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Personalizing Medical Care: An Inner 'Fingerprint'
Fingerprints move over. Scientists are reporting evidence that people have another defining trait that may distinguish each of the 6.7 billion humans on Earth from one another almost as surely as the arches, loops, and whorls on their fingertips. In a study scheduled for the Aug. 7 issue of ACS" monthly publication the Journal of Proteome Research, they report evidence from studies in humans for the existence of unique patterns in metabolism.
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Media Coverage Generates 47% Increase In Melanoma Diagnoses
Media coverage of skin cancer advice and sun awareness campaigns may have generated a 47 percent increase in diagnoses of melanoma in just one year, according to research due to be released at the British Association of Dermatologists" Annual Conference next week.
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Major Liberal Groups Will Back Obama On Health Reform

Several of the country"s largest liberal groups said they were prepared to spend $82 million to promote President Obama"s health care reform agenda, the Boston Globe reports. "Joining the effort are two major labor organizations, the AFL-CIO and Change to Win; Health Care for America Now, a coalition of healthcare providers, consumer groups, and activists; MoveOn.org, the massive online activist organization; and other groups that claim a total of 30 million members." Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee said the groups "would insist that any health legislation include a Medicare-style public insurance option for people under 65," the Globe reports. ""I think bipartisan is wonderful, but what is the point of having a crummy piece of legislation just because it"s bipartisan?" he said" (Wangsness, 6/2). 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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