FAQs: Having a Mastectomy
Q. I just found out I have to have a
mastectomy. It sounds awful; I’m scared. Help!
A. Being told you need a
mastectomy is shocking, because all you can think is, “They’re going to cut.... So yes, it can be awhile between diagnosis, your decision to have a
mastectomy, and the actual operation...crap
Bush Calls on Congress to Pass PEPFAR Reauthorization Bill
President Bush on Thursday called on
Congress to pass a
bill (HR 5501) that would reauthorize... years. Bush had called on
Congress to authorize a $30 billion, five-year extension of PEPFAR. The
bill... but not for contraception or abortion services. The
bill also would require reports to
Congress...crap
Why an AIDS Fight Faces Delay
AIDS advocates had hoped the new Democratic majority in
Congress would end the requirement, instituted in 2003 by the Republican-majority
Congress and signed by President Bush, that one-third of global... the House Appropriations Committee, seems reluctant to slow down spending
bills by addressing...crap
Check out HR 676: Health Care as a Right Not a Privalege
Hello everyone,
I was just writing to bring attention to a
bill that will be going through
Congress this year. A
bill that I believe will re-vitalize our failing health care system. We have fallen... then I hope you will support the effort to make this
bill a reality for ourselves and the American people...crap
Massachusetts: New Hope for Needle Exchange
A
bill introduced in
Congress, HR 179, would lift a 1988 ban on using federal funds to support needle-exchange programs (NEPs). Known as the Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act, the measure..., the
bill has 62 co-sponsors, all Democrats.
Many activists are hopeful the
bill will become law. "I know...crap
Working Toward a Cure: New Psoriasis Bill Introduced in Congress
Foundation and its advocates, was introduced in
Congress just last week. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Rep... Gonzalez (D-Texas-20th).
Why is this
bill so significant? It sheds light on the seriousness....5 million allocated to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by
Congress in 2009. CDC...crap
Help Stop the Drive Through Mastectomy
A
mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order to
remove cancerous breast cells/tissue.
I
f you know anyone who has had a
Mastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards.
Insurance companies are trying to make
mastectomies an outpatient procedure.
Let's give women...crap
Support Increased Medicaid Funding to States
Leaders in
Congress are currently negotiating a
bill intended to stimulate the nation's economy... services. The last time the economy slowed down, in 2003-2004,
Congress gave increased federal support... the Representative/Senator to support a proposal in the economic stimulus
bill that would give states a temporary...crap