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Blogs Comment On Tiller's Murder, Supreme Court Nomination
The following summarizes selected women"s health-related blog entries.~ "The Murder of Dr. Tiller, a Foreshadowing," Cristina Page, Birth Control Watch: Page writes, "For those who would like to think" that the "murder in church of Dr. George Tiller ... is an isolated incident, here"s the horrifying news: You are wrong." She continues, "The pattern is clear and frightening." According to Page, there were several murders of abortion providers and even more attempted murders during the administration of former President Clinton, the first president to support abortion rights. However, during the Bush administration, "not only were there no murders, there were no attempted murders," save for a single bombing of an abortion clinic, according to Page. She writes that Tiller"s murder occurred five months into the administration of President Obama, the nation"s second president who supports abortion rights. Page adds, "One can only conclude that like terrorist sleeper cells, these extremists have now been set in motion. Indeed the evidence is already there. The chatter, the threats, the hate-filled rhetoric, are abundant." According to Page, "The pro-choice movement, specifically our abortion providers, are in the greatest danger of violence when we take power." She adds, "The murder of Dr. Tiller suggests that violence against abortion providers may be far more linked to the power, or lack thereof, antiabortion groups have politically than to laws designed to increase penalties against such acts." Page continues that abortion-rights opponents "will put out carefully worded press statements condemning the murder of Dr. Tiller, as became routine for them during the Clinton years." Page concludes, "But unless the rhetoric they choose from now on becomes careful too -- they may be the enablers of murder and terror" (Page, Birth Control Watch, 5/31).~ "Where Will Women Go Now?" Kate Harding, Salon"s "Broadsheet": "If any good can come of the murder of Dr. George Tiller, ... perhaps it"s the opportunity to have a conversation about the reality of termination in the second and third trimesters," Harding writes. She adds, "Anti-choice activists often cast late-term abortions as the murder of a viable baby at the whim of a woman who doesn"t wish to be inconvenienced, carried out by a doctor who looks at her and sees only cartoon dollar signs." According to Harding, "such misinformation and outright lies about procedures that are in fact rare and only performed when medically necessary are what led anti-choice activists to call Tiller "America"s Doctor of Death" and accuse him of running a "murder mill."" The "reality" is that Tiller helped "women in absolutely desperate circumstances, when almost no one else would," Harding writes, adding, "Since the news of Dr. Tiller"s murder broke, personal narratives from people who used his services have been appearing around the Web." Harding talked to Susan Hill, president of the National Women"s Health Foundation, which referred girls and women to his clinic. Hill said, "We always sent the really tragic cases to Tiller." Harding reports that these included "women diagnosed with cancer who needed abortions to qualify for chemotherapy, women who learned late in their pregnancies that their wanted babies had fatal illnesses and rape victims so young they didn"t realize they were pregnant for months." According to Harding, "The trauma of receiving such a diagnosis is only compounded by the difficulty of obtaining a late-term abortion." Harding asked Hill "where women who need late-term abortions can go now," and says that Hill"s "response was bleak." Hill added that she doesn"t know where she will send "those really tragic cases"(Harding, "Broadsheet," Salon, 6/1). ~ "How I (and Other "Pro-Life" Leaders) Contributed to Dr. Tiller"s Murder," Frank Schaeffer, Huffington Post blogs: "My late father and I share the blame (with many others) for the murder of Dr. George Tiller," Schaeffer writes, adding, "Until I got out of the r

High Population Density Triggers Cultural Explosions
Increasing population density, rather than boosts in human brain power, appears to have catalysed the emergence of modern human behaviour, according to a new study by UCL (University College London) scientists published in the journal Science. High population density leads to greater exchange of ideas and skills and prevents the loss of new innovations. It is this skill maintenance, combined with a greater probability of useful innovations, that led to modern human behaviour appearing at different times in different parts of the world.
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New Clinical Study Shows Over Half Of Eligible OGIB Patients May Benefit From Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy As Recommended By GI Society Guidelines
Given Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIVN) announced a new study that shows over half of the eligible patients with occult or obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) may benefit from the additional diagnostic information provided by small bowel capsule endoscopy in accordance with existing gastrointestinal (GI) society guidelines, which call for the patient-friendly, non-invasive procedure following a negative upper endoscopy and colonoscopy. Additional studies advocate broader utility of capsule endoscopy in iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and suspected small bowel Crohn"s disease. The studies were presented at the Digestive Disease Week(R) (DDW) 2009 conference taking place in Chicago from May 30 - June 4, where Given Imaging also demonstrated a new, simplified procedure for performing PillCam(R) capsule endoscopy of the small bowel and the latest version of its RAPID(R) Software Suite at booth #2235 at the conference.
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Online Training For GP Teams Focuses On Care Plans For People With Intellectual Disability

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has released a new online learning activity designed to support general practitioners and other members of the general practice team in developing high quality care plans for people with intellectual disability, and in understanding eligibility requirements for Medicare-funded care plans. "For patients with intellectual disability care plans are a critical part of managing their health and well-being. This new education module, which is relevant to all members of the general practice team, takes a case-based approach to assisting patients to manage their health needs," said Dr Chris Mitchell, RACGP President, and GP in Northern NSW. "GPs are often the first point of contact within the health system for people with intellectual disability. Their health care needs are often complex; completing a care plan is an important part of ensuring these patients receive the care they need," said Dr Mitchell. This educational activity, developed with the support of the Australian Government and written by Monash University, Centre for Developmental Disability Health Victoria, is now available through the RACGP"s online education portal gplearning at http://www.gplearning.com.au. By completing this activity GPs can earn category 2 QA&CPD points. This module has been linked to the RACGP Curriculum for general practice learning objectives and is an ideal introduction for general practice registrars on best clinical practice in the management of intellectual disability. This activity is available online; GPs can complete this learning activity anywhere at any time. After working through this module participants should be able to: - Identify patients who would benefit from a care plan - Describe the requirements, structure and regulation of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) care planning items - List the other professionals and services that could usefully contribute to the care plan and understand how to involve them - Prioritise management goals and use the structure of a care plan to contribute to meeting those goals - Describe how the routine use of care plans can help prevent potential health and well being problems from being missed. The activity forms part of an active learning module comprising six activities. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

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