Women's Networks Critical To Survival During Hurricane Katrina More than 1,800 people perished in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 - the largest hurricane death toll in the United States since 1928. For the most vulnerable - the urban poor with little money, no transportation and limited resources - Katrina threatened to take everything.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Research To Be Presented At ACOG Annual Clinical Meeting The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) will hold its 56th Annual Clinical Meeting (ACM), Saturday, May 3, through Wednesday, May 7, at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA. ACOG's ACM is one of the largest gatherings of obstetrician-gynecologists in the US.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBoston To Host The Drug Information Association's 44th Annual Meeting The Drug Information Association (DIA), a global, membership-driven association that serves more than 30,000 professionals who are involved in the lifecycle management of pharmaceuticals and medical products, will host its 44th Annual Meeting at the Boston Convention Center in Boston, MA, on June 22 to 26, 2008.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFla. Senate Rejects Proposal To Add Comprehensive Sex Education Amendment To Evolution Bill The Florida Senate on Thursday rejected a proposal to add a comprehensive sex education amendment to an education bill (
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew York Times Examines Opposition To Proposed Off-Label Promotion Guidelines Amid Allegations Of 'Ghostwriting' The New York Times on Saturday examined how a recent report indicating that
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMammography May Be Beneficial To All Women, Regardless Of Age According to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, mammography, the gold-standard for breast cancer screening and early detection, has shown to significantly reduce the risk of being diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer in women over the age of 80, an age group currently without clear guidelines for regular screenings.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPope At U.N. Speaks Against Science That He Says Violates 'Order Of Creation' Pope Benedict XVI on Friday at the United Nations General Assembly spoke against technology and science that he said violates the "order of creation," which seemed to refer to stem cell research and cloning, Long Island Newsday reports (Schuster/Dowdy, Long Island Newsday, 4/19).
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