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Genomes Of Parasitic Flatworms Decoded
Two international research teams have determined the complete genetic sequences of two species of parasitic flatworms that cause schistosomiasis, a debilitating condition also known as snail fever. Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum are the first sequenced genomes of any organism in the large group called Lophotrochozoa, which includes other free-living and parasitic flatworms as well as segmented roundworms, such as the earthworm.
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Almost Half UK Hospitals Not Equipped To Deal With Critical Out Of Hours Care
The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) is hosting a meeting at Number 11, Downing Street today to raise awareness of how more than half of Britain"s hospitals are providing patients with inadequate services. A UK-wide audit shows that 60% of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding episodes occurred out of "normal" working hours yet 45% of hospitals do not provide out of hours endoscopy.
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Use Science To Convince Teens A Sober Prom Is Better, American Association for the Advancement of Science Says
This is the time of year when even teens who have never tried a drop of alcohol may be tempted. Middle and high school proms and graduation are big events and there will be multiple parties to attend and a wide array of opportunities for alcohol to be served.
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A Selection of Editorials and Opinions Health Care Reform, As The Insurers See It - New York Times Health care reform is simply too important to be hijacked by ideology, divisive rhetoric and the settling of old scores (Michael Tuffin, Letter to the Editor, 6/8). President"s Health Care Plan? Hah! China"s Scorn Is Deserved - Sacramento Bee The Chinese own so much of our debt that they have a keen interest in U.S. fiscal probity, and apparently a dim view of our ability to achieve it. The mandarins of a notionally communist government are now forced to harangue the world"s emblematic capitalist country about its ever-spiraling public debt (Rich Lowry, 6/9). How Not to Reform Health Care - National Review Massachusetts is widely touted as a model for health-care reform. It isn"t (Michael Tanner, 6/9). Medicare System Offers Model For Health Reform - Arizona Daily Star You will find more than 90 percent satisfied Medicare customers. Physician satisfaction with Medicare is also high. We don"t have to rediscover the wheel; we have only to follow its tracks (Dr. Charles Katzenberg, 6/9). What Access Really Means - Boston Globe Public health officials have long recognized - and tried to eliminate - the sharp disparities in health among racial and ethnic minorities. But there is another group as well that ranks well below average on many measures of health: people with disabilities (6/9). Health Care Reform -- the players and their starting positions - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer The next few months are going to be riveting. Will we be watching a political wreck or a historic success? At this point I"d say the chances for a bill are only a tad better than 50-50 (Larry Seaquist, 6/8). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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