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Department of Health stories: 26 news summaries

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Pro-Life Docs Need Not Perform Abortions: Board

Body clarifies ruling that had feds, physicians worried about certifications

Mar 20, 08 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Obstetrician/gynecologists who don’t want to deal with abortions don’t have to, the certifying board for their specialty said today, responding to Bush administration fears that the board was going to refuse to certify doctors who decline to perform them or refer patients to someone who does. The US... More »

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health care • abortion • pregnancy • Department of Health • doctor • Mike Leavitt • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology • obstetrician-gynecologists • ob/gyns • pro-life

Ashton's A-List Pals Exposed
to Hepatitis A?

Vaccinations urged
for party guests like Madonna, Liv Tyler

Feb 22, 08 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Guests at Ashton Kutcher's birthday bash may have brought home more than just goodie bags, E! Online reports. The big shots celebrating the star's 30th birthday at a swanky New York club are being urged by the state health department to get vaccinations—turns out, one of the bartenders working... More »

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New York City • vaccination • Department of Health • celebrity • Kate Hudson • Madonna • Ashton Kutcher • Gwyneth Paltrow • hepatitis A • Demi Moore • Bruce Willis • Lucy Liu • Salma Hayek • Liv Tyler • Socialista

Vaccine Mercury Ruled Out as Autism Cause: Study

Rates continued to climb even after most mercury was eliminated

Jan 8, 08 5:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Mercury in vaccines, long suspected as a cause of autism, has been ruled out in a new study of children suffering from the brain disorder.  Most mercury was removed from the vaccine preservative thimerosal  in 2001—but instead of autism rates falling, they continued to rise in California, according... More »

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autism • thimerosal • Department of Health • mercury • Montreal Children's Hospital • Dr. Robert Schechter • Judith Grether

$25K Sundae Comes With Mice, Roaches

NYC closes upscale dessert shop for
health violations

Nov 15, 07 8:10 PM CST
(Newser) - An upscale dessert shop on New York's Upper East Side that serves $25,000 ice cream sundaes has been shut down for egregious health-code violations, including a dysfunctional sewage system, mounds of mouse droppings, and a thriving cockroach population, CBS reports. The shop, Serendipity 3, introduced the extravagant sundae, which... More »

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New York City • Department of Health • infestation • rodents

Lab Rats 'Treated Better Than Humans'

FDA slammed for inadequate oversight
of clinical trials

Sep 28, 07 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Animals used in medical research have more rights and protections than humans who participate in clinical trials, according to a federal investigation. The Food and Drug Administration has only 200 inspectors to monitor 350,000 clinical trials and most of their field reports are ignored, reports the New York Times.... More »

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FDA • Department of Health • University of Pennsylvania • Daniel R. Levinson • Arthur L. Caplan • Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel • Dr. Janet Woodcock • Audine Graybill • High Pointe Healthcare • Dr. David Linden

Condom-Hating Health Official Steps Down

Bush's top family planning official resigns after legal action against him

Mar 30, 07 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bush's top family planning official resigned unexpectedly yesterday, on the heels of a legal action against him in Massachusetts, the Boston Globe reports. The lawsuit  initiated by Medicaid  targets Dr. Eric Keroack's private practice in Marblehead. Abortion rights groups protested his appointment five months ago, claiming he opposed birth control... More »

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health care • abortion • contraception • health • cervical cancer • Medicaid • sex education • Eric Keroack • birth control • Department of Health • condom

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