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Call For Primary Care Reform From American Academy Of Family Physicians, American College Of Physicians And American Osteopathic Association
Leaders of three national organizations representing nearly a third of a million physicians today visited Capitol Hill offices to express their continued concern for America"s patients who do not have access to primary care physicians. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) represent the majority of physicians who care for Medicare patients. The leaders noted that only 17 percent of U.S. medical school graduates in 2008 expressed a preference for a primary care specialty - an all-time low - at a time when demand for primary care is rapidly increasing.
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'Warrior Gene' Linked To Gang Membership, Weapon Use: FSU Study
Boys who carry a particular variation of the gene Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), sometimes called the "warrior gene," are more likely not only to join gangs but also to be among the most violent members and to use weapons, according to a new study from The Florida State University that is the first to confirm an MAOA link specifically to gangs and guns.
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The latest work to "turn off the taps" in the brain and stop a chemical being released in excess amounts which can lead to Parkinson"s Disease - was presented at The British Pharmacological Society"s Summer Meeting in Edinburgh.
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New Healthcare Video Game Promotes Single-Payer Reforms

When American patients trust their health to a for-profit insurance company, they"re doing nothing less than gambling with their lives. Registered nurses from the National Nurses Organizing Committee and California Nurses Association today announce the launch of a new healthcare video game, based on this idea, called "You Bet Your Health." The game is part of a wide-ranging public education and political mobilization campaign for single-payer health reforms, which is the choice of nurses and doctors. The game can be viewed at http://www.YouBetYourHealth.com This video game, which will be supported through online advertising, features an everyday patient trying to win healthcare from her insurance company. In each case, the insurer wins. Finally, as a bonus round, the patient spins to choose a healthcare system-and is fortunate to land on the single-payer model, which is succeeding in much of the rest of the industrialized world and which has been introduced in Congress as HR 676 (Conyers-MI) and S 703 (Sanders-VT). The ads follow up on a national campaign that has seen RNs and MDs arrested before The Senate Finance Committee for speaking out on behalf of the idea, as well as blog ads, national television ads, and rallies outside each of the White House Regional Forums on Healthcare. Each of these actions has demanded that Congressional and administration leaders at least consider, debate, and financially score the merits and demerits of a single-payer system in relation to other proposals as well as our current, multi-payer system. "We all know the incredible financial and lobbying res that health insurance and pharmaceutical companies bring to the table in Washington," said Deborah Burger, RN, co-president of NNOC/CNA, "but Congress does itself a disservice when it refuses to talk about the success of single-payer healthcare. Nurses and doctors support single-payer because it works." A single-payer system, says NNOC/CNA, is the most effective reform to assure universal coverage, choice of doctor, and real cost controls that will end the financial and healthcare insecurity faced by American families and American businesses. Under a single-payer system, patients choose from among competing doctors and hospitals, which are paid from a universal, nonprofit health coverage fund, with no co-pays or deductibles, real cost controls, and comprehensive benefits for less than we and our employers pay now. California Nurses Association


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