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Secrets Of A Life-Giving Amino Acid Revealed By Yale Researchers
Selenium is a trace element crucial to life - too little or too much of it is fatal. In the July 17 issue of the journal Science, researchers at Yale University and University of Illinois at Chicago detail the molecular mechanisms that govern its metabolism in the human body.
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Editorials Respond To Kansas Abortion Provider Tiller's Murder
The following summarizes recent editorials responding to the shooting death of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller, who was one of the few physicians in the country providing care for women in need of the procedure later in pregnancy.~ Los Angeles Times: Tiller"s murder "is a reminder that fringe adherents of the "pro-life" movement are willing to desecrate the very value they claim to champion," but "it distorts reality to insinuate that millions of Americans who oppose abortion condone such tactics," a Times editorial states. The editorial continues, "Tiller"s killing shouldn"t be exploited by activists on either side to score political points." According to the Times, "Sadly, Tiller"s assailant is not one of a kind, but neither is he typical of the antiabortion movement," as "[p]rominent pro-life organizations long have condemned violence against abortion providers while working to restrict the late-term abortions for which Tiller was known." The editorial also notes that the murder "was forthrightly condemned by the National Right to Life Committee, Americans United for Life and Kansas" four Catholic bishops." It continues that despite this, "some pro-choice activists are suggesting, overtly or subtly, that the responsibility for Tiller"s death is shared by the broader pro-life movement," and the "implication is that the mainstream pro-life movement has to be nudged into opposing violence." According to the Times, "Some "arguments" are thinly veiled incitements to violence against individuals and should be punished for the crimes they are," but "the basic premise of the antiabortion movement -- that a fetus is a person -- is by definition a "dehumanization" of abortion providers, even if it"s expressed in decorous language." The editorial states, "The militancy of some pro-life groups constitutes an alarming assault on a constitutionally protected right, but the answer is not to limit expression." It concludes, "It"s unfair to ask antiabortion activists to muffle their message because it might inspire an unbalanced individual to commit an atrocity" (Los Angeles Times, 6/2).~ New York Times: Tiller"s killing "was a reprehensible act of domestic terrorism directed toward the dwindling cadre of physicians who risk their safety to perform legal medical procedures," a Times editorial states. The editorial continues that for Tiller "and physicians like him, the threatening protests and incidents of violence and harassment never really stopped." According to the Times, "For his principled devotion to women"s health and constitutionally protected rights, [Tiller] was the target of protests at his clinic, his house and his church," all of which forced him "to fend off trumped up legal challenges aimed at shutting down his operations." Although U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has said that the U.S. Marshal Service will begin providing protection to certain abortion clinics and doctors, he should "consider taking the additional step of revitalizing the National Task Force on Violence against Health Care Providers that former Attorney General Janet Reno established during the Clinton years," the editorial continues. According to the Times, "There must be a sustained focus by federal and state officials to prevent further acts of violence and intimidation," and "[i]f it turns out that additional laws are needed, Congress should take action." The editorial concludes, "Over time, the combination of anti-choice restrictions and ongoing harassment by protest groups even short of violence have served to make abortions harder and harder to obtain. That trend must be stopped" (New York Times, 6/2). Drugshop to buy zoloft online and other pills.
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FDA Seeks Public Input On Transparency
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will host a daylong meeting on June 24, 2009. During this meeting, the FDA will seek recommendations on how to make information on FDA activities and decision-making useful, understandable, and more accessible to the public. The meeting is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT at the National Transportation Safety Board Conference Center, 429 L"Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C., 20594.
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Workers' Skin Cancer Risk In Spotlight, Australia

British-born outdoor workers in Australia estimate they have a much lower risk of acquiring skin cancer than do their Australian-born counterparts. PhD student Katja Saris from Queensland University of Technology"s AusSun Research Laboratory is researching sun protection used by outdoor workers in Queensland with the aim of devising strategies to increase their sun protection behaviour and ultimately, the sun protection behaviour of the general population. "Outdoor workers are recognised as having a high risk for skin cancer," Ms Saris said. "In my research, I found that outdoor workers from the UK working in Queensland estimated their risk level for skin cancers at 30 per cent, whereas Australian-born workers estimated it at 50 per cent. "This is concerning because the level of self-assessed risk a person has affects their use of sun protection and many workplaces do not have adequate sun safe policies for their workers." Ms Saris is studying the effect of an education program to improve the skin cancer protection practices of outdoor workers in South East Queensland. "Everybody has heard about skin cancer and knows someone who has had it, but still many people don"t protect themselves even when they are outside most of the time," she said. "It is hoped that this research will stimulate an increase in sun protection practices." Ms Saris said her study would monitor work- and non-related sun exposure. "Some workplaces enforce the wearing of sun protection so it will be interesting to find out if people carry these sun protection practices into the weekends and how they protect themselves when outside on days off." The AusSun Research Laboratory director and supervisor of Ms Saris" research, Professor Michael Kimlin, said governments and industry should look to this work to help improve sun protection in the outdoor workforce. "Sun protection is a simple yet effective way to reduce the risk of skin cancer, particularly for this high-risk group," Professor Kimlin said. Queensland University of Technology


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