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N.J. Gov.'s Proposed Cuts To Women's Health Services 'Catastrophic' For Public Health, Opinion Piece SaysBy requesting to cut all state funding for women's reproductive health services, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) proposed budget "plunges New Jersey into dangerous waters, with women and children going first," Deborah Jacobs, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, writes in a New Jersey Newsroom opinion piece. Christie's proposal -- which would cut $7...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Wireless Technology And Data Systems Transforming Health CareNews outlets report on the way that health information technology is changing the practice of medicine. The Economist writes about "the potential of wireless gadgets to improve health care, and to ensure more personalised treatment in particular. Pundits have long predicted that advances in genetics will usher in a golden age of individually tailored therapies. But in fact it is much lower-tech wireless devices and internet-based health software that are precipitating the mass customisation of health care, and creating entirely new business models in the process...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Legal Experts, Teachers Dispute Wis. County D.A.'s Arguments Against Comprehensive Sex EducationWisconsin parents, teachers and legal experts are criticizing a letter from Juneau County District Attorney Scott Southworth that warned educators they could face criminal charges for the delinquency of a minor if they comply with a new law requiring school sex education programs to teach about contraception, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Under Wisconsin law, sex is prohibited among minors. Southworth argues that teaching students about contraception would encourage them to have sex and therefore lead to violations of the law...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am How Dangerous Are Air Pollutants Really?Through this system, it will be possible for the first time ever to channel substances from the air, under precisely controlled conditions, through the lung cells or skin cells, and simultaneously observe the reactions of these cells under the microscope. The air brings a plethora of chemical substances into contact with our bodies. Precisely how the skin and mucous membranes or bronchi and lungs respond to the forced contact with foreign matter can best be studied in cell cultures that originate from the respective tissues...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Study Says Death, Injury Benefits A Casualty Of New War StrategyA hole in public policy is shortchanging U.S. soldiers and civilian workers who become casualties of a new-age war strategy that leans heavily on private contractors, a new University of Illinois study says. Law and labor professor Michael LeRoy says contractors employ workers who now perform risky duties such as transportation and security that were once handled by the military, and also routinely supervise troops on non-combat projects such as building roads and schools...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Blogs Comment On State Abortion-Coverage Bills, 'Personhood' Measures, Other TopicsThe following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Abortion, Health Insurance and the States," Nick Baumann, Mother Jones' "Mojo": There has "been a bit of confusion over what, exactly, health care reform has allowed states to do in terms of regulating health insurance coverage," assistant editor Baumann writes. He notes that others have commented on the fact that the new health reform law (PL 111-148) "gives states the option of banning private insurers from providing abortion coverage to women within" the state health insurance exchanges...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Justice Stevens, Leader Of U.S. Supreme Court's Liberal Bloc, Announces He Will Retire At Term's EndSupreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the court's oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, announced Friday that he will retire this summer at the end of the court's current term, the AP/Washington Post reports. The court likely will finish its work for the summer in late June or early July. Stevens' decision to step down "will not change the court's conservative-liberal split" because President Obama is expected to name a liberal-leaning justice to the seat, according to the AP/Post...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Stupak Will Not Seek Re-ElectionRep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) is expected to announce Friday afternoon that he will not seek re-election this November, CNN's "Political Ticker" reports. Stupak -- an abortion-rights opponent who helped provide Democrats with critical antiabortion votes in the House to pass health reform legislation (PL 111-148) -- has faced criticism from liberals and conservatives for his role in the passage of the health overhaul. After Stupak informed Democratic leaders last week that he might retire, President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Drug-Resistant Strains Of Gonorrhea Could Lead To Similar Cases For Other STIs, Experts SaysIncreasingly drug-resistant strains of the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea could develop into versions that cannot be killed by any known antibiotic, a leading sexual health expert from the U.K. said during a scientific meeting in Scotland last week, MSNBC reports. Catherine Ison, director of the sexually transmitted bacteria reference library at the U.K.'s Health Protection Agency, said that most antibiotics to treat gonorrhea have lost their efficacy...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Threats Against Lawmakers On The Rise After Health ReformThreats against lawmakers have risen threefold in recent months, The Washington Post reports. Lawmakers reported 42 threats in the first three months of this year, compared with 15 in last three months of 2009, said Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance W. Gainer, who had information about threats involving both chambers." Gainer said the threats ranged from "very vulgar to serious" and included death threats. "Nearly all of the recent threats appear to come from opponents of the health-care overhaul, said Gainer, who also served four years as chief of the U.S. Capitol Police...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Hallucinogens Have Doctors Tuning In AgainScientists are studying the drugs’ potential for treating mental problems and illuminating the nature of consciousness.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Apr 2010 | 11:50 pm Study: Spanking Kids Leads to More Aggressive Behavior (Time.com)Time.com - Many parents have found that a swift whack is sometimes the only way to get a child to behave, but a new study says it is bad in the long runSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Apr 2010 | 11:50 pm As St. Vincent’s Closes, Other Hospitals Get BusierThe effects of the emergency room’s closing, the first step in closing down the entire hospital, may be felt more deeply than many suspect.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Apr 2010 | 11:00 pm Equestrian Charged With H.I.V.-Related OffenseAs fear of infection has subsided, at least 32 states continue to enforce criminal statutes specific to H.I.V.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Apr 2010 | 10:14 pm Help Your Kids Stay Active (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- It's easy to help your children get their recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity, according to the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm Kidney gene find a 'breakthrough'Twenty genes which could help explain the causes of kidney disease have been identified by scientists.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Apr 2010 | 7:07 pm First aid 'could save thousands'A wider knowledge of simple first aid techniques could save thousands of lives each year, says a charity.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Apr 2010 | 6:59 pm Web child health advice 'wrong'Typing your child's medical problem into Google is unlikely to deliver good advice, say UK researchers who found only government sites were accurate.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Apr 2010 | 6:44 pm Damascus seeks to balance ancient with newDamascus, arguably the world's oldest city, is bustling with chic new life as Ottoman-era homes are turned into boutique hotels and trendy restaurants jazz up their traditional Middle...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Apr 2010 | 6:23 am Fat camps for grown-ups: Do they work?Five years ago, Juli Ackerman never thought she'd be able to buy an off-the-rack wedding dress. At 5 feet 10 inches, the software-company executive from Newport, California, then 40, was 280 pounds. Her weight had always fluctuated, but she decided that she wanted to slim down once and for all.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Apr 2010 | 5:27 am UPDATE 1-Occidental to boost Oman crude production in 2012MUSCAT, April 11 (Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum Corp will boost its crude production in Oman by 50 percent to 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2012, senior company executive Bill Albrecht said on Sunday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Apr 2010 | 4:14 am AXA PE in talks to buy Go Voyages -paperPARIS, April 11 (Reuters) - AXA Private Equity is in talks to buy tour operator Go Voyages from Groupe Arnault and Belgian businessman Albert Frere, Le Figaro newspaper reported.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Apr 2010 | 3:31 am
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