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Shippensburg students can get 'morning-after' pill from vending machine
Associated PressStudents at Shippensburg University can get the “morning-after” pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine installed at the request of the student government. The Etter Health Center at Shippensburg, a public school of 8,300 students in...Tags: Health, Lobbying, Chemicals, Medical Procedures and Tests, Chemical Industry
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Obama: Shift on birth-control policy meets everyone's needs
AP White House CorrespondentPresident Barack Obama, grappling with a political firestorm that threatened to consume his administration, unveiled a birth control compromise Friday that he said would both protect religious liberties and ensure that women have access to free...Tags: Healthcare Laws, Planned Parenthood, Employment, Health, Career and Workplace
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'Girls Night In' aims to help teens
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comAbout 25 local girls turned out Friday for the first ever “Girls Night In,” a free event hosted by a new mentoring program in Hagerstown to help teenage girls make the right choices. “The Girls Night In is a celebration of girls...Tags: Health, Health Treatments, Family Planning
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FDA ties birth control drugs to blood clot risk
Federal health regulators say several new birth control drugs, including the Bayer pill Yaz, appear to increase the risk of dangerous blood clots more than older medications.
A new study released by the Food and Drug Administration reviewed the medical...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Family Planning, Health Treatments, Drugs and Medicines, Merck & Company Incorporated
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 27
Give bicyclists a break To the editor: The laws, if followed correctly, promote courtesy to all on the road. Most drivers today drive as if they are alone on the road. If a bicycle is climbing a hill and you pass that bicycle and a vehicle pops over...Tags: Health, Medical Research, Health Organizations, Physical Conditions, Hospitals and Clinics
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Teen coalition exercise has broad aim to reduce pregnancy rate
tiffanya@herald-mail.comOrganizers of the Teen IDEA Challenge are challenging teens to think before they have sex. And they plan to give away movie tickets and an iPad to sweeten the deal. Teens Have Choices — the nonprofit formerly known as Washington County Teen...Tags: FBI, Health, Washington County (Maryland), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Services
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Community notes Friday, May 24, 2013
Religion briefs Alanson Church of the Nazarene’s “What’s Up” Sizzlin’ Summer Kickoff cookout is 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at the church. Bring your own meat to grill, and a dish to pass. There will be pony rides and a...Tags: Planned Parenthood, Scrabble (game), Services and Shopping, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice
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LETTER: Shield Daughters From Hazardous Contraceptives
Regarding the May 19 letter "Be An Advocate For Your Life": Parents need to advocate for their daughters as well. Health care providers do not routinely inform both parents of minors and patients that oral contraceptives are classifed as Group I...Tags: Heart Attack, Children's Health, Health Treatments, Medical Research, Family Planning
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Community notes Thursday, May 23, 2013
Meetings Friday, May 24 Up North Network of BNI meets every Friday at the Charlevoix Public Library. Meetings are from 7-8:30 a.m. and visitors are welcome. For information or a reservation to attend, call Bill Ulvund, (231) 881-6700. Petoskey...Tags: Health, Planned Parenthood, Lobbying, HIV, Politics
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Business' birth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Lobbying, Belief and Faith, Sonia Sotomayor
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Teen birth rate decreasing, according to CDC report
WSBT-TVTeen pregnancy rates are down, way down, about half what they were twenty years ago, according to a new government report. It's encouraging news for nurses and counselors who say more teens are showing up at their offices, asking about contraception,...Tags: Disease Prevention, Health Treatments, Family Planning, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Birth control in sex ed classes passes Illinois Senate
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- Illinois public schools that teach sex education will be required to provide information about birth control under a measure the Senate sent to Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday. The legislation is a change from current policy, where...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Pat Quinn, Family Planning, Health Treatments, Illinois General Assembly
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