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Evidence Trampled By Politics: Sebelius Overrides FDA Decision on OTC Emergency Contraception
[Originally posted at Our Bodies Our Blog. Speaking of, did you know the OBOS 40th anniversary edition book is one of Library Journal's Best Books for 2011 in the consumer health category?] This week,… more →
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New data on the health of these United States
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wrote 1 week ago: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released their annual health report for 2011 on Wedne … more →
Battling junk food in high schools
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Five years ago, California passed some of the strongest school-food legislation in the nation in hop … more →
STIs at a Peak in Minnesota
wrote 2 weeks ago: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on a rise in Minnesota. From 2010 to 2011, there was an 8 … more →
Breathe Easy - May is Asthma Awareness Month
wrote 2 weeks ago: Did you know? There are almost 26 million Americans living with asthma, and according to the Centers … more →
Task Force: Tell young patients to stay out of sun
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wrote 2 weeks ago: The group that sparked an outcry of criticism with its advice on mammograms and prostate cancer scre … more →
The Stakes Remain High
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Pat Paluzzi Alexandra Eisler The social networks have been a flutter with facts, opinions, and rumor … more →
High Stakes. Big Mistake?
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Pat Paluzzi Alexandra Eisler Please note that as of 05/03/2012, an update to this post, regarding th … more →
Body Judgments Begin...Pretty Close to Birth
wrote 3 weeks ago: I know it’s been a while since I’ve written – I took six weeks off to finish my di … more →
2012 Summer Institute on Adolescent Health: Equal Access, Equal Say: Achieving Health Equity for all Young People
wrote 3 weeks ago: The Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health, in partnership with the Cen … more →
Study: Common pesticide affects developing brain
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Chlorpyrifos, a common pesticide, may be subtly influencing brain development in children, according … more →
CPD 2012
wrote 3 weeks ago: Last week, the United Nations Commission for Population and Development (CPD) held its 45th meeting … more →
All Things Sex in April
wrote 3 weeks ago: As we move past April, there were a few important sexual and reproductive health observances for the … more →
Quick Mood Boosters
wrote 4 weeks ago: Struggling to get through the mid-week hump? Here are some quick pick-me-ups to boost your mood and … more →
Mortality rates still too high for world's teens
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wrote 1 month ago: It’s known as the “youth bulge” — a decrease in child mortality rates leadin … more →
Speed, Ecstasy tied to teen depression
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wrote 1 month ago: The short-lived high teenagers get from using amphetamines or the club drug MDMA — better know … more →
The Naked Face Project
wrote 1 month ago: Molly Barker and Caitlin Boyle, Founders of the Naked Face Project THIS is just too cool for a full … more →
Mental Health in Teens
wrote 1 month ago: While we do not live in Australia I thought this was an extremely interesting article that is approp … more →
Researcher: Blood test for early-onset depression promising
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wrote 1 month ago: How does a parent know if their child or teen is experiencing normal adolescent sadness or moodiness … more →
Accidental death rate for children falls
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wrote 1 month ago: Every hour, one child dies from an unintentional injury in the United States. It’s the leading cause … more →
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