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Ob-Gyns Recommend Women Wait 3 to 5 Years between Pap Tests October 22, 2012 Washington, DC -- Most women should be screened for cervical cancer no more often than once every three to five years, according to new guidelines issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College). In addition to extending the interval between Pap tests, ... More
Associated Press -- Indianapolis -- Pfizer, Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills due to a packaging error that could raise the risk of an accidental pregnancy by leaving women with an inadequate dose. The problem affects 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets. Both products are ... More
October 31, 2011 The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Women’s Health USA 2011, the tenth edition of an annual data book identifying priorities, trends and disparities in women’s health, is now available. The 2011 edition highlights several new topics, including secondhand tobacco smoke exposure, Alzheimer’s disease, preconception health, unintended pregnancy, oral health care utilization and barriers to health care. ... More
Virus to blame for rise of throat cancer By Kerry Grens NEW YORK | Mon Oct 3, 2011 4:23pm EDT (Reuters Health) - Cancer of the back of the mouth and throat is on the rise, primarily because of more cases stemming from a viral infection called human papillomavirus (HPV), researchers report in a new study. The number of people ... More
Under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is designated as the agency responsible for helping victims of human trafficking become eligible to receive benefits and services so they may rebuild their lives safely in the U.S. As part of this effort, HHS has initiated the Rescue & ... More
The Indiana Family Health Council has Family Planning Resources open across the state that still can provide reproductive health services such as pap smears, birth control medication, cancer screenings and more to low-income Hoosiers . “The recent signing into law of HEA 1210 which prohibits Planned Parenthood of Indiana from receiving federal funding for reproductive health care services has left many ... More
Human papillomavirus lingers for months in men, study shows By Nathan Seppa, Science News The virus notorious for causing cervical cancer in women also turns up frequently in men and can hang on unnoticed for months or even years, researchers report online March 1 in Lancet. The study solidifies earlier research indicating that human papillomavirus is highly prevalent in men ... More
National Background and Context Title X of the Public Health Service Act is the sole federal program devoted entirely to family planning. Through Title X the federal government sets family planning policy, and its flexible grant funds not only subsidize direct client services, but are critical to putting family planning centers in communities and to supporting their ongoing infrastructure needs. ... More
Since 1975, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Population Affairs’ Title X dollars and the Indiana State Department of Health through the Indiana Family Planning Partnership, the Indiana Family Health Council (IFHC) has promoted and provided family planning and reproductive health services for women, men and families at or below poverty. Anyone who ... More
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