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 Policy Information - August 21, 2008
| The National Veterinary Service Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, tested two groups of cows, 77 total, from a herd in an anonymous ranch in Texas that surfaced an animal infected with mad cow disease; all of the cows tested negative. Investigators are trying to identify offspring and herd mates born within a year of the infected cow's birth | | A survey released Thursday reveals two-thirds of women have no health insurance, and more than a quarter of young and middle-aged U.S. women went without medical care last year because of insufficient funds. A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that a growing number of women are forgoing screening tests, such as mammograms, and are not talking to their doctors about important health issues such as smoking, alcohol use, and calcium intake | | A group of pediatricians says teens need education on, and access to, birth control and emergency contraception, as opposed to the abstinence-only system preached by religious groups and conservative political leaders. These recommendations come as part of the American Academy of Pediatrics' updated policy on teen pregnancy | | The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a drug, 'BiDil' for the treatment of heart failure in African Americans. According to The Associated Press report, the FDA defended their stance by calling it a step toward "the promise of personalized medicine | |
Danielle M. George-All Headline News Staff Reporter London (AHN)- The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nurses have signed an international treaty that discusses the lack of skilled medical workers around the world | |
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