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Forsyth County health officials concerned about effects of parental consent bill
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.Health department officials here are concerned that a proposed bill in the North Carolina House could increase sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy by requiring parental consent when minors want services. Forsyth County Health Director...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Family, Diseases and Illnesses, Sexual Health, HIV
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EDITORIAL: Doc's prescient prescription
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.Viewed through a 2013 prism, Doc Bowen's response to the AIDS epidemic looks merely prudent, routine. But Otis R. "Doc" Bowen, a country doctor who became a beloved Indiana governor, took over as U.S. Health and Human Services secretary in 1985. For...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Human papillomavirus, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Epidemics and Plagues, Blood Transfusion
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: A number of factors may contribute to urinary tract infection in women
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm a 46-year-old woman and have never had a urinary tract infection before, but think I may have one now. Do I need to be seen by a physician for treatment? What causes UTIs? ANSWER: Urinary tract infection, or UTI, is generally a...Tags: Burning Urination, Fever, Internal Medicine, General Practitioners, Internists
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EDITORIAL: Slut-shaming kerfuffle didn't belong in court
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.Kanawha County Circuit Judge Duke Bloom made the right call in denying a George Washington High School senior's request for an injunction against her principal. Bloom is correct. The dispute -- vastly overemotionalized to begin with -- did not belong in...Tags: George Washington High School, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Health Check Up: Assessing Your Risk For Breast & Ovarian Cancer
Many women today are unaware of their risk for breast and ovarian cancer. One out of every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer sometime during their lives. Almost 300,000 women each year are diagnosed with invasive and non-invasive breast...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Specialization, General Practitioners, Internists, Diseases and Illnesses
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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: Medical Procedures and Tests, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Human papillomavirus
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A politician-doctor's long life of service
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterFor Hoosiers, there will never be another "Doc" like Dr. Otis R. Bowen. Remembered both personally and in stories likely to be retold to generations to come, the former Indiana governor grew to become one of the state's most beloved politicians. A...Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. House of Representatives, Medical Research, Executive Branch, U.S. Congress
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FDA approves Plan B for girls as young as 15
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it would allow the Plan B One-Step contraceptive to be sold without a prescription to girls as young as 15 years of age. The announcement partially reverses a December 2011...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Margaret Hamburg, Judges, Health Treatments, Crime, Law and Justice
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UPDATE: Ax-wielding man damages Planned Parenthood clinic
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Southern Indiana police arrested a man on suspicion of using an ax to smash windows and damage computers at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Bloomington on Thursday. Benjamin D. Curell, 27, of Ellettsville, was arrested on...
Tags: Planned Parenthood, Family Planning, Vandalism, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Rights
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The misunderstood IUD
The Washington Post, ReutersMost women had inaccurate perceptions about the safety and effectiveness of intrauterine devices (IUDs) in preventing pregnancy, including not knowing that IUDs are more effective contraceptives than birth control pills, researchers said. In addition,...Tags: The Washington Post, Mirena (drug), Medical Specialization, Family Planning, Diseases and Illnesses
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Bullying, Marijuana Use, Swimming, Population
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LI child advocates urge greater abuse reporting
NewsdayWhen a toddler tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease at a Nassau hospital recently, state law required physicians to report their suspicions of abuse immediately to the state's child abuse hotline, according to local child advocates...Tags: Central Islip, Eliot Spitzer, Child Abuse, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes
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