Ruling first to require drug coverage equality
A Seattle federal judge ruled Bartell Drug Co discriminates against women by excluding prescription contraceptives from its employee health plan. The decision grants summary judgment to Jennifer Erickson, a Bartell pharmacist, under the Pregnant Women Discrimination Act. Bartell plans to extend contraception coverage to all employees.
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Chicago School Pupils Blocked From Promotion by Tests
More than half of Chicago's 430,000 public school students must attend summer school to be promoted this year. About 245,000 pupils failed to score high enough on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Chicago schools chief Paul Vallas said Monday.
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Florida bans executing mentally retarded killers
Gov Jeb Bush signed a law prohibiting executions of inmates with an IQ of 70 or less. Texas Gov Rick Perry weighed options as a Sunday deadline loomed. Florida lawmakers estimated the measure would spare any qualifying inmate under the new standard.
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Antibiotic Dose Prevents Lyme Disease After Tick Bite
A study in New York's Westchester County shows two doxycycline pills given within three days of a deer tick bite can prevent Lyme disease. The New England Journal of Medicine will publish full findings in its July issue. experts caution against widespread overuse.
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New York
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New England Journal of Medicine
Baltimore backs off nonprofit tax after $20 million deal
Baltimore faced a $21 million deficit and 350 potential job losses as Mayor Martin O'Malley threatened an 8 percent energy tax on large nonprofits. Johns Hopkins University and two other nonprofits agreed to pay the city $20 million over four years, avoiding the tax.
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Parents charged after girl kept in closet for months
In Hutchins Texas a couple Barbara Catherine Atkinson 30 and Kenneth Ray Atkinson 33 were arrested after authorities say they confined their eight year old daughter for four months in a dark lice infested 4 by 8 foot closet. The malnourished girl weighed 25 pounds at rescue and is in stable condition at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas.
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