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• America Watches as Philadelphia Battles Obesity
• Aug. 1, 2013
• The city, which is one of the nation’s poorest and most obese, is resorting to creative measures to get people to eat healthier. There are signs that its efforts are working.

• In S.C., Park Prescriptions Used to Fight Obesity
• Aug. 1, 2013
• Doctors can write a parks prescription for patients that gives free admission to one of South Carolina’s 30 state parks.

• Do Gay Marriage Bans Make People Sick?
• Aug. 1, 2013
• Gay marriage is more than a social issue -- it’s a public health issue. New research suggests prohibitions on gay unions may take a psychological toll.

• Indiana's Law Banning Planned Parenthood Funding Invalidated
• Jul. 31, 2013
• A federal judge has closed the door on a state law that would have prevented Medicaid recipients from accessing health care services at Planned Parenthood clinics.

• Doctors Seek Admitting Privileges to Prove Problem with Wisconsin Abortion Law
• Jul. 31, 2013
• But the doctors' advisers say they are applying more to prove that they cannot obtain the privileges than to actually secure them.

• Appeals Court Cans New York City's Large Soda Ban
• Jul. 31, 2013
• A ruling blocking New York’s ban on large sodas was upheld by an appeals court, which said the city’s Board of Health failed to act within the bounds of its authority when it approved the plan.

• Study Links State Prison Reforms to Drops in Welfare Spending
• Jul. 30, 2013
• Prison reforms may result in better conditions for inmates, but those improvements come at the expense of welfare cash assistance and other government relief for the needy, according to a study released this month by Rice University and Louisiana State University.

• North Carolina Governor Signs Abortion Law Amid Protests
• Jul. 30, 2013
• North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday signed into law a measure directing state officials to regulate abortion clinics based on the same standards as those for outpatient surgical centers, a change that critics say will force most to close.

• D.C. Records Its First Legal Marijuana Deal in At Least 75 Years
• Jul. 30, 2013
• The 15-year struggle to legalize medical marijuana in the District ended like this: A 51-year-old Northwest resident entered a North Capitol Street rowhouse Monday evening and emerged 90 minutes later with slightly less than a half-ounce of street-legal, high-grade, D.C.-grown cannabis.

• Controversial Treatment for Mentally Ill Showing Positive Results
• Jul. 30, 2013
• A study has found that a controversial program that orders patients with severe mental illness to receive treatment when they are not hospitalized has had positive results.

• Feds Give Massachusetts Power to Police Retailer Food Stamp Fraud
• Jul. 30, 2013
• Massachusetts becomes the 15th state to have an active agreement of this type with the Department of Agriculture.

• California's Landmark Environmental, Consumer Regulations Under Federal Fire
• Jul. 29, 2013
• California has a reputation for having some of the nation's most aggressive rules on workplace safety, consumer protection and environmental quality. Now some impacted companies are fighting back, and officials in Sacramento worry that some of the state's landmark laws may be in danger.

• 80% of U.S. Adults Economically Insecure
• Jul. 29, 2013
• Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream.

• Court File Shows Confusion over Wisconsin Abortion Law
• Jul. 29, 2013
• A doctor who filed an affidavit in support of Wisconsin's new abortion regulations provided a federal court with inaccurate information on how difficult it would be for doctors who perform abortions to obtain the hospital admitting privileges required by the law.

• 3 States Expand Medicaid Preventive Services Under Obamacare
• Jul. 26, 2013
• The states will receive a one percent increase in the matching rate to their Medicaid program to pay for services that include counseling for healthy diet habits as well as screenings for various cancers and other diseases.