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Two studies that may influence clinical treatment of serious eye conditions are reported in the July issue of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. One correlates the incidence of silent cerebral infarcts (SCI) and visual field loss in patients with normal-tension glaucoma ; the other investigates inflammation biomarkers in relation to corneal transplant rejection in herpes simplex patients.
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Family Planning Industry In Massachusetts Thriving During Recession
The family planning industry in Massachusetts is flourishing during the economic recession, according to state medical experts, the Boston Herald reports. Planned Parenthood has reported a 77% increase in the state for procedures to insert intrauterine devices, and physicians are seeing higher numbers of vasectomy procedures. In addition, condom sales are increasing.A recent Gallup survey conducted for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists found that 17% of married women said the economy has affected their plans to have children, and 33% of women who are in a relationship but not married said they are now more concerned with unintended pregnancies compared with the previous year.Jesse Mermell, vice president of external affairs for the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, said that NuvaRing and long-term IUD use has increased by 77% in the past year. Mermell said, "The universal reaction to that spike has been "wow.""According to Nelson Bennett, director of male sexual medicine at the Lahey Clinic, there was a 30% increase in vasectomies in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008. Emanuel Friedman of MetroWest Urology -- who has performed about 1,500 vasectomies -- said, "People who wanted four children might now stop at two," adding, "Last year I was doing four to six surgeries weekly, now I"m doing six to 10."Davin Wedel, president of Glob Protection, a Boston-based condom manufacturer, said that condom sales "are up, even in retail, which is rare." His company has seen a 35% increase in online traffic from its flagship brand"s Web site. He added that the increase is not only because of couples being more careful. "People are out of work, and sex is a cheap form of entertainment," he said.According to the Herald, area hospitals have not yet seen a steep drop in the number of newborns, but representatives say it is still too early to forecast how the economy will affect birthrates. August marks the ninth month since the start of the recession (Jordan, Boston Herald, 8/2).
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A Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

Why The Cheers? The Washington Post The House bill, which emerged to effusive praise from President Obama this week, falls short on two out of three counts (7/17). Battle Will Be Fought Over Who Pays The Salt Lake Tribune The [House] bill is a Rube Goldberg contraption, the inevitable result of an attempt to build on an employer-based system that is failing (7/16). The Grassley Test Wall Street Journal Forget Max Baucus, Henry Waxman and Rahm Emanuel. If there"s one guy who may hold the whole health-care world in his hands, it"s Sen. Chuck Grassley. That ought to have President Barack Obama worried (Strassel, 7/17). How Osama Bin Laden Ruined Health Care Newsweek If a bin Laden or any other specific villain were behind the troubles with the current system, you can bet that the percent of people calling reform a top priority would soar (Begley, 7/17). On The Health Bill Politico The trillion-dollar bill is less than most anticipated and is certainly affordable (half the price of Bush"s tax cuts). Anything much less than the House bill will not result in real reform (Stoltzfuz, 7/17). Trashed Job Market Follows Obama"s Health Plan Bloomberg As unemployment reaches a 26-year high and our economy continues to shed 500,000 jobs a month, it would not seem to be the best time to enact new mandates on business likely to accelerate the rate of job loss (Brownback, 7/17). Robin Hood Tax Policy Forbes The truth is that rich people aren"t going to suddenly stop working in protest or move to some lower-taxed nation, and the economy isn"t going to collapse if they are forced to pay a bit more in taxes. The real problem is that higher tax rates will encourage the wealthy to spend more of their time and res engaging in tax avoidance rather than making money (Bartlett, 7/17). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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