Posted Wednesday June 25, 2008, 4:55 am, Over one day old
Teenagers throughout New York state recently urged State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno (R) and other senators to pass the Healthy Teens Act, which would make funding available for schools to provide comprehensive sex education, Long Island Newsday reports.
Read New York Teens Lobby State Lawmakers To Pass Comprehensive Sex Education Bill (Links)
Posted Wednesday June 25, 2008, 4:55 am, Over one day old
Read ACOG Today Receives National Award For Excellence (Links)
Posted Wednesday June 25, 2008, 4:55 am, Over one day old
Yeovil District Hospital is the first hospital in the South West of England to be able to offer women sutureless surgery for vaginal hysterectomies.Thanks to the purchase of a new diathermy machine surgeons can now perform day case vaginal hysterectomies.
Read Yeovil District Hospital Offering Women Sutureless Surgery For Vaginal Hysterectomies - England (Links)
Posted Tuesday June 24, 2008, 3:14 am, Over one day old
Summaries of several recent developments related to health care for veterans appear below.Disparity for women: Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake on Friday said that the department has begun efforts to eliminate disparities in the quality of outpatient care for women, the
Read Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Developments Related To Veterans' Health (Links)
Posted Tuesday June 24, 2008, 3:14 am, Over one day old
"[P]rominent forces" are publicly discussing the benefits of family planning in the Philippines, where for centuries the Roman Catholic Church has "exerted its influence" like it has in few other countries, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Read Advocates In Philippines Lobbying For Family Planning Policies Despite Opposition From Catholic Leaders (Links)
Posted Tuesday June 24, 2008, 3:14 am, Over one day old
Researchers in the US have discovered that when used together, a simple blood test and a symptom screening questionnaire can boost early detection rates of both early and late stage ovarian cancer.
Read Ovarian Cancer Symptom Screening And Simple Blood Test Improve Early Detection (Links)