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Obama Orders Hospital Visitation Rights For Gay, Lesbian Couples
Written by Michael D. Shear Friday, 16 April 2010 06:51
In a move hailed as a step toward fairness for same-sex couples, President Barack Obama is ordering that nearly all hospitals allow patients to say who has visitation rights and who can help make medical decisions, including gay and lesbian partners. "Every day, all across America, patients are denied the kindnesses and caring of a loved one at their sides whether in a sudden medical emergency or a prolonged hospital stay," he wrote.
Blood Donation Ban For Gay Men Facing New Scrutiny
Written by Alan Bavley Tuesday, 06 April 2010 06:55
Mike Enos used to roll up his sleeve and donate blood with his co-workers. But that stopped years ago after he was ushered behind a privacy curtain at an office blood drive and told his blood wouldn't be accepted.
Ever.
That's because Enos, a Kansas City insurance executive, is gay.
Chemicals in the Water Are Bending Genders in Wildlife -- Is It Happening to Us, Too?
Written by Stephen Messenger Friday, 02 April 2010 05:52
Endocrine disrupters are still changing the sex of some aquatic organisms, which may continue to find its way into humans later on down the food chain. Perhaps the most dramatic effect of endocrine disrupters on developing organisms are their ability to feminize males, and occasionally make females more masculine.
Scientists Discover How To 'Turn Off' Brain's Morality Center
Written by Agence France-Presse Tuesday, 30 March 2010 06:23
People's moral judgment can be altered by disrupting part of the brain, a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) disrupted activity in the right temporo-parietal junction, or TPJ, which is above and behind the right ear and is usually highly active when we think about what we believe the outcome of a particular act will be.
Gonorrhea At Risk Of Becoming "Superbug"
Written by Kate Kellend Tuesday, 30 March 2010 05:52
The sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea risks becoming a drug-resistant "superbug" if doctors do not devise new ways of treating it, a leading sexual health expert said.
Catherine Ison, a specialist on gonorrhea from Britain's Health Protection Agency said a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting in Manila next week would be vital to efforts to try to stop the bug repeatedly adapting to and overcoming drugs.
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