http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary Tuesday of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion with a push for yet more restrictions after a string of state moves that narrow access to the procedure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-years-abortion-foes.html Health Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:31:56 EST news278083909 Ireland's government pledged Tuesday to pass a law soon that will allow women to receive abortions if continued pregnancy threatens their lives—including from their own threats to commit suicide if denied one. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-ireland-limited-abortion-laws.html Health Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:11:17 EST news275058672 This June, a law took effect in the state of Florida limiting physicians' ability to ask patients about firearm ownership. In September, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the law, citing that the law impeded doctors' Constitutional right to freedom of speech. An article to be published online Nov. 10 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reviews research about and analyzes available data around firearm injuries and prevention, and argues the importance of including firearm safety as part of physician-patient preventive care conversations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-discussions-guns-home-comprehensive-health.html Health Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:40:20 EST news240122272