Categories
Cardiovascular
Diagnostics
Endocrinology
Health Insurance
Medical Devices
Mental Health
Nutrition
Oncology
Public Health
Sexual Health
Popular Articles
Natural Remedies

NYC Law Makes It Easier To Press Charges Against Antiabortion Protesters Outside Clinics
A New York City law that will go into effect in July could make it easier for antiabortion-rights protesters to be arrested for restricting access to abortion clinics or harassing people trying to enter the facilities, the New York Times reports. Current law allows authorities to make arrests only if the person directly affected, such as a woman entering a clinic, is willing to press charges. However, the new law would allow third parties, such as clinic workers, to press charges if they witnessed the activity, the Times reports. New York City"s Dr. Emily"s Women"s Health Center and NARAL Pro-Choice New York spearheaded efforts to pass the legislation in response to antiabortion-rights demonstrators who target women on their way to clinics and attempt to persuade them to carry their pregnancies to term. Clinic workers report that the protesters also have harassed women as they left the subway or surrounded them as they walked to the clinic. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed the law in April. Joan Malin, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of New York City, said the group is "not against people demonstrating. But there is a line between freedom of speech and harassment and bullying" (Bosman, New York Times, 6/6).
generic viagra online
Cost-Effectiveness Of HPV Vaccination In The Netherlands
Even under favorable assumptions, including lifelong protection against 70% of all cervical cancers and no side effects, vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is not cost-effective in the Netherlands, according to a study published online July 1 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
News of the day
Most Complete Picture Of North American Industrial Pollution Presented In Latest Trinational Report
Ninety percent of the 5.5 billion kilograms of toxic pollutant releases and transfers reported in North America in 2005 can be traced to just 30 substances from 15 industrial sectors across the United States, Canada and Mexico, according to the latest tri-national pollution report from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC).
Endocrinology

Today's Selection Of Editorials And Opinions

The Small Business Surtax The Wall Street Journal Jason Furman owes an apology to Michael Boskin, the Stanford economist who wrote a year ago on these pages that Barack Obama would raise American income tax rates nearly to 60%. Mr. Furman, then in the Obama campaign and now at the White House, claimed this was wrong and that Democrats would merely raise taxes back to their Clinton-era level (7/14). "Socialized" Medicine? Bring it On The Washington Post Many, if not most, Americans have some experience with our nation"s mostly private health-care system. Yet they still fall prey to the scare tactic that nothing -- but nothing -- could be worse than a government takeover of the system (Cohen, 7/14). Health Care Reform Needs To Be Done Right The St. Petersburg Times Something this consequential must be done right. It must provide universal coverage without undermining employer-sponsored health insurance, it must contain health costs and it must not add to the deficit (7/14). When I"m Really Old, Put Me On That Ice Floe The Los Angeles Times We ration healthcare based on the ability to pay. The roughly 47 million uninsured Americans, and the millions more who are underinsured, mostly do not get to consider whether it is worth the effort to undergo costly, life-prolonging or life-enhancing procedures. It is simply not part of their personal equation (Rosofsky, 7/14). AMA Doesn"t Speak For All Physicians The Detroit News The AMA does not speak for all physicians. In the battle for the soul of American medicine, the AMA is often on the wrong side. At least, it"s not clearly on the right side of key contested issues in this year"s health care reform debate (Rajkumar and Pollack, 7/14). Reform Health Care Without Government Takeover The Detroit News House Republicans have a plan that will reduce costs, expand access and increase the quality of care in a way we can afford. Democrats, on the other hand, have responded with the same old formula of more taxes, mandates and spending (Boehner and Camp, 7/14). Government Should Stay Out Of Health Care The Kansas City Kansan Unfortunately, the "health care reform" proposal going through the Health Committee now won"t even come close to achieving that goal. In fact, it will expand government programs at the expense of the already overburdened taxpayer, and it may restrict the benefits you currently have, or deny you access to the doctor or treatment of your choice (Roberts, 7/13). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


Add your comment:
Name:
Site address: http://
Your message:
Enter today\\\\'s date, 2 digits
(spam protection):

© Copyright 2009