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		<title>Study Into Telomere Length May Improve Understanding Of The Development Of Disease</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study at the University of Leicester is examining a sequence of DNA- known as telomeres &#8211; that varies in length between individuals.
This follows evidence that these structures shrink in length over an individual&#8217;s lifetime and that this may contribute to several diseases including those commonly associated with ageing and, perhaps most importantly, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bisphenol A &#8211; UBA Recommendation Contradicts Independent European Authorities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Statement R.E. the report and press release published by Umweltbundesamt (UBA) on 9 June 2010 entitled &#8220;Bisphenol A &#8211; a chemical with adverse effects produced in large quantities&#8221;
UBA recommendation contradicts independent European authorities who confirm that BPA-based materials can be safely used. The European producers of polycarbonate and Bisphenol A (BPA) are greatly concerned that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Genetic Variant Can Predict Response To Hepatitis C Treatment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A small genetic change can predict how people infected with hepatitis C react to treatment, paving the way to personalised therapy for this difficult to treat disease, the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics heard yesterday (Sunday 13 June). Dr. Zoltan Kutalik, from the Department of Medical Genetics, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nurses Respond To The Health Secretary&#8217;s Vision For The NHS, UK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Royal College of Nursing responded to Andrew Lansley&#8217;s vision for the NHS in his first speech as Secretary of State for Health. Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive &#038; General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said: 
&#8220;Nurses will welcome the pledge from the Secretary of State to put patients at the heart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AMA-Supported Federal Medical Liability Grants Move Forward &#8211; AMA To Assist State Medical Societies With Demonstration Project Implementation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The AMA is pleased that federal medical liability reform demonstration projects are quickly moving forward, with $25 million in grants to state programs announced today. These grants are the result of strong AMA advocacy for physicians, as we continue to work for comprehensive medical liability reform. 
&#8220;The AMA continues to support proven medical liability reforms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Genetic Mixing Through Migration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Understanding the genetic ancestry of mixed populations, such as those found in North America, can not only help to detect their origins but also to understand the genetic basis of complex diseases, a scientist told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics (Saturday June 11). It is the first time that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RCN Responds To Announcement Of A Public Enquiry Into Stafford Hospital Failings, UK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The RCN responded to the announcement of a public enquiry into why past failures in patient care at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust went undetected. Responding to the announcement by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, RCN Chief Executive &#038; General Secretary Dr Peter Carter, said: 
&#8220;The events at Stafford hospital were particularly shocking, and it is vital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How The Wrong Genes Are Repressed: New Finding From UCL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The mechanism by which &#8216;polycomb&#8217; proteins critical for embyronic stem cell function and fate are targeted to DNA has been identified by UCL scientists.
The discovery, which has implications for the fields of stem cell and tissue engineering, is detailed in research published in the journal Molecular Cell.
A key feature of stem cells is the suppression [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tackle Root Causes Of Men&#8217;s Ill Health Urge Doctors, BMA Northern Ireland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Doctors this week (Monday 14th June until Sunday 20th June 2010) are urging men throughout Northern Ireland to &#8220;Get up! Get out! Get Going!&#8221; in an effort to improve their health and wellbeing as part of Men&#8217;s Health Week. 
Dr Ian Banks, BMA spokesman on men&#8217;s health and president of the European Men&#8217;s Health Forum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contrary To Popular Models, Sugar Is Not Burned By Self-Control Tasks &#8211; University Of Pennsylvania Analysis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Contradicting a popular model of self-control, a University of Pennsylvania psychologist says the data from a 2007 study argues against the idea that glucose is the resource used to manage self control and that humans rely on this energy source for will power.
The analysis, conducted by Robert Kurzban and published in the current issue of [...]]]></description>
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