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This article is about political advocacy. For legal advocacy see advocate. Advocacy is an umbrella term for organized activism related to a particular set of issues. Advocacy is expected to be non-deceptive and in good faith, though it is sometimes tainted by use of propaganda. It is almost always organized into or by an advocacy group or special interests. In other instances, an individual may act as a lobbyist, on their own account, or on behalf of a corporation or industry. Political ad ...
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- Advocacy (National Women's Health Information Center)
- America's Commitment: Women 2000 (U.S. Department of State)
Advocacy News Headlines
- Advocacy Group Sues Federal Agencies Over Statements About Medical Marijuana, Including Benefits For HIV-Positive People
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Conference To Focus On Women's Lung Health
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Prescription Drug Makers Overcharge Federal Programs, Officials Say
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Advocacy, Educational Events, And Community Outreach Highlight The Activities Planned By The Multiple Sclerosis Association Of America
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Leading Advocates Against Genetically Modified RBGH Milk File Citizen's Petition With FDA
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Leading Experts To Conduct Los Angeles Seminar On Myeloma Treatment As The 'New Model' For Managing Cancer As A Chronic Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Merck Pledges To Stop Lobbying States To Pass Laws Requiring Girls To Receive Its HPV Vaccine Gardasil
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Ministers Urged To Stand Firm On Folate
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Campaign Will Seek To Limit Physicians' Contact With Pharmaceutical Companies
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- New Study Of Medical Cannabis Shows Scientific Value For Patients With Neuropathic Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Groups Call On G8 To Deliver On 2005 Promises Made For African Development, Including Universal Access To HIV/AIDS Treatment
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Psoriasis Group Responds To 'Stunning' Results Of CNTO 1275 Clinical Trial
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Some newer contraceptives too risky, U.S. group says
Reuters - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:07 EST
- Ban newer contraceptive pills, group urges FDA
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:41 EST
- AVAC Applauds Commencement Of First HIV Vaccine Efficacy Trial In Africa
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Some newer birth control pills need ban: group
Reuters - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:19 EST
- Public Citizen Petitions FDA To Ban Birth Control Pills Containing Hormone Desogestrel
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- China bars AIDS doctor from U.S. for award: activist
Reuters - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:13 EST
- Many Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries Receive No Help From PAPs
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Heart Disease Is The No. 1 Killer Of Women
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- HPV Vaccine Mandates Risky And Expensive
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- NIH Director Zerhouni Assumes Greater Budget Authority Over Research Under New Law
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- HIV/AIDS Advocates Protest Novartis' Case Challenge India Patent Law
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Autoimmune Disease Breakthrough Gained By Identification Of 30 Errant Genes
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Nevada HIV/AIDS Advocacy Organization To Launch Public Fundraising Campaign
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- New Plan Must Reach 9 Million Uninsured Children
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Advocacy Groups In Urban Areas Seek To Improve Wages, Health Benefits For Wal-Mart Employees
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- The American Liver Foundation Warns Of An Increase In U.S. Liver Cancer Deaths
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Using credit cards to pay medical bills adds to debt, says study
The Earth Times - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:21 EST
- Advocate Protesting China's One-Child Policy Sentenced To Two-and-a-Half-Year Prison Sentence For Breaking Lamps, Group Says
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- AVAC Releases Report On Male Circumcision, AIDS Prevention
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- Pet oxygen masks coming to the rescue in fires
MSNBC - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:23 EST
- American Diabetes Association: Embryonic Stem Cell Research Offers Great Promise For Americans With Diabetes
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Price Negotiation Legislation A Critical Start In Correcting A Flawed Law - Leading Seniors Advocacy Group Urges The House To Pass HR 4
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- Study Put Pregnant Women At Risk By Giving Them Placebo Rather Than Alternative Herpes Drug, Advocacy Group Says
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- The American Liver Foundation Responds To Proposed FDA Requirements On Drug Labeling
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- District's HIV Testing Found to Be Falling Short
Washington Post - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 05:00 EST
- Studies At Cancer Conference Show New Therapies Changing Outlook For Blood Cancer Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:00 EST
- Girl, 14, Received Psychiatric Treatment at Riverside
Washington Post - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:00 EST
- New Survey Shows Half Of Cancer Patients Are Not Aware Of Clinical Trials At The Time Of Their Treatment Decision
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- CMS, Others, Use Podcasts To Communicate With Seniors About Medicare
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:00 EST
- Nevada Experts Educate Seniors On The Benefits Of Medicare's Drug Coverage
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 02 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Physicians Rate Involvement In Public Roles As Important
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:00 EST
- Prominent Chinese AIDS activist missing
MSNBC - Sun, 26 Nov 2006 09:43 EST
- Lacking free AIDS drugs, 18 die in Indian town
Reuters - Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:48 EST
- Consumer Advocacy Groups, Pharmaceutical Companies Debate Three-Year Marketing Exclusivity Period Awarded By FDA For Plan B
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:00 EST
- HIV/AIDS Advocacy Group Calls For Emergency ADAP Funds To End Waiting Lists In South Carolina
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- Health Professionals Should Be Trained To Be Wary Of Pharmaceutical Promotion
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:00 EST
- Long Term Care Community Praises Senator Gordon Smith For His Leadership, Vision For Long Term Care In America
