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Higher Levels Of A Certain Protein Associated With Lower Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
Persons with higher levels of adiponectin, a protein that is produced by fat cells and that has anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitizing properties, have an associated lower risk of type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of previous studies, reported in the July 8 issue of JAMA.

Coalition For Quality & Patient Safety Of Chicagoland PSO Taps ECRI Institute PSO For Support
ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO) is pleased to announce an agreement with the Coalition for Quality & Patient Safety (CQPS) of Chicagoland PSO to provide patient safety data collection, reporting, and analysis. The Chicagoland PSO focuses on local experience, patterns, trends, and patient safety initiatives specific to Chicago and the surrounding counties. CQPS will coordinate its PSO and other patient safety efforts with other Illinois-based hospital and primary care associations, the Illinois Department of Public Health, consumers and consumer advocates, other patient safety and quality improvement stakeholders, and existing patient safety collaboratives across the state.
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Why HIV Progresses Faster In Women Than In Men With Same Viral Load
One of the continuing mysteries of the HIV/AIDS epidemic is why women usually develop lower viral levels than men following acute HIV-1 infection but progress faster to AIDS than men with similar viral loads. Now a research team based at the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), MIT and Harvard has found that a receptor molecule involved in the first-line recognition of HIV-1 responds to the virus differently in women, leading to subsequent differences in chronic T cell activation, a known predictor of disease progression. Their paper, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Nature Medicine, is receiving early online release.
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American Public Health Association Applauds Congressional Action On Health Reform

The American Public Health Association (APHA) applauds the recent progress made by Congress on comprehensive health reform legislation that includes important provisions to protect and improve health in our nation. Both the House and Senate have begun moving forward comprehensive health reform bills that are aligned with the president"s stated commitment to make prevention and wellness a central component of health reform and to ensure coverage for all. Additionally, both measures moving through Congress provide a strong foundation for real reform that can produce better health outcomes and lower costs. "The prevention provisions included in the bills adhere to the understanding that meaningful health reform must shift the paradigm from sickness to wellness by promoting primary care, early intervention and measures that stop preventable conditions in their tracks," said Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), executive director of APHA. Of particular note is the emphasis in both bills to increase funding for public health and prevention activities; to develop a national prevention, health promotion and public health strategy; to invest in community-based health promotion services; to expand the preventive service task force; and to dedicate res for building up the public health work force. APHA will continue to work with Congress in the upcoming weeks to ensure that these important provisions are included in the final legislation voted on by each chamber. American Public Health Association


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