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Contentious meeting reflects NY community divided by medical mystery
CNN
Tests conducted by the school, the students' doctors and the New York Health Department have all shown no environmental link. At Saturday's meeting, the school announced that it had hired a private firm to conduct even more thorough testing.
Focus on teens' mystery ailments puts New York town in uncomfortable spotlightLivingston Daily

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Parents urge more tests as twitches spread at New York school
Reuters
By Neale Gulley | LE ROY, New York (Reuters) - State health officials have added three more names to a growing list of students in this working-class town who are experiencing mysterious tics and twitching, while authorities on Saturday sought to ...
Rowdy public meeting on teens' mystery Tourette'sUSA TODAY

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Four More Suspected Cases of Conversion Disorder in New York Town
Yahoo! Contributors Network
Conversion disorder made the headlines Friday as the New York State Health Department released its preliminary findings regarding 12 girls in LeRoy who have been diagnosed with the disorder beginning late last year. It was also announced the doctor ...
It Could Just Be Stress: The Teens of LeRoy and Conversion DisorderThe Atlantic
New York's Le Roy students, public still seek answers in mystery illnessNashua Telegraph
What is conversion disorder?CNN (blog)
Times of India
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Bishop takes up Catholics Church's fight with White House over health insurance
Syracuse.com
He said the church will be “compelled either to violate our consciences, or to drop health coverage for our employees (and suffer the penalties for doing so).” With the letter, the bishop thrust Central New York into the middle of a national debate ...
Catholics plan counterattack on new contraception coverageLos Angeles Times
Catholic leaders denounce mandate on birth controlStockton Record
Catholic leaders call health care ruling trapSioux Falls Argus Leader
NPR -Juneau Empire -NewsBusters (blog)
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Case of NY teens' tics makes psychological sense
CNN
By Dr. Charles Raison, CNN Since October, 16 people have developed verbal tics and twitching in the small town of LeRoy, New York. Editor's note: Dr. Charles Raison, CNNhealth's mental health expert, is an associate professor of psychiatry at the ...
Controversy over Tourette-like illness affecting teens in NYDigitalJournal.com
NYS Health Department Issues Report on Le Roy School CaseWKBW-TV
Could an infection be behind mysterious Tourette's-like syndrome affecting ...Daily Mail
WIVB -CWRU Observer
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Texans Lead Battle for Women's Health
New York Times
Here is a look at the key Texas players in this latest reproductive health skirmish. CECILE RICHARDS Ms. Richards's role as president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America keeps her in New York, but her Democratic roots and political history ...
Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder defends Planned Parenthood decisionLos Angeles Times
Komen Reversal a Victory for Latina Fight Against Breast CancerNew America Media
Komen Foundation Restores Funding to Planned ParenthoodRedOrbit
The Seattle Times -Fox News -STLtoday.com
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Kodak retirees would benefit from proposed change in Healthy NY program
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
With numerous Eastman Kodak Co. retirees facing the possibility of big cuts to their health care coverage, New York state might widen the qualifications to its Healthy NY insurance program to cover them. Under a state Senate bill introduced by Sen.
Bill To Protect Kodak Retiree Benefits13WHAM-TV

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NY Mayor Bloomberg: Politics should stay out of healthcare
The Hill
By Adele Hampton - 02/03/12 02:32 PM ET Amid fervor over Susan G. Komen for the Cure's withdrawal and subsequent reinstatement of funds to Planned Parenthood, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged to donate up to $250000 to Planned Parenthood, ...
Komen backs off decision on funding cutsmsnbc.com
Komen draws flack from GOP candidatesNew York Daily News
NY mayor pledges up to $250K to Planned ParenthoodWall Street Journal
Washington Post -HealthNews -Chicago Tribune
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NY town still baffled by teens' mysterious tics
CNN International
The school along with the Environmental Protection Agency and the New York departments of health and environmental conservation said they already tested the area, and there is no evidence that the site is to blame for this mystery ailment in the ...
Area Lawmakers Announce EPA Decision to Remove Barrels from LeRoy Superfund SiteWKBW-TV

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