Family Planning Cooperative Purchasing Program
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July 04, 2008
Happy Fourth of July!!
July 4, 1776, 56 brave delegates signed a document that set our country free from British rule. (Think about that next time you sign a petition.)
click here to learn more about the Declaration of Independence!
click here for ideas on how to throw a fun and cheap Fourth of July BBQ!
July 03, 2008
STD Rates Escalate for British Boomers in Middle Age
Public Release Date: 30-June-2008
BIRMINGHAM, England, June 30 -- When it comes to sexually transmitted disease, aging baby boomers here appear to think erroneously that they are well past the hazards of their youth.
For example, the combined rate of chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, and syphilis among patients 55 to 59 years old increased by a factor of 3.18 (95% CI 2.15 to 4.70) from 1996 to 2003, reported Babatunde Olowokure, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., of the United Kingdom Health Protection Agency, and colleagues online in Sexually Transmitted Infections.
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July 02, 2008
Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Linked to Irregular Menstrual Cycles, Premenstrual Symptoms in Women
Public Release Date: 10-June-2008
WESTCHESTER, Ill. – Women with delayed sleep phase syndrome are more likely to report irregular menstrual cycles and premenstrual symptoms, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Tuesday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).
July 01, 2008
Medicare Puts Brief Hold on All Payments to Physicians
Public Release Date: 30-June-2008
WASHINGTON -- Medicare officials said today that the agency will not process any payments to physicians until July 15 at the earliest, leaving the congressionally mandated 10.6% reimbursement reduction in limbo.
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June 30, 2008
Now Available at CFHC: "Be Safe" Gear!!
Ask Governor Schwarzenegger to sign AB 2010
Public Policy Alert: 30-June-2008
A CFHC co-sponsored bill, AB 2010 (DeSaulnier), has made it out of the California Legislature and is currently awaiting a decision by Governor Schwarzenegger.
AB 2010 clarifies that current provisional licensure law does not apply to affiliate clinics, allowing the affiliate clinic licensure process to be implemented in accord with the intent of SB 937, a 2003 bill that was signed into law in an effort to streamline the costly clinic licensure process.
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New York Teens Lobby State Lawmakers to Pass Comprehensive Sex Education Bill
Public Release Date: 24-June-2008
Teenagers throughout New York state recently urged State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno (R) and other senators to pass the Healthy Teens Act, which would make funding available for schools to provide comprehensive sex education, Long Island Newsday reports.
Intensive lobbying efforts to bring the legislation to the Senate floor before the session ended on Monday included calls and visits to senators, phone call campaigns to residents, petitions and roadside signs.
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June 27, 2008
Herpes Virus Linked to Ketosis-Prone Diabetes
Public Release Date: 17-June-2008
PARIS -- A herpes virus is associated with an atypical form of type 2 diabetes found in people of African origin, researchers said here.
Ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes mellitus, first observed in the late 1960s, is an acute-onset form of the disease that requires insulin treatment and is followed by long periods of remission, according to Jean-François Gautier, M.D., Ph.D., of the Saint-Louis University Hospital here, and colleagues.
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June 26, 2008
HIV Screening Can Be Cost-Effective at an Advanced Age
Public Release Date: 17-June-2008
DURHAM, N.C. -- As more and more older Americans remain sexually active, HIV screening should be considered for some until age 74, researchers here said.
Screening in older adults can make economic sense if the HIV prevalence in the population to be tested is 0.1% or greater, according to Gillian Sanders, Ph.D., of Duke University's clinical research institute and colleagues.
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June 25, 2008
New York City Health Department Approves $2M Contract To Distribute 2M Female Condoms
Public Release Date: 17-June-2008
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recently approved a $2 million contract to purchase two million female condoms that will be made available in health clinics and organizations, the New York Daily News reports.
