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MIT And CDC Discover Why H1N1 Flu Spreads Inefficiently - Virus Ill-suited For Rapid Transmission, But Researchers Say New Strain Could Mutate
A team from MIT and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a genetic explanation for why the new H1N1 "swine flu" virus has spread from person to person less effectively than other flu viruses.
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Genomes Of Parasitic Flatworms Decoded
Two international research teams have determined the complete genetic sequences of two species of parasitic flatworms that cause schistosomiasis, a debilitating condition also known as snail fever. Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum are the first sequenced genomes of any organism in the large group called Lophotrochozoa, which includes other free-living and parasitic flatworms as well as segmented roundworms, such as the earthworm.
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N.D. Judge Vows To Act Quickly On Challenge To State Ultrasound Law
North Dakota Judge Douglas Herman failed to issue a temporary injunction on Thursday to prevent a state law from going into effect that requires abortion clinics to offer women the chance to view ultrasound images 24 hours prior to obtaining an abortion, the AP/Bismarck Tribune reports. Judge Herman promised to issue an opinion "as soon as possible" on the constitutional challenge to the state law, which is set to take effect on Aug. 1. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed the challenge, arguing that it creates an unnecessary burden on a woman"s right to an abortion.The group also said that a provision in the law is confusing and that the state"s only abortion provider is unsure how to comply. According to the AP/Tribune, the provision in question reads: "The auscultation of the fetal heart tone must be of a quality consistent with standard medical practice in the community." Suzanne Stolz, an attorney for CRR, said the bill"s language could require the Red River Women"s Clinic -- the only abortion clinic in the state -- to offer women the chance to hear audio of the fetal heartbeat in addition to the ultrasound image. She added that the clinic "cannot afford to guess what the law means and hope that it is right."Assistant Attorney General Douglas Bahr said that the law requires the clinic only to offer the option of an ultrasound, not provide one. He added that most people understand that an ultrasound includes both images and audio and that he does not "know why the clinic doesn"t feel it can offer this to the patient." Cass County state"s attorney Birch Burdick, a co-counsel with Bahr, said that although some of the language in the law is "a little confusing," he would not prosecute clinic officials if they make an attempt to apply the law until the judge rules.Tammi Kromenaker, the director of the clinic, said, "We"re disappointed that we did not get an injunction today but we felt that some of our questions were answered," adding that the clinics had offered women the option of viewing an ultrasound for the last 18 months (Kolpack, AP/Bismarck Tribune, 7/31).
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American Academy Of Ophthalmology Announces Participants For 2010 Leadership Development Program

The American Academy of Ophthalmology announced the participants for its 2010 Leadership Development Program (LDP), an annual program designed to recognize and support ophthalmologists with the potential to become leaders in ophthalmic societies. "The LDP program, now in its eleventh year, has cultivated the leadership talents of nearly 200 ophthalmologists," said David W. Parke II, MD, executive vice president and CEO of the Academy. "Program participants gain the necessary skills to promote ophthalmology worldwide and to grow as leaders in the profession." Every spring, the LDP invites state, subspecialty and specialized interest ophthalmology societies to nominate an Eye M.D. to be a part of this program. After nominations are submitted, about 18 to 20 program participants are chosen via a competitive selection process. The participants attend four education sessions that address a variety of leadership, advocacy and association governance topics. The first of the four sessions will be held at the 2009 Joint Meeting in San Francisco, followed by a winter meeting in San Francisco, a spring session in Washington, DC in conjunction with the Mid-Year Forum, and then graduation in Chicago at the 2010 Joint Meeting. The Academy congratulates the following Eye M.D.s who were selected to participate in the Leadership Development Program Class of 2010: Arlene Bagga, MD New Mexico Academy of Ophthalmology William Barry Lee, MD, FACS Eye Bank Association of America Shahar Frenkel, MD Israel Ophthalmology Society Edward S. Lim, MD Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians Diana Hampton, MD Oklahoma Academy of Ophthalmology Pecos T. A. Olurin, MBBS Delaware Academy of Ophthalmology Christopher L. Haupert, MD Iowa Academy of Ophthalmology David B. Petersen, MD Utah Ophthalmology Society Gary S. Hirshfield, MD New York State Ophthalmological Society Ann Ranelle, DO American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology Aaron C. Holtebeck, MD Wisconsin Academy of Ophthalmology Sarwat Salim, MD, FACS American College of Surgeons - Advisory Council on Ophthalmic Surgery Odette Margit Houghton, MD North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Stephen G. Schwartz, MD, MBA Florida Society of Ophthalmology David D. Ingvoldstad, MD Nebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Gaurav K. Shah, MD American Society of Retina Specialists Michael S. Ip, MD Macula Society Michael E. Sulewski, MD Association of Veterans Affairs Ophthalmologists Katherine A. Lee, MD, PhD American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Joseph M. Zobian, MD Hawaii Ophthalmology Society American Academy of Ophthalmology


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