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BMA Scotland Chairman Urges MSPs Not To Play Politics With Public Health
Speaking at the Annual Conference of the British Medical Association (BMA), Dr Peter Terry, chairman of the BMA Scotland urged MSPs to put party politics aside and stand together to improve health. He also underlined the need for legislation on the price of alcohol as an effective measure to tackle Scotland"s drink problem.

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A new study connects abnormalities of the "stress" hormone cortisol with symptoms of depression in obese children, and confirms that obesity and depression often occur together, even in children. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society"s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Oklahoma Antiabortion Lawmakers Try To Revive Vetoed Bill To Ban Stem Cell Research

Antiabortion lawmakers in Oklahoma on Wednesday attempted to revive vetoed legislation that would have banned embryonic stem cell research in the state by adding the ban to an unrelated bill (HB 1114) that would prohibit human cloning, the AP/CNBC.com reports. House members on Wednesday also added a prohibition on human cloning to that measure. According to Tony Lauinger, chair of Oklahomans for Life, the measure is "narrower" than the vetoed bill and would "ban reproductive cloning, as well as the creation of human embryos for the purpose of harvesting their stem cells."Gov. Brad Henry (D) had vetoed the measure that would have banned stem cell research three weeks ago. The veto subsequently was overwridden by the House and sustained by the Senate. The House on Wednesday also voted 88-6 to approve a measure (HB 1595) that would ban gender selection for genetically modified embryos and ban sex-selective abortions. The measure also would require physicians who perform abortions to report abortion-related information to the state Department of Health. In addition, the bill would require the department to publish annual abortion reports on its Web site and conduct periodic inspections of abortion clinics (AP/CNBC.com, 5/14). Reprinted with kind permission from http://www.nationalpartnership.org. You can view the entire Daily Women"s Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery here. The Daily Women"s Health Policy Report is a free service of the National Partnership for Women & Families, published by The Advisory Board Company. © 2009 The Advisory Board Company. All rights reserved.


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