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Another Mystery In B Lymphocyte Development Solved By NYU School Of Medicine Pathology Researchers
A new study published online in Nature Immunology ahead of the June 2009 print issue has found that homologous immunoglobulin (lg) alleles pair up in the nucleus at stages that coincide with V(D)J recombination of the heavy and light chain (Igh and Igk) loci. Researchers led by Jane A. Skok Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Pathology at NYU School of Medicine and a member of the NYU Cancer Institute, showed that the V(D)J recombinase, which consists of the RAG1 and RAG2 proteins, mediates this pairing and helps ensure that only one allele undergoes recombination at a time (a process known as allelic exclusion).
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Exercise Improves Functional And Psycological Ability And Reduces Steroid Need In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Undertaking a supervised exercise programme can have beneficial effects on functional status and physical function, reduce the need for daily corticosteroid and anti-inflammatory intake and improve levels of depression and anxiety in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a new study presented at EULAR 2009, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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CNN Profiles 'Generation' Of Teenagers, Young Adults Born With HIV
CNN looks at the lives of teenagers and young adults who were born with HIV before advancements in antiretroviral drugs in the 1990s helped prevent mother-to-child transmission. According to CNN, these children "have defied initial expectations" and "danced at their high school proms, walked on stage to receive their diplomas and even experienced the birth of their children." The article profiles a group of HIV-positive teenagers and young adults in Miami called the Kool Kids. The group was established in 1995 to help children living with HIV cope with the "usual complications of adolescence" and also the "broken families, medical complications and fights for acceptance" that exist as a result of their HIV (Park, CNN, 6/22).
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A 9-1-1 For Health Care Reform: Send Leadership Now Washington Post There are moments in the life of any important policy debate when things hit a dead end. There aren"t any easy answers, any options that don"t involve real political risk. And it"s at those moments when you discover who the real leaders are (Pearlstein, 7/15). Prescription For Health Tallahassee Democrat When President Obama presented Dr. Regina Benjamin, a rural family physician with ties to Florida A&M University, as his choice for U.S. surgeon general, we couldn"t help but to feel a little hometown pride (7/15). Australia Model Shows Public Health Care Option Can Work The Detroit News Australia provides a model where a government-owned insurer succeeds (Buchmueller and McNair, 7/15). The Deep-Pockets Mirage Washington Post There is no case to be made for the House Democratic majority"s proposal to fund health-care legislation through an ad hoc income tax surcharge for top-earning households (7/15). Universal Health Care Isn"t Worth Our Freedom Wall Street Journal The idea that every life is infinitely precious and therefore everyone deserves the same kind of optimal medical care is a fine religious sentiment and moral ideal. As political and economic policy, it is vainglorious delusion (Szasz, 7/15). Long-Term Care Policies Can Often Fill A Financial Void Philadelphia Inquirer But as we age, planning to have protection to pay for our care is something not as many people do. Having to pay for medical care in retirement or a nursing home is enough to wipe out savings. But it can be avoided with the addition of a long-term care policy (Serra, 7/14). Health Reform Requires Lawsuit Reform Wall Street Journal Containing health-care costs is impossible under the current legal structure (Howard, 7/15). The Bill For Health Reform Boston Globe Obama - and voters - should demand that lawmakers start making hard decisions on how to pay for coverage of the nation"s 47 million uninsured and how to slow the growth in overall health costs (7/15). 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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