Abortion-Rights Advocate Karman Dies At Age 84 Psychologist and abortion-rights advocate Harvey Karman -- who worked to make abortions affordable, safe and accessible in the decades before Roe v. Wade -- died of a stroke on May 6 at age 84 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, Calif., the Los Angeles Times reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEditorial, Opinion Piece Address Recent Reports, Concerns About Health Care In U.S. Immigration Detention Centers Summaries appear below of an editorial and an opinion piece addressing a four-part series published last week by the Washington Post that examined inadequate
health care for immigrants detained at U.S. immigration detention centers. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) this month introduced a bill (HR 5950) to establish mandatory standards for medical care at the detention centers.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Perils Of Sleep Deprivation Neuroscience researchers at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore have shown for the first time what happens to the visual perceptions of
healthy but sleep-deprived volunteers who fight to stay awake, like people who try to drive through the night.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSeveral Instruments Used To Study Results Of Facial Plastic Surgery A review of previous studies published in the May/June issue of Archivesof Facial Plastic Surgery reports that over the last 10years, it has become more common to use objective andvalidated measures for assessing the outcomes of facial plasticsurgery.The literature review, conducted by John S. Rhee, M.D., M.P.H. andBrian T.McMullin, M.D.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMinister Harney Welcomes Consultation Programme On The National Rehabilitation Hospital, Ireland Mary Harney TD, Minister for
Health and Children yesterday, 20th May, 2008, welcomed the major consultation programme being undertaken by the National Rehabilitation Hospital which is taking place today, Tuesday, 20th May, 2008.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSome Specialty Hospitals Would Benefit From Amendment In Supplemental War Appropriations Bill Several physician-owned specialty hospitals in the states of four Senate Appropriations Committee Democrats would benefit from an amendment to a supplemental war appropriations bill (HR 2642) that would allow the facilities to continue participating in Medicare and Medicaid, CQ Today reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLabels: No Prescription, Online Pharmacy
# posted by Network @ 4:00 PM
