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Key Senate Panel Struggles To Reach Consensus
"The Senate Finance Committee, which is seeking a bipartisan compromise, has failed to reach an agreement" on health care reform, Bloomberg reports, "even as two House committees and a Senate panel cleared their versions of the legislation with only Democratic approval." The open-ended question of when, and what, the Finance panel will propose, has become the focus of Senators and the administration as the August recess nears with no deal in sight. Max Baucus, D-Mont., the Finance chairman, said a deal could come this week "at the earliest," a month after he originally planed to finalize a version of the bill, Bloomberg reports (Litvan and Jensen, 7/20).

AdvanDx Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For GBS PNA FISH(R) For Rapid Detection Of Group B Strep From Lim Broths
AdvanDx announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for GBS PNA FISH(R) for detection of Streptococcus agalactiae, aka Group B Strep, from turbid Lim Broths inoculated with vaginal and rectal swabs obtained from pregnant women between 35 and 37 weeks gestation. The 90 minute molecular diagnostic test enables rapid and highly sensitive detection of Group B Strep from Lim Broths to help detect colonization in pregnant women.
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Child Deaths Drop Sharply
Deaths of children aged under five years have dropped by 27% globally since 1990, according to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) estimates. But in WHO"s first progress report on the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) released today in the World.
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UPMC Sports Medicine To Host "Enhance Your Workout," A Free Workshop

WHO Fitness professionals and active adults are invited to hear from Leslie Bonci, M.P.H., R.D., C.S.S.D., director of nutrition, and Aimee Kimball, Ph.D., director of mental training, both from the UPMC Center for Sports Medicine. WHAT A free workshop, "Enhance Your Workout: Understanding the Mental and Nutritional Aspects of Exercise" WHEN 10:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 30 WHERE UPMC Center for Sports Medicine, 3200 S. Water Street, South Side WHY Summer is just around the corner, making now the perfect time for fitness instructors and regular exercisers to optimize their workouts. Dr. Kimball will discuss how motivation, focus and attitude can influence exercisers of all ability levels. Centering on the nutritional aspects of exercise, Ms. Bonci will teach participants how food and hydration can affect both recovery and performance. Space is limited. To register, contact Aimee Kimball at (412) 432-3777 or e-mail KimballAC@upmc.edu. UPMC


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