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DFG To Support 6 New Interdisciplinary Research Units
During its summer session, the Joint Committee of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has approved funding for six new Research Units. Within these Research Units, researchers from different disciplines work together on a particular scientific topic. Funding for Research Units provides the personnel and equipment required for medium-term (usually six years) cooperation and contributes to the establishment of new research directions.
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GlaxoSmithKline To Cut Some Drug Costs In Emerging Markets
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) plans to decrease the prices of many of its leading medicines in emerging markets following the success of a pilot program in the Philippines, Andrew Witty, GSK"s chief executive, said, Financial Times reports. Witty said the price cuts are part of an effort to diversify and expand globally.
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World Cup Campaign To Build Centers To Provide HIV/AIDS Education, Other Services To At-Risk African Youth
Authorities in South Africa have begun construction of one of the 20 planned Football for Hope centers in Africa -- part of a 2010 World Cup campaign called "20 Centers for 2010" aimed at reducing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, poverty and crime in local communities -- the AP/Google.com reports. The center under construction in South Africa"s Khayelitsha township will include a soccer field, community center and after-school programs that will focus on sex education and HIV/AIDS education. The International Federation of Football Association, or FIFA, in alliance with Streetfootballworld, a network of development groups, is providing the campaign with $10 million in funding. Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Rwanda and other African countries will be home to the remaining 19 centers.According to FIFA President Joseph Blatter, the campaign "emphasizes the power of football far beyond the boundaries of the pitch." He added that the centers will "provide a platform for communities to address social issues such as children"s rights, education, health, HIV/AIDS prevention and will leave a legacy for Africa that will last long after the final whistle of the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been blown." Helen Zille, premier of the Western Cape Province, said construction of the center in the township "shows what we can do when we focus on getting things right rather than concentrating on what"s wrong," adding that she hopes the center is successful with its HIV/AIDS education efforts. The center will be run by Grassroots Soccer, an HIV/AIDS education organization that uses the sport to educate youth. Nocawe Tyali, a life-skills and football teacher who works with teenagers, said the new center will give young people an alternative to high-risk behaviors and enable the area to offer more youth football programs that include an HIV/AIDS prevention message (Nullis, AP/Google.com, 5/25).
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Internists Note 'Close Alignment' With Policies In America's Affordable Health Choices Act Of 2009

The president of the American College of Physicians (ACP) told the chairmen of the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor Committees that America"s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, H.R. 3200, is "closely aligned" with ACP policies on coverage, workforce, and payment and delivery system reform. Writing on behalf of ACP, the second largest physician membership organization in the U.S., with 129,000 internal physician and medical student members, President Joseph W. Stubbs, MD, FACP, noted that America"s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 "includes policies on coverage, workforce, payment and delivery system reform, primary care, comparative effectiveness research, and administrative simplification that are strongly supported by the College." He urged approval of the bill by the three House committees of jurisdiction. Dr. Stubbs said that ACP also "expects" to recommend passage of the legislation by the full House of Representatives, pending review of amendments to the bill that may be made by the committees. On coverage, Dr. Stubbs noted ACP"s support for sliding scale tax credits to help people buy coverage through a health exchange and reforms to require that health insurers cover people with pre-existing conditions at affordable rates. He expressed strong support for requiring that all insurers cover preventive services and other essential benefits Dr. Stubbs applauded the bill"s policies to ensure a sufficient supply of primary care physicians, including new and expanded programs to provide scholarships and loan forgiveness for physicians who elect to go into a primary care specialty and serve in areas of need. On payment and delivery system reform, Dr. Stubbs expressed appreciation for the bill"s elimination of scheduled Medicare physician fee schedule cuts-and the accumulated budget cost associated with such cuts-- caused by the flawed Medicare SGR formula; replacing the SGR with new targets that will provide for higher baseline spending targets and updates for evaluation and management and preventive services; increased payments to primary care physicians; and dedicated funding to pilot test patient-centered medical homes on a national scale. Dr. Stubbs stated that ACP is committed to doing all it can to get legislation enacted this year to ensure that all Americans will have access to affordable coverage and to a general internist or other primary care physician. He concluded by saying, "We believe that America"s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, H.R. 3200, will go a very long way toward achieving ACP"s goals [for health care reform] and we look forward to its being favorably reported out of the three committees." The American College of Physicians


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