Court: Florida must end gay adoption ban nationwide
Florida will stop enforcing its three decade old ban on adoptions by gay people after the 3rd District Court of Appeal upheld a 2008 ruling finding no rational basis for the law. Gov. Crist praised the ruling saying it benefits children seeking loving homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Gill
Miami
Florida
Charlie Crist
Crist
3Rd District Court of Appeal
Miami-Dade
Gills
Tallahassee
Mammograms offer modest benefit, study finds
A large Norwegian study in the New England Journal of Medicine questions the impact of screening on mortality for women over 50. It says only about a third of the reduced death risk from breast cancer is due to screening, with the rest from better treatment and awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Norway
New England Journal of Medicine
Georgetown University
Jeanne Mandelblatt
Mandelblatt
U.S
Health reforms bring new benefits and higher premiums
The new rules require preventive care including flu vaccines and mammograms for most plans and remove lifetime and annual limits by 2014. Children with preexisting conditions gain coverage and plans can designate pediatricians or OB-GYNs as primary care. Some waivers may keep mini‑med plans, while premiums are expected to rise only modestly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serene
Study backs new heart valve inoperable patients option
A large study finds transcatheter aortic valves threaded through a leg artery improve one year survival for patients who cannot undergo open heart surgery. Edwards Life sciences aims for FDA approval in the US within a year. Medtronic also markets similar valves in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
Edwards Lifesciences Corp
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Martin Leon
Columbia University Medical Center
New York
Robert Bonow
Northwestern University
Feinberg School In Medicine
Chicago
American Heart Association
Edwards
Medtronic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Appeals Court
Gill
American Civil Liberties Union
Florida Supreme Court
Supreme Court
U.S. Senate
Arkansas
Utah
Mississippi
Edwards Lifesciences
Mike Hias
Marc ' TheGazette
Iowa
Tlam Selimanes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!