Mich. bill would require cancer shots
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Michigan girls entering the sixth grade next year would have to be vaccinated against cervical cancer under legislation backed Tuesday by a bipartisan group of female lawmakers.
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Taking up a potentially explosive issue among religious conservatives, an influential government advisory panel Thursday recommended that 11- and 12-year-old girls be routinely vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
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In the next few days, Michigan may make flu shots widely available to millions more healthy adults and children, because âdemand for vaccine has dropped off significantly,â the state
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By Janet Elliott, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 8--AUSTIN -- Blowback continued at the Capitol on Wednesday over Gov. Rick Perry's order mandating that schoolgirls be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted disease linked to cervical cancer.
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A panel of experts is expected to recommend whether girls should be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer.
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By Clay Robison, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 19--AUSTIN -- By now, it should be obvious that Gov. Rick Perry's legally questionable order on the cervical cancer vaccine is on a fast track to nowhere.
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State legislators moved to nullify an executive order that required girls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
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In these times when Michigan residents, like most Americans, are struggling to meet the escalating cost of prescription drugs, state officials are offering needed assistance.
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By David Klepper, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jan. 31--TOPEKA -- Kansas has joined the growing list of states considering a plan to require girls to be vaccinated against a virus that causes cervical cancer.
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The state is seeking help from the federal government to determine which areas of Michigan have been hit hardest by an unexpected shortage of flu vaccine.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- New Mexico is on the verge of becoming the latest state to require sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer, a spokesman for the governor said Monday.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. - Nip, tuck and ... tax? Lawmakers trying to plump up the bottom line are considering a "vanity tax" on cosmetic surgery and Botox injections in Washington, Illinois and other states.  Plastic surgeons and their patients say the idea is just plain ugly.
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By Tina Lam, Detroit Free Press  May 26--Michigan is getting shortchanged on federal funds to test for contamination at its beaches, according to a new federal report.
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An obscure amendment attached to an appropriations bill could throw a wrench into presidential candidate John Kerry's plans to fund embryonic stem cell research. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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LANSING, Mich. - Thinking of trying to wheedle a flu shot from your doctor even though you're not at high-risk for flu complications? Forget about it in Michigan...
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Bypassing the Legislature altogether, Republican Gov. Rick Perry issued an order Friday making Texas the first state to require that schoolgirls get vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
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Michigan&#39;s flu vaccine supply will get a boost in the coming weeks from the federal government, which has promised an additional 300,000 doses to state and local health departments, state health officials said Friday.