en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Human Health headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 Sex education programs that encourage teens to delay sexual activity but also teach them how to reduce their chances of getting pregnant or a sexually transmitted disease cut risky sexual behavior, increase condom use and lower the chances of getting the AIDS virus and other infections, an independent expert panel concluded in a report released Friday. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110601208.html?wprss=rss_health Human Health Population United States 11/06/2009 Washington Post US House Democratic leaders struggled Wednesday to strike a deal that would restrict the use of federal money to pay for abortions under sweeping health care legislation headed for debate on the House floor this week. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/health/policy/05health.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Human Health United States 11/04/2009 New York Times Libby, Mont., is finally getting substantial help for its sick and dying residents. Triggered by the federal government's unprecedented declaration of a public health emergency, money from a $6 million health care grant will start flowing to the town this month. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/05/libby-needed-help-long-ago-to-respond-to-asbestos/ Environment Human Health Montana 11/05/2009 Spokesman Review Riding a late-breaking wave of liberal support, Dow Constantine - a pro-abortion-rights, pro-labor, pro-transit Democrat - handily defeated Susan Hutchison on Tuesday in a rancorous race for King County executive. Now he has to clean up the county's budget, which is projected to face a $110 million shortfall over the next two years. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010196404_elexkingexec04m.html Economy Environment Food & Farms Human Health Pollution & Toxics Salmon Sprawl & Transportation Washington 11/04/2009 Seattle Times More than 10,000 children have been added to the state health plan under a new law aimed at expanding health insurance coverage to nearly every child in Oregon, officials said Tuesday. http://gazettetimes.com/news/state-and-regional/article_c41fe2cd-681c-5aab-bcbb-47268c6c79cc.html Human Health Policy Oregon 11/03/2009 Corvallis Gazette-Times If city planners have their way, Copenhagen will be the model for Portland's urban transportation network. Bikes account for 55 percent of all trips in the Danish city, and 37 percent of commutes. Portland's commuting number -- near tops among large US cities and growing -- is a comparatively scanty 8 percent. http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2009/11/02/bikes-viagra-for-the-urban-landscape/ Climate Efficiency Human Health Sprawl & Transportation Sustainable Living Oregon 11/02/2009 Willamette Week A consumer advocacy group's analysis of canned goods has found measurable levels of the chemical additive bisphenol A (BPA) across a range of foods, including some that were labeled "BPA free." Children eating multiple servings of some of the tested food could get doses of BPA "near levels that have caused adverse effects in several animal studies." http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bpa3-2009nov03,0,6197377.story?track=rss Food & Farms Human Health Pollution & Toxics United States 11/02/2009 Los Angeles Times Whether for the long term or for getting through a temporary financial crisis, half of American kids will live in households receiving food stamps before age 20, according to a study reported Monday in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-11-02-food-stamps_N.htm?csp=34 Economy Food & Farms Human Health United States 11/02/2009 USA Today For millions of Americans without paid sick leave, the rule is simple: If you don't come to work, you don't get paid. That idea drives an untold numbers of carpenters, day care workers, servers, shopkeepers and small-business owners to their jobs each day. Swine flu symptoms or not. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091103/BIZ/711039954/-1/RSS03 Human Health Policy Population United States 11/03/2009 Everett Herald