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Alzheimer's Society Comment On Green Paper For Adult Funding Of Social Care In England
Health Secretary Andy Burnham set out three new models of funding adult social care in England yesterday.
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The benefits of alcohol are all about moderation. Low to moderate drinking - especially of red wine - appears to reduce causes of mortality, while too much drinking causes multiple organ damage.
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Access To Abortion Services In Kansas Hindered After Closure Of Tiller's Clinic
After the murder of abortion provider George Tiller and the closure of his Wichita, Kan., clinic, residents of the city face about a three-hour drive to the nearest abortion provider, a distance experts say is not uncommon for access to abortion services in southern and midwestern states, the Wichita Eagle reports. Jenny O"Donnell of the Abortion Access Project said that southern and midwestern states have the heaviest restrictions on abortion, adding that "substantial populations don"t have an abortion provider" in states such as Mississippi and Arkansas. According to 2005 statistics from the Guttmacher Institute, 87% of U.S. counties have no abortion provider; the figure rises to 94% of counties in the Midwest and 96% of counties in Kansas. The number of abortion providers in Kansas declined from 15 in 1992 to seven in 2005, while the number of providers nationwide dropped from 2,380 to 1,787 over the same time period, according to Guttmacher. Experts say the decline is the result of several factors, including public pressures, increased regulation that has driven up the cost and complexity of providing abortion and a general trend in the health care industry toward consolidated, more specialized practices.Vicki Saporta, president and CEO of the National Abortion Federation, said that the decrease in the number of abortion providers is misleading on some levels. The decline primarily has occurred among hospitals and small providers who perform a few procedures a year, while major clinics that specialize in abortion have remained essentially stable, Saporta said. Peter Brownie, executive director of Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri, said that the group"s clinics have experienced an increase in contacts from women from south-central Kansas since Tiller"s clinic closed a little more than one week ago. He added, "At the present time, there"s no place between Denver and Kansas City where a woman can obtain abortion care. That"s a significant barrier for women throughout the state that have that need." NAF has established a national hotline to offer referrals for women who have to make new arrangements for abortion care because of the closure of Tiller"s clinic, Saporta said (Lefler, Wichita Eagle, 6/9).
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New Courses Headline University Of Queensland Open Day, Australia

Three new programs within UQ"s School of Human Movement Studies are bound to get the heart racing in 2010, and will be on show at this year"s Open Day event. Potential students can choose from a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences, a Bachelor of Health, Sport and Physical Education and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Nutrition Sciences). The Exercise and Nutrition Sciences is a three-year degree, while the other two programs span four years full-time professional preparation. Graduates will have the flexibility to pursue jobs within government, health and physical education, sporting teams, exercise physiology, private practice and rehabilitation clinics, to name a few. On Open Day (St Lucia-August 2), visitors to the School of Human Movement Studies will have the opportunity to participate in sporting demonstrations, get a taste of a career in nutrition or dietetics and talk to students who are pursuing studies in health, sport and physical education. Academic information sessions will also be held on careers in sports coaching and exercise and sports science. Head of the School of Human Movement Studies Professor Doune Macdonald said the program titles were intended to assist students in choosing studies in their primary areas of interest. "The new program structure will also enable the students to get to know their peers and lecturers from the beginning of their university experience and, as such, receive full support to plan their study and career pathways," Professor Macdonald said. "There will also be expanded opportunities for students to undertake international exchanges with leading institutions worldwide." A Bachelor of Health, Sport and Physical Education will address professional practice in education, sports coaching, health promotion and recreation management, while a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences will hone skills in clinical exercise and physiology and sports science. Students studying the Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Nutrition Sciences) will gain an understanding of the anatomical, physiological, biomechanical and behavioural basis of human movement - a perfect foundation for a range of careers and postgraduate study options. Applications for the new programs can be made through QTAC. Current minimum entry requirements are passes at Year 12 level, or equivalent, in senior English and one strand of science being either biological sciences, chemistry or physics. For more information on the new programs go to http://www.hms.uq.edu.au and for Open Day details click on http://www.youruq.com/openday/. University of Queensland


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