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Zebrafish Provide A Model For Cancerous Melanoma In Humans
In a new study published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, scientists use the zebrafish to gain insight into the influence of known cancer genes on the development and progression of melanoma, an aggressive form of human skin cancer with limited treatment options.
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Looking For Excellence - NHS Alliance Launches Acorn Awards 2009
Entries are invited for the 2009 NHS Alliance Acorn Awards. This year, the awards, which recognise excellence in primary care, have nine categories. Since last year, the NHS Alliance introduced a new category, Pharmaceutical Services Commissioning, which has been designed to showcase Primary Care Trusts which are excelling at world class commissioning of pharmaceutical services.
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Reich: Obama Must Increase Pressure To Reform Health Care
NPR interviewed Robert Reich, professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, on the steps President Barack Obama needs to take to successfully reform health care. Recently, Reich sent Obama a memo "outlining six things the president must to do save universal health care." Reich told NPR that "health care is stalling in the Senate," and Obama must "fire people up" and "be tough" to counter the medical industry, which has "some of the most formidable lobbies in the country." Reich said that Obama is only going to succeed if he "counts noses, cajoles, twists arms, threatens - and I think he does have it in him." He adds that while "bipartisanship is a noble aspiration," "we"re getting to the point where the president has got to say if I do not get your votes on this, Republicans, I"m going to go through reconciliation. I"m going to do it without you" (Martin, 6/29).
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The Bazelon Center Welcomes President Obama's Pledge To People With Mental Disabilities On Olmstead's 10th Anniversary

The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law welcomes President Obama"s announcement today of his commitment to the promise of the landmark Supreme Court case, Olmstead v. L.C., on its 10th anniversary. In a statement released by the White House today the President launched a "Year of Community Living" and tasked the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to identify initiatives that will develop and improve services and supports to assist people with disabilities who wish to live in the most integrated settings possible. The landmark Olmstead decision mandated that public services for people with disabilities be provided in the most integrated setting possible, giving them the opportunity to live in the community. "We are confident that the Obama Administration will move us closer to a nation where people with mental illnesses have access to the services and supports that offer them the choice to live independently," said Robert Bernstein, Ph. D., executive director of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. Secretaries Kathleen Sebelius (HHS) and Shaun Donovan (HUD) also announced their agencies" commitment to providing funding and implementation plans for programs that will improve access to long-term health and mental health care services and supportive housing for people with mental illnesses. "We look forward to working with the administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement these Olmstead-based initiatives to improve the lives and uphold the rights of Americans who have mental illnesses," stated Bernstein. In a report and call to action to be released on Wednesday, June 24, the Bazelon Center lists a series of actions that should be taken by both the federal government and the states to make Olmstead a reality for people with mental illnesses. To see more on the initiatives proposed by the White House, HHS, and HUD, visit: White House HHS HUD The Bazelon Center


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