n. 1  1. Abnormally high alkalinity of the blood and body tissues caused by an excess of bicarbonates, as from an increase in alkali intake, or by or a deficiency of acids other than carbonic acid, as from vomiting. Also called metabolic alkalosis.
In the period before the exclusion, there were 82 closures of family-planning clinics in Texas,5 and the decrease in the number of family-planning clinics was greater in counties without Planned Parenthood affiliates than in those with such affiliates.
The following Public Health Center clinics offer HIV and other STD testing, birth control and services for teens. These clinics accept all forms of insurance. All HIV and STD testing services are low or no cost, based on client's income: 1  Auburn Public Health Center, 206-477-0600. 2  Eastgate (Bellevue) Public Health Center, 206-477-8000. 3  Federal Way Public Health Center, 206-477-6800. 4  Kent Public Health Center, 206-477-6950. 5  Teen Health clinics.