Delray Beach
After four years treating and serving patients in Boynton Beach, Genesis Community Health Center, a nonprofit agency providing health care to the under served and uninsured in Palm Beach County, will add a new satellite location in Delray Beach, within...Tags: High Blood Pressure, North Palm Beach, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Delray Beach, HIV
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Area's first human-milk depot opens Tuesday at Florida Hospital
For some babies, the liquid is life saving. Now more will be able to receive human breast milk when the area's first milk depot — a place where nursing moms can drop off donated breast milk for other women's infants — opens Tuesday at...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Orlando, Premature Birth, Diseases and Illnesses, Winter Park
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Lehigh County 9th in U.S. in newborn deaths
When the international child welfare organization Save The Children began crunching the data for its latest report on mortality rates of newborn babies, it came up with a locally stunning finding: Of the largest counties in the United States, Lehigh...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Obstetrics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, General Practitioners, Apples
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Routine testing key to reducing sexually transmitted diseases
Here's a sobering fact: More than 110 million people in the United States, which is more than one-third of the population, currently have a sexually transmitted disease. In 2010 alone, more than 8,000 Orange County residents were newly diagnosed with an...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Human papillomavirus, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV
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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: Teaching and Learning, Elections, Justice System, Family Planning, Politics
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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: Suboxone (drug), High Blood Pressure, Breast Cancer, American Cancer Society, Recipes
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Focusing on STDs: Vaccines now available to prevent, reduce risk of HPV in adolescents
April is sexually transmitted disease Awareness Month, an annual event calling attention to STDs in the United States. This month-long observance provides individuals, doctors, and community-based organizations an opportunity to address ways to prevent...
Tags: Human papillomavirus, Disease Prevention, Symptoms, HIV, Chemical Industry
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