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Individuals with insomnia and objective short sleep duration are at increased risk for developing diabetes, according to a research abstract presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
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Blogs Comment On Planned Parenthood Ad Campaign, Sex-Selective Abortion, Other Topics
The following summarizes selected women"s health-related blog entries.~ "A Radical Notion: Women"s Health Care as Mainstream," Cecile Richards, Huffington Post blogs: "To hammer ... home" the message that "Planned Parenthood and other essential community providers are the affordable, local access to basic preventive care that saves lives," the Planned Parenthood Action Center has introduced advertisements "educating the policy folks involved in fixing our health care system" about "why women"s health care needs to be taken care of in this mega-reform effort," Richards writes. She writes, "From cancer screenings to contraception to immunizations, the majority of women who go to women"s health care centers consider them their primary health care provider," adding, "In fact, more than 90% of what Planned Parenthood health centers do is preventive and primary care." According to Richards, "Essential community providers, including those who provide women"s health care, need to be part of any newly established health care system." She adds that "the three million patients who came to Planned Parenthood health centers last year can testify to it." Richards writes that "[f]amily planning and reproductive health care are unfortunately still not fully part of mainstream health care, even though 98% of women use contraception at some point in their lives -- there"s nothing more universal!" The "fact that women reproduce and, therefore, have different types of health care needs makes some folks on Capitol Hill go pale and start to sweat," Richards writes. She concludes, "Maybe one day we won"t need a special campaign to support women"s health," but "until then, Planned Parenthood is here to make sure women aren"t worse off after health care reform than before" (Richards, Huffington Post blogs, 6/18).~ "The Role of Medical Education in Preserving Abortion Access," Our Bodies, Our Blog: In response to a recent Salon opinion piece that examined whether there will be a next generation of abortion providers, the blog post discusses a few organizations that are "working to increase access to (accurate) abortion-related training." The blog includes links to Medical Students for Choice -- a group that "does student organizing and advocacy to influence medical school curricula, workshops ... and lectures on abortion techniques" -- and The Ryan Program -- which offers "funding, technical expertise, curriculum, workshops and other res to support training opportunities in abortion and contraception for ob-gyn residents." The blog entry also highlights the work of Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health, which partners with members of the American Medical Student Association "to provide "project in a box" materials for medical students wanting to access and influence their schools" curricula on sexual and reproductive health" (Our Bodies, Our Blog, 6/18). ~ "Regulating Abortion May Be OK But Not To Avoid Sex-Selection," Marianne Mollmann, Huffington Post blogs: "Sex-selective abortion raises a multitude of overlapping ethical concerns regarding eugenics, population control and provider privilege or knowledge," according to Mollmann, advocacy director for the Human Rights Watch"s Women"s Rights Division. Mollmann writes that recent media reports indicating that sex-selective abortion occurs among some ethnic communities in the U.S. "has generated new discussion about what to do -- indeed what to think -- about the practice here." She continues that the "effect of abortion regulations depends on the context and motivation," adding that "[f]rom a human rights perspective, the regulation of medical procedures and interventions is legitimate and indeed often necessary so long as they are based on full respect for the full range of human rights." It is "perhaps tempting to hope that banning sex-selective abortions would safeguard the gender balance of future generations," but the "criminalization of abortion for whatever reason has in the past led only to underground and unsafe prac
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MS Societies In UK And Australia Provide International Research Opportunity

Worldwide collaborative ties among researchers investigating the debilitating neurological condition multiple sclerosis (MS) have been strengthened thanks to the introduction of the first UK and Australian Fellowship Exchange programme. Dr Julia Morahan is the first person to be awarded the Macquarie Group Foundation Australia and UK MS Society Fellowship and she makes the move from investigating Motor Neurone Disease to research into MS. The initiative cements the relationship between the UK MS Society and international scientists researching MS and is supported by the Macquarie Group Foundation - the philanthropic arm of Macquarie Group. Dr Lee Dunster, Head of Research and Information at the UK MS Society, said: "More than 2.5million people are living with MS around the world and there is some suggestion this number is rising. "It is clear that no one scientist or laboratory will alone discover MS prevention or cure and by offering such research opportunities, the UK MS Society and MS Research Australia are helping to link world-class knowledge for the benefit of people living with MS." Dr Morahan will work in the internationally recognised laboratory of Professor George Ebers at the University of Oxford. The 3-year award will fund research aiming to map gene regions linked with MS and determine how they influence whether or not people get MS. Dr Morahan said: "It was originally thought that one particular gene was implicated in MS but potentially three or four genes are involved. I"ll be looking at isolating those genes. "The area of the genome where these genes are found is so complex. It controls what makes people"s cells unique," she added. The new initiative backs a new five-year strategy for the MS Society, which aims to further build on collaborative research that already exists with organisations in both Australia and America. Jeremy Wright, Executive Director of MS Research Australia, said: "As a young scientist in the area of neuroscience, Dr Morahan has already added to the understanding of MND. I am delighted that she is using her scientific prowess to help people with MS. "The Fellowship furthers MS Research Australia"s aim of creating international links to take advantage of research strengths in other countries. It also provides the opportunity to train Australian scientists in cutting-edge technology. We are indebted to the Macquarie Group Foundation which has been instrumental in getting this Fellowship established." Julie White, Head of the Macquarie Group Foundations, said: "The Macquarie Group Foundation has supported health research in Australia for more than 36 years. "A growing incidence of MS prompted the establishment of the Macquarie Group Foundation International MS Fellowship to strengthen research collaborations between Australia and the UK to help find a cure. We wish Dr Morahan every success in her pioneering scientific work in a disease category where there is so much hope." MS Society


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