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The court let stand a New York court ruling upholding a state law that forces religious-based social service agencies to subsidize contraceptives as part of prescription drug coverage they offer employees.

New York is one of 23 states that require employers that offer prescription benefits to employees to cover birth control pills as well, the groups say.

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Consumers Should Not Use Asam Urat Flu Tulang, PJ Dewandaru For Arthritis Treatment

Health Canada advised the public not to use the health product Asam Urat Flu Tulang, PJ Dewandaru promoted to treat joint pain, rheumatism and arthritis, because if it was foundto contain the undeclared drugs dexamethasone, diclofenac and acetaminophen.Dexamethasone is a prescription anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drug.

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HEALTH: UNAIDS Head Puts the Spotlight on Children and Teens
By Adrianne Appel

BOSTON, Sep 30 (IPS) - The executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is urging action as concerns the transmission of HIV to children through sexual abuse, incest and early teenage sex.

Many outreach programmes target HIV-positive pregnant women and young children, and progress is being made in this arena, Peter Piot told IPS during a recent conference at Harvard Medical School in the eastern U.S. (Read content ‘HEALTH: UNAIDS Head Puts the Spotlight on Children and Teens’…)

ZIMBABWE: A Water and Sewerage Crisis That Goes “Straight to the Grave”
By Tonderai Kwidini

HARARE, Sep 30 (IPS) - A young Zimbabwean couple glances furtively around before settling on a bench in a bare patch of ground that used to be a recreational park in Glen View, a sprawling, high-density suburb of the capital, Harare. (Read content ‘ZIMBABWE: A Water and Sewerage Crisis That Goes “Straight to the Grave”‘…)

Weight Gain Between 1st And 2nd Pregnancies Linked With Increased Odds Of Second Child Being A Boy

A slightly greater number of males than females are born worldwide every year.

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Family Involvement May Be Key To Helping Teens With Bulimia

Teens With BulimiaFamily-based treatment for adolescent bulimia nervosa (FBT-BN) is more effective than an individual-based therapy called supportive psychotherapy (SPT) in helping teens overcome bulimia according to an NIMH-funded study.

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Drops In SSRI prescription Rates May Coincide With Increases In Youth Suicides

Youth SuicidesA 2004 spike in suicide rates may have coincided with a drop in antidepressant prescriptions for youth, following warnings from U.S and European regulatory agencies that the medications might trigger suicidal thoughts.NIMH grantees Robert Gibbons, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago and J.

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Evaluating Effectiveness Of Mental Illness Educational Project

Two new grants funded by NIMH will examine the effectiveness of educational materials designed to teach young people about mental illnesses and reduce the stigma associated with them.

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