Posts Tagged ‘State’

State Regulation Of Massage Therapy Will Improve Public Health, Safety

Posted by admin on Agosto 6th, 2009 under complementary medicine Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

At its initial meeting today, the State Board of Massage Therapy began drafting preliminary regulations that will protect the health and safety of residents, said Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortes.
“By requiring massage therapists in Pennsylvania to obtain proper education, skills and training, we can provide the best and most uptodate health procedures for [...]

Blogs Comment On Ryan-DeLauro Bill, Sex Education Funding, State Reproductive Health Legislation

Posted by admin on Agosto 3rd, 2009 under womens health Tags: ,  •  No Comments

The following summarizes selected womens healthrelated blog entries.~ “A Taxing Problem,” Jessica Arons, Huffington Post blogs The five Democrats who last week sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (DCalif.) “suggesting a common ground solution to the abortion roadblock in health care reform” should be “applauded” for keeping the debates focus on covering the [...]

Appeals Court Panel Says Pharmacists Must Distribute Emergency Contraception Under Washington State Regulation

Posted by admin on Julio 10th, 2009 under sexual health Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

A threejudge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Wednesday unanimously ruled to lift an injunction blocking Washington state officials from penalizing pharmacists who refused to dispense the emergency contraception pill Plan B, the Los Angeles Times reports (Williams, Los Angeles Times, 7/9). The panel said the district court [...]