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FDA lowers age for buyers of Plan B pill to 15
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprise twist to the decade-plus effort to ease access to morning-after pills, the government is lowering the age limit to 15 for one brand — Plan B One-Step — and will let it be sold over the counter. Today,...
Tags: Family Planning, Kathleen Sebelius, Women's Health, Food and Drug Administration, Patty Murray
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FDA: Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is moving the morning-after pill over the counter but only those 15 and older can buy it — an attempt to find middle ground just days before a court-imposed deadline to lift all age restrictions on the...Tags: Family Planning, Kathleen Sebelius, Women's Health, Food and Drug Administration, Patty Murray
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Black women may gain more weight with contraceptives
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black women were the most likely to gain weight while using a long-acting form of contraception, such as a hormone implant or intrauterine device (IUD), in a small new study. Researchers found that during a year of using...Tags: Science and Technology, Family Planning, Health Treatments, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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IUDs safe, effective for teenagers: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Intrauterine devices are safe for teenagers, according to a new analysis of more than 90,000 women who used the long-term contraceptives. Researchers found less than 1 percent of all women developed serious complications...Tags: Family Planning, Health Insurance, Health Treatments, Princeton University, Private Health Care
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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: Drugs and Medicines, The Washington Post, Family Planning, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Obstetrics
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Community notes Monday, April 29, 2013
Birth A son, Bentley Joseph Goodman, was born to Rosemarie Goodman and Chad Jackson of Petoskey at 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Bentley weighed 6 pounds, 8.2 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long at...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Sexual Assault, Human Interest, Chad Jackson, Reformed
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Community notes Friday, April 26, 2013
Meetings Sunday, April 28 Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1:30 p.m. on Sundays at 2144 Cemetery Road, Petoskey. All players welcome. Visit www.petoskeybridgeclub.com or call (231) 881-0829 for information. Monday, April 29 Boyne City Rotary...Tags: Suicide, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance, Human Interest, Sexual Assault
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Community notes Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Birth A son, Jayzen Michael Rowe, was born to Adam and Holly Rowe of Petoskey at 11:33 a.m. on April 22, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Jayzen weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 inches long at birth. His sibling is Olivia Grace....
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Lutheranism, Human Interest, Sexual Assault, Abusive Behavior
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Contraception is a much bigger deal than gay marriage
Change of Subject(Opponents of gay marriage) may well be right that the widespread adoption of a non-conjugal view of marriage leads to negative social consequences, including explosions in rates of divorce and out-of-wedlock births. But that’s an argument against... -
Local Voices, Apr. 24
Food allergies I was offended by Tribune reporter Paige Wagenknecht's article on finicky eaters ("Feeding the finicky among us: Some have genuine, even dangerous, allergies; others are just picky; how chefs deal with demanding diners," Dining, April 11)....Tags: Restaurants, Health Treatments, Family Planning, Allergies, Dining and Drinking
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Bill allows refusal of health care on moral basis
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — For 35 years, Michigan law has protected health care providers who refuse to perform an abortion on moral or religious grounds. Hospitals and clinics can't be sued. Doctors and nurses can't lose their jobs for objecting to...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Republican Party, Social Issues, Justice and Rights
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Community notes Monday, April 22, 2013
Births A daughter, Brooke Leanna Cronk, was born to Steven Cronk and Katie Eaton of Boyne City at 2:46 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan hospital in Petoskey. Brooke weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 inches long at...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Sexual Assault, Human Interest, Gaming, Reformed
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