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Thursday, March 21, 2013  Georgia lawmakers have approved legislation cracking down on so-called pill mills that have become popular after other Southern states drove the pain clinics out.

Thursday, October 20, 2011  Free Los Angeles medical clinic, staffed with volunteer doctors, to draw 5,000 uninsured patients

Friday, September 23, 2011  The first Planned Parenthood in South Carolina was opened in 1961.  It was located on Washington Street in Downtown Columbia.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  South Carolina legislators have overridden Gov. Nikki Haley's veto to give the state's health agency more oversight of methadone clinics and other facilities that distribute narcotics to treat addiction.  The 112-1 vote Wednesday in the House makes the bill law. The Senate voted 27-11 earlier this month to override the veto.

Monday, October 04, 2010  The Department of Health and Environmental Control released the updated dates, times and locations for vaccine clinics in some Midlands counties.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010  The Los Angeles City Council has given final approved to an ordinance that will close hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries.

Friday, November 14, 2008  The state budget crunch means South Carolina's environmental and health agency will likely close some of its rural health clinics.