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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: Apples, Lehigh County, Medical Specialization, Allentown, Health and Medical Professionals
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Public Schools, Education, Heather Steans, Health Treatments
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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: Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, Hospitals and Clinics, Report Cards, Breast Cancer
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Plan B restrictions — better, but not best
In the United States of 2013, any youngster can walk into a store and buy a bottle of aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen or some other pain reliever without showing any identification, parental consent or a doctor's order. They don't have to be 15 or 17 or...Tags: Plan B (drug), Judges, Pain, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Acetaminophen (drug)
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Seniors' sex lives are up — and so are STD rates
Tribune staff reporterAcross the nation, and especially in the Sunshine State, the free-love generation is continuing to enjoy an active — if not always healthy — sex life. At a stage in life when many would expect sexually transmitted diseases to be waning,...Tags: Symptoms, Testosterone, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Sex
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Health Insurance Cost, Viral Diseases and Infections
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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: Ball State University, Diseases and Illnesses, Substance Abuse, Gerald Ford, Rentals
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Otis Bowen, 2-term Indiana governor and Reagan health secretary, dies at age 95
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Otis R. Bowen, who overhauled Indiana's tax system as governor before helping oversee the federal response to the burgeoning AIDS epidemic during President Ronald Reagan's second term, has died. He was 95. Indiana Gov. Mike...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Nursing Homes, Health Insurance, Viral Diseases and Infections, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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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: Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Justice, Birth Control, Plan B (drug), Women's Health
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Plan B can be sold to 15-year-olds without prescription, FDA says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has approved the sale of the emergency contraceptive pill, Plan B One-Step, without a prescription for females ages 15 and older. The action comes roughly three weeks after a federal...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Birth Control, Plan B (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Margaret Hamburg
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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: Menopause, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Specialization, Colon Cancer, Breast Cancer
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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: Mirena (drug), Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Specialization, Drugs and Medicines, Health Treatments
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