Sexual health funds being diverted
Sexual health clinics are suffering because money they have been allocated is being diverted elsewhere, campaigners said on Thursday.
Two thirds of primary care trusts diverted money intended for sexual health care to other services or to reducing debt over the last year, said a survey by HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust and other groups.
Mental health bill moves forward in Congress
A bill that would require health insurers to cover more of the costs of treating mental health conditions moved forward in Congress on Wednesday with wide backing from employers and insurers.
The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 cleared the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and now goes to the full Senate for a vote.
Kids who eat in large groups tend to eat more
A new study shows that children consume more snack food - almost one third more than usual—when they eat in large groups.
“This observation makes sense in that people—and animals—perform behaviors ‘more’ or ‘more robustly’ when they are doing the behavior surrounded by others,” Dr. Julie Lumeng who led the study told Reuters Health.
