Congress Set to End Needle Exchange Funding Ban
Lifting the 20-year ban on federal funding of needle exchange provides greater options for states and local jurisdictions that require new and effective tools to prevent the spread of HIV.
Lifting the 20-year ban on federal funding of needle exchange provides greater options for states and local jurisdictions that require new and effective tools to prevent the spread of HIV.
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics
House Democrats have reversed a decision by President Obama and removed a ban on federal funding for needle-exchange programs that he included in the ...
AMERICA blog | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics
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The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living
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Harold Pollack | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics
I'm still not sold on Ramstad. I hope he finds a way to walk back from his misguided statements on some public health matters that got caught up in now-ancient culture wars.
Jodi Jacobson | Posted 02.07.2009 | Living
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