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Anti-dumping Duties Detrimental For UK Farming, NFU Tells Review
The NFU has told a European Commission review of anti-dumping duties imposed on fertiliser from the Ukraine that such measures act as artificial trade barriers and, given the importance of fertiliser to agriculture, can curb profitability of farms across the UK and EU.

Advance Toward New Drugs That Turn Genes On And Off
Scientists in Michigan and California are reporting an advance toward development of a new generation of drugs that treat disease by orchestrating how genes in the body produce proteins involved in arthritis, cancer and a range of other disorders. Acting like an "on-off switch," the medications might ratchet up the production of proteins in genes working at abnormally low levels or shut off genes producing an abnormal protein linked to disease. Their report is in the current issue of ACS Chemical Biology, a monthly journal.
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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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AMSA Avant Research Bursary Winners And Applications For 2010

Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Avant/AMSA Student Research Fellowship: - Flora Poon from Bond University - Tran Nguyen from Flinders University - Daryl Cheng from Monash University - Jun Parker from James Cook University, Cairns - Philip Scott from James Cook University, Townsville Their proposal for a collaborative, cross-uni project Investigating Depression in Medical Students: Prevalence and Perception resonates with the Avant and AMSA values of looking after the interests of members. Depression is a significant issue in medical education, and for some doctors it can carry over into professional life after graduation. This project will help to reveal important data on the subject, and the proposal showed both innovation and commitment. A copy of the final paper will be published when the research is complete. Submissions are judged on the merit and design of the proposal, with criteria assessed including the value and innovation of the intended research to the medical community, and the students" knowledge, approach and methodology. In 2009 we had an exceptional standard of entries from all over the country - we commend you and are delighted to see the quality of work and dedication of our future doctors. The task of determining just one winner was certainly a difficult one, and as such there are also several honorary mentions to make. We congratulate the following students for their excellent proposals, and wish all of this year"s applicants the very best for their research undertakings: Honorary mentions - Chris Wong of Adelaide University - James Churchill of the University of Melbourne - Jasmine Zhu of the University of Melbourne - Yan Wang of Monash University - Claire Lawley of the University of NSW - Prasanti Kotagiri of Monash University - Deshan Sebaratnam of the University of NSW Student members of Avant can submit their entries for the 2010 fellowship using the new application form. AMSA


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