Clinton, Obama Discuss Abortion, Religious Issues At Forum Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.) discussed abortion on Sunday during a 'Compassion Forum' sponsored by the not-for-profit group Faith in Public Life at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.Both candidates were asked whether they believe life begins at conception (Worden, Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/14).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBill To Ban Binding Arbitration Agreements In Nursing Home Contracts 'Warranted,' Editorial States Congress has begun to consider several bills that seek to establish standards for binding arbitration agreements in consumer contracts, and legislation that would ban such agreements in nursing home contracts "may be warranted," a Washington Post editorial states.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMinnesota House Passes Legislation That Would Overhaul State's Health Care System The Minnesota House on Thursday voted 83-50 to approve legislation that would overhaul the state's
health care system using money from a fund that helps pay for a subsidized
health care program, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Under the bill, low-income individuals would receive subsidies to help pay for employer-sponsored
health coverage.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThwarting Worldwide Influenza Threat By Creating First Successful Libraries Of Avian Flu Virus Antibodies Novel Project could help thwart worldwide influenza threatAn international group of American and Turkish research scientists, led by Sea Lane Biotechnologies, has created the first comprehensive monoclonal antibody libraries against avian influenza (H5N1) using samples from survivors of the 2005/2006 "bird flu" outbreak in Turkey.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDrug Combination Reduces Colon Cancer Risk With Reduced Toxic Side Effects Using a combination of a targeted cancer-fighting agent called DFMO and a low dose of an anti-inflammatory drug, UC Irvine researchers have reduced the risk of reoccurring colorectal polyps, an early sign of colon cancer, by as much as 95 percent with fewer toxic side effects.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBlack Religious Leaders, Public Health Officials In North Carolina Urge HIV Testing For Prison Inmates Some black religious leaders and public
health officials in North Carolina are urging prison officials to require routine HIV testing of inmates and treatment for those who test positive, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. The officials who are lobbying for mandatory testing maintain that "prisoners are impeding the state's effort to end the spread of HIV.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comResearch Provides Insight Into Irrational Decision Making During Crashes And Bubbles When City traders have high morning testosterone levels they make more than average profits for the rest of that day, researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered.
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