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Viruses More Virulent In A Connected World
That"s one conclusion from a new study that looked at how virulence evolves in parasites. The research examined whether parasites evolve to be more or less aggressive depending on whether they are closely connected to their hosts or scattered among more isolated clusters of hosts.
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National Organization for Women Establishes Kansas Abortion-Rights PAC To Fill Void After Death Of Abortion Provider Tiller
The Kansas chapter of the National Organization for Women has formed its own political action committee to replace ProKanDo, a PAC founded in 2002 by abortion provider George Tiller that was closed after his murder in May, the AP/Hays Daily News reports. ProKanDo spent more than $1 million over the last four years to advocate for abortion rights, assist candidates who support abortion rights and oppose antiabortion-rights candidates. The organization had more than 6,400 contributors but received between one-third and one-half of its annual funding from Tiller, according to former Director Julie Burkhart.NOW has scheduled a conference in Wichita on July 25 to discuss legislative strategy and Kansas elections. Marla Patrick, coordinator of NOW"s Kansas chapter,÷ said that although the new PAC will not have the same financial support from Tiller that ProKanDo received, his death has invigorated grassroots support. She added, "I think that can be every bit as effective, if not more so, especially in light of all the recent events" (Hegeman, AP/Hays Daily News, 7/18).
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New Study Finds Social And Economic Factors Play Major Role In Determining Who Gets Bariatric Surgery
Less than one-half of one percent (0.4%) of the 22 million people in the U.S. who are medically eligible for bariatric surgery actually get the surgery, and those who do are most likely to be white females with higher incomes and covered by private health insurance, according to a new study presented here at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
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Nursing Workforce Solutions For 21st Century Health Care: How Do We Get There?

At a June 12 forum cosponsored by Health Affairs and the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), Health Affairs will release a series of papers on the future of the nursing workforce.÷  CCNA is a joint initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.÷  The studies examine the current nursing workforce and implications for health reform and economic recovery.÷  Featured speaker Representative Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) will kick off the event with the view from Congress.÷  At the forum, study authors and other experts will participate in armchair conversations, led by Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Susan Dentzer, to discuss how to enable the nursing workforce to best meet the future health care needs of Americans.÷  Implications for Medicare funding and other health policy issues will be considered.÷  WHAT: Forum to release and discuss new research on the future of the nation"s nursing workforce. WHEN: June 12, 2009 9 a.m. to noon WHERE: Columbus Club Union Station, Washington, DC WHO: Representative Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) Susan Dentzer, Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs Panelists include: - John Rother, Executive Vice President, AARP - Wendell Primus, Health Counsel to Speaker of the House - Linda Aiken, Director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing - Peter Buerhaus, Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies, Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Brenda Cleary, Director, Center to Champion Nursing in America - Dan Elling, Republican Staff Director, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health - Susan Hassmiller, Senior Advisor for Nursing, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Susan Reinhard, Senior Vice President and Director, AARP Public Policy Institute; Chief Strategist, Center to Champion Nursing in America AARP


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