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 06 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- Advocacy Group Asks FDA To Launch Criminal Investigation Of Allegedly Withheld Data On Silicone Breast Implant Application
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 17 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia Issues Inaugural State-Specific Report Card On Lung Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- Public Citizen Ranks State Online Physician Directories
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:00 EST
- Sites for Online Medical Records Rated
New York Times - Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:43 EST
- Pan-Caribbean HIV/AIDS Advocacy Group Conducting Workshops To Combat Stigma In Region, Commentary Says
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:00 EST
- Consumers, Caregivers Taking Steps To Safer Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:00 EST
- CMS Halts Efforts To Reclaim Improperly Mailed Medicare Drug Benefit Premium Refunds After Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:00 EST
- Group seeks FDA probe of breast implant data
Reuters - Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:19 EST
- Group seeks FDA probe of breast implant data
Reuters - Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:19 EST
- Group seeks FDA probe of breast implants data
Reuters - Thu, 12 Oct 2006 02:58 EST
- Advocates Urge CMS To Look At Medicare Drug Benefit Appeals Process Before 2007 Enroll Season
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:00 EST
- Advocacy Groups Lobby Congress To End Penalty For Late Enrollment In Medicare Drug Benefit
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:00 EST
- 88.3% Of Uninsured Children Live In Households With A Working Parent, Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 03 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- A Quarter Of Women With Breast Cancer Not Discussing Newest Treatment Options With Their Physician
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- The American Liver Foundation Applauds Steven Tyler For His Frank Discussion About Hepatitis C
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 01 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- Doctor And Advocacy Groups Work To Deliver Cervical Cancer Vaccinations
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- New Report Provides Update On AIDS Vaccine Science And Funding
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:00 EST
- Most Women Unaware Of Key Nutrient Needed For Babies' Development During PregnancyLibraries
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- More Financing Is Urged to Fight TB in Africa
New York Times - Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:00 EST
- AIDS-related anti-violence programs failing: advocacy group
Reuters - Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:32 EST
- The Latest Word on The Fat of the Land
Washington Post - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:00 EST
- Center For Medicare Advocacy Releases Medicare Part D Progress Report, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 23 Jul 2006 02:00 EST
- HIV/AIDS Advocates Protest South Africa's HIV/AIDS Treatment Program, Call For Resignation Of Health Minister
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:00 EST
- Psoriasis Cure Now Launches "Back To School" Resources For Parents Of Children With Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
- Kaiser Permanente Fined $5M For Poor Management Of Kidney Transplant Program
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:00 EST
- Massachusetts Gubernatorial Candidates Healey, Mihos Decline Answering Questionnaires From Three Abortion-Rights Groups
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 11 Aug 2006 03:00 EST
- Cure Autism Now Celebrates Senate Approval Of Combating Autism Act Of 2006
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
- Hands On Video Relay Service Hires Kelby Brick As Director Of Legal And Regulatory Affairs
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
- Some FDA scientists claim interference
Reuters - Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:22 EST
- The American Liver Foundation Issues Warning On Dangers Of Excess Acetaminophen
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 22 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- The American Liver Foundation Issues Warning On Dangers Of Excess Acetaminophen
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- American Diabetes Association: Embryonic Stem Cell Research Offers Most Promise For Americans With Diabetes
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 18 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- 7M Medicare Beneficiaries To Reach "Doughnut Hole" In Medicare Rx Benefit Coverage This Year, Report Says
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 17 Jul 2006 02:00 EST
- Famed Sportscaster Joe Buck To Team With Lung Cancer Alliance
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- G8 Countries Have Fallen Short On HIV/AIDS, Development Promises Made At 2005 Summit, Report Says
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 05 Jul 2006 07:00 EST
- Prices of most commonly used drugs shoot up: Studies
The Earth Times - Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:02 EST
- KFC Is Sued Over the Use of Trans Fats in Its Cooking
New York Times - Wed, 14 Jun 2006 03:00 EST
- Advocacy Groups Rank States Based On Reproductive, Sexual Rights, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Jun 2006 10:00 EST
- Suit Seeks to Force KFC to Stop Using Trans Fat
New York Times - Tue, 13 Jun 2006 03:00 EST
- Government's Inadequate Response To HIV In The UK Contrasts With Its Effective International Advocacy
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:00 EST
- California doctor fights slander lawsuit on grounds of patient advocacy
American Medical News - Sun, 28 May 2006 09:00 EST
- Detroit Free Press Examines Advocacy Group's Efforts To Reach Out To Arab Community, Reduce HIV/AIDS Stigma
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 May 2006 02:00 EST
- Would Requiring Nutrition And Calorie Labeling In Restaurants Make A Difference To Consumers?
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- Children called "missing face" of AIDS pandemic
Reuters - Sat, 27 May 2006 05:22 EST
- Advocacy Group Protests ACOG Meeting, Calling For Ban Of Misoprostol Use In Inducing Labor
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 May 2006 03:00 EST
- HIV/AIDS Advocacy Groups File Opposition To Gilead's Request For Patent On Tenofovir In India
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 18 May 2006 03:00 EST
- New York Times Magazine Examines Advocacy Against Contraception Use
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 10 May 2006 12:00 EST
- Cyberonics' depression ad is misleading: US group
Reuters - Thu, 18 May 2006 05:52 EST
- Cyberonics' depression ad is misleading: US group
Reuters - Thu, 18 May 2006 08:50 EST
- Sen. Specter Urges Stepped-Up Efforts To Solicit Increased NIH And CDC Funding
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 23 May 2006 08:00 EST
- Report: More Than 2 Million Kids Have HIV
Washington Post - Sat, 27 May 2006 11:12 EST
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