http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (AP)—Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has vetoed legislation that would have banned abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-beebe-vetoes-bill-abortions-weeks.html Health Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:46:01 EST news281637957 Conscience clauses, which allow pharmacists to opt out of providing the "morning after pill" without a prescription, risk unwanted pregnancies and undermine the principle of universal healthcare in the NHS, say pharmacists in the Journal of Medical Ethics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-unwarranted-pregnancies-morning-pill-conscience.html Medications Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:30:02 EST news278789690 (AP)—The legal challenges over religious freedom and the birth control coverage requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul appear to be moving toward the U.S. Supreme Court. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-obama-birth-mandates-loosens-lawsuits.html Health Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:51:36 EST news278502689 People with severe food allergies have a new tool in their effort to find menus that fit their diet: federal disabilities law. And that could leave schools, restaurants and anyone else that serves food more vulnerable to legal challenges over food sensitivities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-food-servers-vulnerable-legal-threats.html Health Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:22:00 EST news277705314 All cigarettes sold in Australia will be in identical, plain packages from Saturday in a world first after the government overcame legal challenges from the tobacco industry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-australia-readies-plain-cigarettes.html Health Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:05:22 EST news273481509 In a special report in The Lancet, researchers from Queen Mary, University of London (UK) argue that pending cases against India's patent laws threaten public health and misinterpret international intellectual property agreements. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-india-patent-laws-pressure-lancet.html Medications Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:55:50 EST news266493342 The European Commission said on Thursday it too could shortly make legislative proposals that would force manufacturers to distribute tobacco products across Europe in plain packaging. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-eu-plain-packaging-law-tobacco.html Health Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:33:15 EST news264328379 The Supreme Court dives into the heart of President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law Tuesday, taking up its most divisive requirement -- that Americans maintain insurance or be fined. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-supreme-court-heart-obama-health.html Health Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:28:02 EST news252041266 Australia's world-first plan for plain cigarette packaging inched closer Thursday when the legislation passed through the upper house of parliament. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-plain-packet-cigarettes-closer-australia.html Health Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:16:10 EST news240135365 Republicans in the House of Representatives unveiled a bill Thursday that would block funding for President Barack Obama's health care reform as long as it is contested in the courts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-republicans-block-funds-health-reform.html Health Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:56:55 EST news236534206