OB/GYN News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST There is "crystal clear" evidence that family planning "is one of the best -- and perhaps the very best -- strategy for women in the United States and across the world to improve their health and well-being, as well as that of their offspring," write Eva Moore, a fellow in adolescent medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical School's Giant Snails Could Address Malnutrition Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST A nutritionist in Nigeria says that malnutrition and iron deficiency in schoolchildren could be reduced in her country by baking up snail pie. In a research paper to be published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health, she explains snail is not only cheaper and more readily available than beef but contains more protein. A Risk Factor In Childhood Asthma Symptoms May Be Mother's Depression Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST Asthma symptoms can worsen in children with depressed mothers, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Columnists, Rep. Stupak Comment On Abortion Restrictions In House Health Reform Bill Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST Several newspapers recently published opinion pieces regarding an amendment sponsored by Reps. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) and Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) to the House health care reform bill (HR 3962) that would prohibit abortion coverage in private and public health plans that receive federal subsidies. Summaries appear below. Insurers Say They Won't Alter Mammogram Coverage Despite New Guidelines Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST Insurance companies say mammogram coverage is unlikely to change despite the debate over the effectiveness of breast cancer screenings for women in their forties. |