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Vt. woman disfigured in attack reveals new face

May 1st, 2013 admin Posted in salud publica No Comments »

BOSTON (AP) ? A Vermont woman revealed her new face Wednesday, six years after her ex-husband disfigured her by dousing her with industrial-strength lye, and said she went through “what some may call hell” but has found a way to be happy.

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Laying bare your finances to apply for health care

May 1st, 2013 admin Posted in salud publica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? After a storm of complaints, the Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled simplified forms to apply for insurance under the president’s new health care law. You won’t have to lay bare your medical history but you will have to detail your finances.

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FDA lowers age for buyers of Plan B pill to 15

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? In a surprise twist to the decade-plus effort to ease access to morning-after pills, the government is lowering the age limit to 15 for one brand ? Plan B One-Step ? and will let it be sold over the counter.

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Ireland publishes bill on life-saving abortions

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DUBLIN (AP) ? Ireland’s government has published a long-awaited bill explaining the law on when life-saving abortions can be performed in a country that officially bans the practice.

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FDA: Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up

April 30th, 2013 admin Posted in salud publica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The government is moving the morning-after pill over the counter but only those 15 and older can buy it ? an attempt to find middle ground just days before a court-imposed deadline to lift all age restrictions on the emergency contraceptive.

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Toddler is youngest to ever get lab-made windpipe

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CHICAGO (AP) ? A 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe now has a new one grown from her own stem cells, the youngest patient in the world to benefit from the experimental treatment.

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Toddler youngest in world to get lab-made windpipe

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CHICAGO (AP) ? A 2-year-old born without a windpipe now has a new one grown from her own stem cells.

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FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Looking for a new way to get that jolt of caffeine energy? Food companies are betting snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a caffeinated kick could be just the answer.

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Task force calls for routine HIV testing for all adults

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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – An influential U. S. panel is calling for HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, regardless of whether they are considered to be at high risk, a change that may help lift some of the stigma associated with HIV testing. The new guidelines from the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a government-backed panel of doctors and scientists, now align with longstanding recommendations by the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing of all adults aged 15 to 65, regardless of their risk. . . .

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Vulnerable inmates ordered out of 2 Calif. prisons

April 29th, 2013 admin Posted in salud publica No Comments »

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ? The federal official who controls medical care in California prisons on Monday ordered thousands of high-risk inmates out of two Central Valley prisons in response to dozens of deaths due to Valley fever, which is caused by an airborne fungus.

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