News tagged with family planning
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UN: Fight climate change with free condoms
(AP) -- The battle against global warming could be helped if the world slowed population growth by making free condoms and family planning advice more widely available, the U.N. Population Fund said Wednesday.
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Family planning: Federal program reduced births to poor women by nearly 30 percent
(PhysOrg.com) -- Federal family planning programs reduced childbearing among poor women by as much as 29 percent, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Indian newlyweds offered cash to delay having children
While countries like Japan, Canada and Australia hand out "baby bonuses" to encourage people to have children, couples in one part of India are getting cash to do just the opposite.
Apr 28, 2011 |
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Rwanda looks to vasectomy to tackle population growth
Rwandan domestic worker John Rutaremara plans to sign up for a "no-scalpel" vasectomy as soon as it becomes available in Africa's most densely populated country: he has two children and cannot afford more.
Mar 06, 2011 |
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Planet could be 'unrecognizable' by 2050, experts say
A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an "unrecognizable" world by 2050, researchers warned at a major US science conference Sunday.
Feb 20, 2011 |
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Family planning programs have success in developing countries, but need to be expanded
While many researchers generally credit the desire for smaller families for the decline in fertility rates in developing, low-income countries, new research suggests that prevention of unwanted births may actually be a larger ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2011 |
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iCycleBeads: New iPhone application for planning and avoiding pregnancy
A scientifically-based family planning tool developed by researchers from Georgetown University's Institute for Reproductive Health, a part of Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), is now available ...
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Groundbreaking project a new revolution in contraception
On the surface, family planning and tennis have little in common. But if results are what matter, Jeffrey Peipert, MD, PhD, is a winner.
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Nationwide study: 1 in 4 women show ambivalence toward pregnancy
For years, a widely held assumption was that women of childbearing age fell neatly into two camps: those trying to have children, and those not trying to have children.
May 06, 2010 |
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White House seeks health plan compromise
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Alternative strategies to reduce maternal mortality in India
A study by Sue J. Goldie and colleagues from the Harvard School of Public Health published this week in PLoS Medicine finds that better family planning, provision of safe abortion, and improved intrapartum and emergency obstet ...
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Modern medicine conquers witchcraft
Seen through western eyes, beliefs in supernatural forces are common in Ghana and other African countries. Death, suffering and diseases are often attributed to witchcraft. Over thirty per cent of its inhabitants believe ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Informal social networks better at encouraging Hispanics to prepare for disasters, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lay health teachers who engaged Hispanics inside their social networks were more effective than mailers at encouraging participants to prepare disaster plans.
Dec 16, 2009 |
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AIDS research reveals a lack of family-planning programs in Uganda
University of Alberta graduate student Jennifer Heys wants to make her message clear: there needs to be more education in Ugandan communities about contraception.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Out-of-pocket health-care costs rise for workers with employer coverage
The 161 million Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance are facing substantial increases in out-of-pocket (OOP) costs, according to a study published today on the Health Affairs Web site.
Jun 02, 2009 |
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