Actions Taken On Women's Health Related Legislation In New Jersey, South Dakota, Wisconsin The following highlights recent state news about women's
health-related legislation. New Jersey: The Assembly on Thursday approved 46-30 a paid family leave bill (A 873) to allow workers to take up to six weeks leave to care for a newborn, newly adopted child or a sick family member and continue to receive a portion of their wages, the
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAntiabortion Groups Claim Dr. Seuss Film Supports Their Message Demonstrators handed out fliers promoting antiabortion messages earlier this month at the Los Angeles premier of the children's film "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who," saying that the premise of the film supports the idea that life begins at conception, NPR's "Morning Edition" reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSocial And Economic Characteristics Of A Community Determine How Much People Exercise The neighborhoods people live in can help inspire - or discourage - their residents to exercise and keep physically active, new research suggests.Residents of neighborhoods with higher levels of poverty, lower education, and more female-headed families are less likely than others to exercise, according to the study.It's not simply that poorer people are less likely to exercise, researchers say.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Cervical Screening Framework Needed When HPV Vaccine Takes Effect, Says Cancer Council Report Government should set a timeline and framework for ensuring cervical cancer screening and human papillomavirus immunisation work together to further reduce cervical cancer burden in Australia, according to a report released today (18/3) by The Cancer Council Australia.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTwo House Members Introduce Bill To Allow FDA To Approve Generic Versions Of Biotechnology Medications Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) on Thursday introduced a bill that would allow FDA to approve generic versions of biotechnology medications, CongressDaily reports. The legislation would provide brand-name biotech companies with at least 12 years, and possibly an additional 2.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAPhA Publishes Third Edition Of The Art, Science, And Technology Of Pharmaceutical Compounding The American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the national professional society of pharmacists, published in March the third edition of the leading textbook on pharmaceutical compounding. The Art, Science, and Technology of Pharmaceutical Compounding is expanded substantially from the second edition, published in 2002, and covers all aspects of the specialty practice.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRx For High Drug Prices - New Book Presents A Solution The mounting U.S. drug price crisis can be contained and eventually reversed by separating drug discovery from drug marketing and by establishing a non-profit company to oversee funding for new
medicines, according to two MIT experts on the pharmaceutical industry. Stan Finkelstein, M.D.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEditorials Respond To CDC Study Finding 25% Of Girls, Women Ages 14 To 19 Have Common STIs Several newspapers recently published editorials responding to a CDC study released last week that found 25% of girls and young women ages 14 to 19 have at least one of four common sexually transmitted infections. The study was drawn from a sample of 838 girls who participated in CDC's 2003-2004 National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
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