Opinion Pieces Examine Sen. McCain's Positions On Contraception Coverage, Other Women's Health Issues Two recent opinion pieces commented on presidential candidate Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) position on insurance coverage for birth control and other women's
health-related issues. Summaries appear below.~ Katha Pollitt,
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNY Health Department Launches MySpace Campaign To Help Young New Yorkers Cope The
Health Department today announced a new online campaign to engage teenagers grappling with depression,
drugs, and violence, and to encourage them to seek help. NYC Teen Mindspace, posted on MySpace, is the agency's first effort to promote
health through Web-based social networking - a medium with great potential because of its popularity with young people. To see the campaign, visit www.myspace.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFormer Iowa First Lady Vilsack Travels State To Promote Program To Reduce Unplanned Pregnancies Former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack is traveling throughout the state to discuss unplanned pregnancies and ways to reduce their numbers in Iowa, which ranks 43rd in the U.S. in family planning funding and 48th in access to contraception, the Daily Gate City reports (Iutzi, Daily Gate City, 7/18). In January, Vilsack launched the
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCQ HealthBeat Examines Debate Over Potential Federal Rule That Could Limit Birth Control Access CQ
HealthBeat on Friday examined the debate over a proposed regulation being developed by the Bush administration that allegedly seeks to allow medical providers to refuse patients access to commonly used contraceptive methods as a matter of conscience on the grounds that they are a form of abortion (Reichard, CQ
HealthBeat, 7/18).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRoyal College Of Nursing Welcomes New Guidance For Providing Acute Mental Health Care For Women, UK Commenting on today's publication of 'Informed Gender Practice, Mental
health Acute Care That Works for Women', by the Care Services Improvement Partnership, Dr. Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary, of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said: "The RCN welcomes this guidance as it highlights the importance of equality practices in mental
health care and should enable women to receive support tailored specifically to their needs.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comColumn Discusses HIV/AIDS Risks For Black Women If the popular television series "Sex and the City" "chronicl[ed] the sexually liberated adventures of four black women" instead of white women, "one of the lead characters could credibly have tested positive for" HIV, Johnathon Briggs, director of communications at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, writes in a
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