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New implantable contraceptive approved by FDA The FDA approved the only implantable contraceptive authorized for women in the U.S. Posted: 07/18/2006 03:58 pm Last Updated: 07/18/2006 05:25 pm The FDA approved the only implantable contraceptive authorized for women in the U.S. It's called Implanon, and is a single rod device implanted in a woman's arm by a trained doctor. It slowly releases the hormone Progestin over a period of three years, and can prevent pregnancy in 99% of women. The device has been used in Europe since 1998. The company plans to start training doctors about the implant in August, and the product should be available shortly after. A similar device called Norplant was taken off the market in the U.S. six years ago. source: http://www.wndu.com/news/mommo/072006/mommo_51427.php

RUU Kewarganegaraan Revolusioner Akan Disahkan Jakarta, CyberNews. DPR dan pemerintah telah merampungkan pembahasan Rancangan Undang-Undang Kewarganegaraan dan menghasilkan berbagai rumusan yang revolusioner. Pada Selasa 11 Juli 2006  mendatang, RUU ini akan disahkan di Paripurna DPR. Ketua Pansus RUU Kewarganegaraan Slamet  Effendy Yusuf (F-Partai Golkar) bersama  Menteri Hukum dan HAM Hamid Awaludin menyampaikan hal itu dalam konferensi pers di Ruang Wartawan DPR, Jumat (7/7). Hadir juga Ketua Panitia Kerja Murdaya Poo (Fraksi Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan), dan Lukman Hakim Saifuddin (F-Partai Persatuan Pembangunan). Menurut Slamet, RUU ini revolusioner karena mendefinisikan Indonesia asli tidak lagi pada etnis tapi pada hukum. Yang disebut warga negara Indonesia asli adalah semua orang yang sejak kelahirannya telah menjadi warga negara Indonesia dan tidak pernah menjadi warga negara lain. ...

Stress makes women infertile, stress-busting therapy can help them, says new study Posted on : Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:02:00 GMT | Author : Martin Booth News Category : Health NEW YORK: Stress can cause infertility in women and stress-reducing therapy can help them conceive, studies by an American researcher have revealed. Prof Sarah Berga of Emory Uni...

Disciplinarian parents have fat kids: study June 4, 2006 11:12:57 PM PST Parents who are strict disciplinarians are far more likely to wind up with children who are fat by age six, perhaps because the youngsters over-eat as a reaction to stress, a study said on Monday. The report from Boston University School of Medicine also found that the fewest weight problems occur among children whose parents are "authoritative" -- having high expectations for self control but respectful of a child's opinions and who set clear boundaries. The study also found that children of parents who are permissive, defined as indulgent and without discipline, also have weight problems but not to the degree of the offspring of strict disciplinarians with low levels of sensitivity, the study said. Researchers also found that children of neglectful mothers and fathers, those who are emotionally uninvolved with no set rules, fared about the same as kids raised by permissive pa...

UN abandoned new nation too soon Jun. 2, 2006. 01:00 AM ROSIE DIMANNO "It is inconceivable that more blood will be shed in tiny East Timor, not freedom fighter against freedom fighter." Me, in an April 2002 column. It's bad form to quote oneself. Usually, commentators do it to wag an I-told-you-so finger, perversely pleased over worst predictions realized. Put it down to optimism and affection for what was, at that time, the newest sovereign nation of the 21st century. Now, given combustible events over the past month, East Timor is in danger of becoming the planet's latest failed state. Fortunately, the country still has a beloved leader — their hero of independence, President Xanana Gusmao — to rally around. He has the stones, and moral authority, to bring East Timor back from the brink of ruin. Yesterday, tears streaming down his face, Gusmao spoke with poignant urgency to displaced citizens who have taken refuge in a United Nations compound: "I know there are...

Pajak Mobil Lama Naik Drastis, Pajak Mobil Baru Malah Turun Arifin Asydhad - detikcom Jakarta - Kenaikan pajak kendaraan bermotor (PKB) memang mengejutkan, sekaligus membingungkan. Sebab, mobil lama malah meningkat tajam, sementara pajak mobil baru malah turun. Pemerintah perlu menjelaskan hal ini. "Kemarin, awal bulan Mei, saya perpanjang mobil Toyota Kijang Grand KF 71 SHR tahun 2000. Semula pajaknya sebesar Rp 861.000, tapi tahun ini menjadi Rp 1.650.000. Kenaikannya menjadi sekitar 100%. Apa ini tidak kelewatan........?" tulis Jery Tom dalam e-mailnya kepada detikcom, Jumat (19/5/2006). Jery mengaku telah mencari banyak informasi mengenai hal ini. Dan hasil temuannya, ternyata ada pajak kendaraan yang turun. "Pajak yang turun adalah pajak kendaraan produk di atas tahun 2000," tulis dia. Karena itu, dia mempertanyakan mengapa pajak kendaraan tahun lama, tahun 2000 ke bawah malah naik nggak tanggung-tanggung, sementara kendaraan baru malah turun. Dia mencontohkan ...

Pewarta Warga, Ancaman bagi Editor? PEPIH NUGRAHA Pada suatu masa, kehadiran radio dianggap mengancam surat kabar dalam hal kecepatan menyiarkan berita. Kemudian radio terancam oleh kehadiran televisi yang lebih atraktif, karena selain menyiarkan suara, juga menyiarkan gambar bergerak yang tentu saja jauh lebih atraktif. Pernah juga disebut-sebut, kehadiran situs berita atau "dot.com" di pertengahan tahun 1990-an bisa menjadi ancaman seluruh media massa konvensional, seperti surat kabar, radio, maupun televisi. Akan tetapi, dalam hal kecepatan menyampaikan informasi, konon seluruh jenis media terancam oleh kehadiran mailing list atau blog pribadi di internet. Pakar ilmu komunikasi Universitas Indonesia Dedy Nur Hidayat tidak melihat kehadiran blog sebagai ancaman serius bagi media massa kini, baik koran, radio, maupun televisi. Juga belum bisa disebut tantangan signifikan bagi media-media massa konvensional yang sekarang ini ada. "Blog, situs prib...