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UNICEF Appeals For Funding To Urgently Assist Displaced Children And Women In Northwest Pakistan
UNICEF has appealed for an additional $41.4 million to provide urgent assistance to people displaced by fighting in northwest Pakistan. Over half of the displaced are children. UNICEF Pakistan has now almost exhausted its contingency stocks of supplies and funding.

Associative Sequence Learning: The Role Of Experience In The Development Of Imitation And The Mirror System
The ability to imitate is crucial for human social interaction and cultural inheritance. Until recently, it was assumed that this ability was innate. We review new evidence indicating that experience plays a critical role in the development of imitation.
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What Are Gallstones? What Causes Gallstones?
Gallstones are lumps or stones that develop in the gallbladder or bile duct. Some of the chemicals which exist in the gallbladder, such as cholesterol, calcium bilirubinate, and calcium carbonate, harden into either one large stone or many small ones. According to Medilexicon"s medical dictionary, a gallstone is "A concretion in the gallbladder or a bile duct, composed chiefly of a mixture of cholesterol, calcium bilirubinate, and calcium carbonate, occasionally as a pure stone composed of just one of these substances". An article describes a gallbladder in the bile duct similar to trying to squeeze a golf ball through a straw.
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Pitt's Dr. Lewis Kuller Named 2009 Distinguished Scientist By American Heart Association

Lewis Kuller, M.D., Dr.P.H., distinguished professor of public health and professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, has been designated a 2009 American Heart Association Distinguished Scientist for major contributions to cardiovascular disease and stroke research. For more than 40 years, Dr. Kuller has studied risk factors for individuals with heart disease, and the development of atherosclerosis and heart disease. He established and directed the Healthy Women"s Study, the first and longest study of women from pre- to post-menopause. He also is nationally recognized for his contributions to the study of cardiovascular disease and the use of non-invasive techniques, such as ultrasound and coronary computed tomography (CT), to detect early heart disease in people without symptoms. "Lew Kuller is a world-class scientist who has made substantial contributions to the field of public health," said Donald S. Burke, M.D., dean, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. "With a keen sense of purpose, he has pioneered landmark studies that have transformed our understanding of cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes and women"s health." Dr. Kuller directs the Pittsburgh site of the multicenter Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), which led to a new risk factor index to improve coronary heart disease prediction. He is a co-principal investigator on the CHS Cognition Study, one of the largest prospective dementia studies that has identified risk factors and brain changes with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to predict dementia many years later. He also is the co-principal investigator of the recently completed Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study, a trial that showed the dietary supplement Ginkgo biloba has no effect on preventing dementia. Dr. Kuller has published more than 600 articles in peer-reviewed journals. A few of his many honors include the Chancellor"s Distinguished Research Award, University of Pittsburgh; the Abraham Lilenfeld Award, American College of Epidemiology; the MERIT Award, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the Alumni Achievement Award, George Washington University; and the Society of Scholars and Centennial Scholar, Johns Hopkins University. The American Heart Association created the Distinguished Scientist designation in 2003. The title is conferred on a select group of prominent scientists whose work has advanced the understanding and management of cardiovascular disease and stroke. University of Pittsburgh


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