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Charity Welcomes Broadcasters Success In Promoting Audio Description
04.07.2008 20:16
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An innovative campaign by broadcasters earlier this year has dramatically increased public awareness of Audio Description (AD), according to research released by Ofcom . The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) welcomed today's report.
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Eyesight Disorders
Celebrating 50 Years Of Excellence In General Practice, Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners
04.07.2008 19:19
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Tonight the RACGP's NSW & ACT Faculty is celebrating the opening of its new premises at College House, 12 Mount Street, North Sydney. The faculty's new offices overlook the Sydney foreshores and can cater for a multitude of events and activities. Facilities include a Board Room with harbour and city views, computer access for members, a library, and a fully-equipped education suite including seminar room, eight break-out rooms and catering facilities.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Black AIDS Institute HIV/AIDS Card Could Help Stop The Spread Of The Disease In The Community, Columnist Says
04.07.2008 16:11
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The Black AIDS Institute "may have come up with a strategy that could make a difference" and "help stop the spread of HIV/AIDS" in the black community, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell writes.
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HIV/AIDS
Bush Calls On Congress To Reauthorize PEPFAR Ahead Of G8 Summit
04.07.2008 16:11
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President Bush on Wednesday called on Congress to quickly reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ahead of the Group of Eight industrialized nations summit next week in Hokkaido, Japan, Reuters reports. Senate leaders last week sought to bring legislation (
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HIV/AIDS
U.S. Health Care System Overhaul Needed To Reduce Costs, Columnist Writes
04.07.2008 14:11
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"Health care will become one of the most onerous personal finance issues in coming years unless the system is changed to ensure universal access, cost control and long-term financing," Bloomberg columnist John Wasik writes in the Bloomberg/Boston Globe.
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Insurance
UnitedHealth Group Announces Lower Profit Outlook, Will Restructure To Focus More On Regional Coverage
04.07.2008 14:11
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UnitedHealth Group on Wednesday lowered its earnings guidance because of reduced commercial businesses and higher-than-expected Medicare-related costs and said it would restructure the company with a greater focus on regional coverage, the
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New York Senate 'Missed Mark' Not Passing Comprehensive Sex Education Bill, Opinion Piece Says
04.07.2008 13:13
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The New York state Senate "clearly missed the mark" by not passing the Healthy Teens Act, which would make funding available for schools to provide comprehensive sex education, Claudia Gryvatz Copquin, author of "The Neighborhoods of Queens," writes in a Long Island Newsday opinion piece.
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Sexology
NGO Leader In Angola Seeks To Mobilize Country's Youth For HIV Prevention
04.07.2008 13:12
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Young people in Angola have a poor record of participation in HIV prevention efforts, including voluntary testing and condom use, according to Antonio Coelho, executive secretary of the Angolan Network of AIDS Service Organisations, Angola Press Agency/AllAfrica.com reports.
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HIV/AIDS
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council Employees Let Go After Program Authorization Lapses
04.07.2008 12:16
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Nearly the entire staff of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council has been let go due to a political disagreement between Gov. Ed Rendell (D) and state Senate Republicans over whether a bill to reauthorize the council should also include an extension of a malpractice insurance subsidy for physicians, the
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Radicals Shake Up Molecules In A Tug O' War
04.07.2008 12:16
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Until now, it was commonly thought that colliding molecules get the shakes as the result of energy transfer solely from the smashing of the molecules, but some new research adds a second means by which colliding molecules become vibrationally excited--it is being called the "Tug o' War Mechanism." The new experiment, transforming the textbook story, was performed in the lab of Richard Zare, chair of the Department of Chemistry at Stanford University.
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Biology
Number Of Abortions Decreasing Among HIV-Positive Women In Belarus, Official Says
04.07.2008 12:16
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The number of HIV-positive women in Belarus who are forgoing abortions is increasing, Svyatlana Shylava, chief ob-gyn for the country's Ministry of Health, said on Tuesday, BelaPAN reports. According to Shylava, about 176 infants were born to HIV-positive women in 2007, up from 52 in 2000 and six in 1996.
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Gynecology
Massachusetts Cigarette Tax Increases By $1 Per Pack To Fund State Health Insurance Law
04.07.2008 11:16
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) on Tuesday signed into law a bill that increases the state cigarette tax by $1 per pack, the AP/Boston Globe reports. The increase, which brings the tax to $2.51, took effect immediately. On Monday, the bill was approved by the state House and Senate by votes of 93-52 and 26-9, respectively.
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Gene Technique That Alters CCR5-Producing Gene Increases Resistance To HIV In Mice, Study Finds
04.07.2008 11:16
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Altering the gene that produces CCR5 protein on the surface of immune cells using a harmless virus was found to significantly increase resistance to HIV in mice, according to a study published Sunday in the journal Nature Biotechnology, the Press Trust of India reports (Press Trust of India, 7/1).
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Genetics
Virginia Bishop Apologizes For Catholic Organization's Help To Girl Who Sought Abortion
04.07.2008 11:15
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Richmond, Va., Roman Catholic Bishop Francis DiLorenzo in a letter published on Monday apologized after Commonwealth Catholic Charities employees helped a 16-year-old Guatemalan girl obtain an abortion in January, the
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Gynecology
PEPFAR Allocates $1.4M For HIV/AIDS Initiatives In Vietnam
04.07.2008 10:13
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The U.S. embassy in Vietnam on Tuesday announced that President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief will allocate $1.4 million to three HIV/AIDS initiatives in Vietnam, the Thanh Nien News reports.
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