Monthly Archives: August, 2012
New Updates to IBS Impact.com for August 2012
Updates to some pages of the IBS Impact main website have been completed during July and August. These changes include the most current information on the progress of advocacy for the Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act (HR 2239). There have also been additions to and corrections for various resources on the links page. On the IBS studies page, a few newer …
Massachusetts Enacts Restroom Access Act
UPDATE 5/10/2013: In addition to the links and information listed in the original post for states other than Massachusetts, please see the May 10, 2013 post if you are interested in new restroom access law information for Maryland or Maine. On August 2, 2012, Governor Deval Patrick signed Chapter 191 into law. Chapter 191 amends Chapter …
Representative Posey of Florida Co-Sponsors HR 2239 for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders
UPDATE: HR 2239 did not pass in the 112th Congress. In February 2013, the Act was reintroduced in the 113th Congress as HR 842. Please see the March 2, 2013 post or click on the HR 842 category on the blog sidebar for updated information. Representative Bill Posey (R-FL-15) has recently become a co-sponsor to …
UNC Online Chat: “Everything You Want to Know About Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and IBS” on August 14, 2012
The University of North Carolina Center for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders has announced the next online chat in its “Evening with the Experts” series. It will take place Tuesday, August 14, 2012 from 8:00-10:00 p.m. Eastern time. Jeffrey Lackner, Psy.D., Director of the Behavioral Medicine Clinic and Associate Professor at the University of Buffalo …
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