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Future Direction of U.S. Graduate Medical Education Is Focus of Grant to IOM -- AAFP News Now -- American Academy of Family Physicians

aafp.org — “The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation has announced that it has awarded $750,000 to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to study the governance and financing of graduate medical education (GME) in the United States. The grant comes in response to the current state of GME in the United States, which, according to a Macy Foundation press release, has fallen behind the overall needs of the country’s health care system and, more specifically, the individual health care needs of the public.” View full resource at aafp.org

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One in 16 youth play the "choking game:" study - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a 2009 survey of eighth graders in Oregon, one in 16 said they had participated in the "choking game," according to research published Monday. The game -- a misnomer because of its risks, researchers say -- involves putting pressure on the neck with a towel or belt to cut off someone's oxygen supply, then releasing the pressure to give a "high" sensation. The one-in-16 figure is in line with research from elsewhere in the Unite” View full resource at news.yahoo.com

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New University Hospital to be named in honor of Clements - News Release - UT Southwestern

utsouthwestern.edu — “New University Hospital to be named in honor of Clements - News Release - UT Southwestern” View full resource at utsouthwestern.edu

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UTSW's new University Hospital will be named to honor former Gov. William P. Clements Jr. http://t.co/SKXCxxDK

French people form "Human Chain Reaction" of up to 60,000 people near Lyon - Unfortunately ignored by international news media | Jerome Simons's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC

switchboard.nrdc.org — “A press release from March 11, 2012 mentions the nuclear protest of tens of thousands of people that formed a human chain in the Rhône valley. Réseau Sortir du Nucléaire (network [for] exiting from nuclear [power]) has announced the protest...” View full resource at switchboard.nrdc.org

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Breakthrough discovery unveils master switches in colon cancer

sciencedaily.com — “Researchers have identified a new mechanism by which colon cancer develops. By focusing on segments of DNA located between genes, or so-called “junk DNA,” the team has discovered a set of master switches, i.e., gene enhancer elements, that turn “on and off” key genes whose altered expression is defining for colon cancers.” View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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In the news: Breakthrough Discovery Unveils Master Switches in Colon Cancer - Science Daily (press release): WKY... http://t.co/pOHZPxSx

NSF Food Safety Health Organization

NSF International : Newsroom : News and Press Releases

nsf.org — “NSF International : Newsroom : News and Press Releases” View full resource at nsf.org

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#NSF certifies first steel fender under its automotive replacement parts certification program: http://t.co/wLQBujaw

CMS releases list of 27 ACOs - McKnight's Long Term Care News

mcknights.com — “Physicians largely lead the first group of Medicare Shared Savings accountable care organizations, but long-term care facilities will be an integral part of their future success, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official said Tuesday.” View full resource at mcknights.com

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Wonder how many have pharmacist on team? RT @Talyst_Inc: CMS releases list of 27 ACOs http://t.co/hu7qYDES (via @mcknightsltcn)

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FAMPYRA, the First Oral Treatment for the Improvement of Walking in MS, is Now Available in Canada - Drugs.com MedNews

drugs.com — “TORONTO, April 11, 2012 PRNewswire - Today, Biogen Idec Canada announces that FAMPYRA (fampridine sustained release tablets or fampridine SR) is now available f” View full resource at drugs.com

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Board Urges Feds to Prevent Medical Device Hacking | Threat Level | Wired.com

wired.com — “In the wake of increasing concern about the security of wireless medical devices, a privacy and security advisory board has sent a letter to the government calling on it to grant the FDA or other federal entity the authority to assess the security of devices before they're released for sale to the market.” View full resource at wired.com

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Board Urges Feds to Prevent Medical Device Hacking: http://t.co/yegdguiF via @wired #mhealth #coding #security

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Birthrate for U.S. teens is lowest in history – USATODAY.com

usatoday.com — “Teen births are at their lowest level in almost 70 years, finds new federal data out today.” View full resource at usatoday.com

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NIH names Dr. Gary H. Gibbons director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, April 5, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

nih.gov — “National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins M.D., Ph.D., announced today the selection of Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., as the new director of the NIH?s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Dr. Gibbons is the founder and current director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute, chairperson of the Department of Physiology, and professor of physiology and medicine at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.?He expects to start his new position in the summer of 2012.” View full resource at nih.gov

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News: NIH names Dr. Gary H. Gibbons director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://t.co/s9hBdgRx

Dr. Edward P. Riley to deliver 4th annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture at NIH, April 5, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

nih.gov — “The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that Edward P. Riley, Ph.D. will deliver the 4th annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture. Riley is a world-renowned expert on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). His presentation is called ?FASD: It?s What?s Behind the Face that Matters ? Effects of Prenatal Alcohol on Brain and Behavior.?” View full resource at nih.gov

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News: Dr. Edward P. Riley to deliver 4th annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture at NIH http://t.co/f2DzKov4

Possible clues found to why HIV vaccine showed modest protection, April 4, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

nih.gov — “Insights into how the first vaccine ever reported to modestly prevent HIV infection in people might have worked were published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Scientists have found that among adults who received the experimental HIV vaccine during the landmark RV144 clinical trial, those who produced relatively high levels of a specific antibody after vaccination were less likely to get infected with the virus than those who did not. The National Institute of Allergy and Inf” View full resource at nih.gov

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BMA News - Get informed and fight on

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Get informed and fight on #nhsreform BMA releases new 'What we know so far' guidance on the Health and Social Care Act http://t.co/d5D5OvBC

Choosing Wisely Campaign Aims To Cut Use of Unnecessary Medical Interventions -- AAFP News Now -- American Academy of Family Physicians

aafp.org — “Sometimes, less health care is the best health care. As part of an effort to help physicians curtail the practice of ordering unnecessary tests and procedures, the AAFP today released a list of five tests and treatments physicians should think twice about before performing, ordering or prescribing. The list is part of a national campaign called Choosing Wisely that launched at a press event in Washington.” View full resource at aafp.org

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