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Oregon Researcher Puts New Focus On How Particles Of Colloidal Materials And Artificial Cells Interact
Applying biological molecules from cell membranes to the surfaces of artificial materials is opening peepholes on the very basics of cell-to-cell interaction.
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Dietitians Of Canada Says Posting Calories And Nutrients On Menus May Help Canadians Make Healthier Food Choices
Does posting calories on restaurant menu boards help Canadians make healthier food choices and possibly prevent obesity? Dietitians of Canada says yes - providing nutrition information in restaurants, including calorie and nutrient content of food served, is one step that may help promote healthier choices. However, a review of the evidence on this issue by Dietitians of Canada (DC) underscores the fact that there are no simple solutions to the complex issue of obesity prevention; a variety of approaches are needed. One such solution is to ensure that settings in which food choices are made, including restaurants and fast-food establishments, support healthy eating. Longer term evaluation of these types of labelling initiatives are needed before we can say whether providing calorie and nutrient information in these settings will affect obesity rates.
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Opinion Pieces Comment On Obama's Notre Dame Speech, Abortion Debate
Several newspapers recently published opinion pieces regarding President Obama"s commencement address at the University of Notre Dame. Summaries appear below.~ Cal Thomas, Washington Times: "Put aside the question of whether" Notre Dame should have invited President Obama to speak at its commencement ceremony on Sunday and "[f]ocus, instead, on [his] remarks and whether he is serious, or can be made so, about actually reducing the number of abortions in America," syndicated columnist Thomas writes in a Washington Times opinion piece. "Don"t put aside, however, the argument that there is only one reason to even want to reduce the number of abortions and that is that what is being killed, terminated, evacuated (choose your term) is, in fact, human life," Thomas adds. "In speaking of "original sin," the president hit upon why abortion has been so easily tolerated for so long," he writes, adding that Obama "spoke of "self-interest" and "crass materialism" but did so in the context of economics, not abortion." Thomas reports that Obama called for making adoption ""more available"" and providing ""care and support for women who do carry their children to term."" Thomas notes that Obama"s speech also included "an appeal for discussion and respect for people with different views," which was "a good beginning, but the ending is what counts, and the initial actions of this president when it comes to abortion and stem cell research have not been pro-life" (Thomas, Washington Times, 5/19).~ Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times: After his commencement address at Notre Dame, "it"s now clear that the president is the rhetorical equivalent of a "money player,"" which is the "kind of competitor who steps up and delivers in the big games," Rutten writes in a Los Angeles Times opinion piece. Notre Dame"s invitation for Obama to speak at commencement and receive an honorary degree "bec[a]me an engine of controversy" because of protests from "reductionists," or conservative Catholics "who insist on bringing the broad sweep of Catholic social morality down to a single issue -- abortion," Rutten writes. However, Obama "negotiated the situation with remarkable ease," Rutten continues, adding that Obama was "speaking … to three audiences far from South Bend on Sunday." The first audience was the "crucial bloc of Catholic voters who seem to be looking for ways to remain in the Democratic Party," he writes. In addition, Obama was speaking to "those Catholic Democrats in public office ... who are under intense pressure from the reductionist bishops in their home dioceses" and to the U.S. Senate, which will likely ask Obama"s Supreme Court nominee about his or her views on abortion during confirmation hearings, Rutten continues. He concludes, "Even in Washington"s charged partisan atmosphere, it will be hard to ignore the president"s call for civility at Notre Dame" (Rutten, Los Angeles Times, 5/20).~ Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune: Obama "appropriately promoted" the "ability of adversaries to work together on mutual interests" in his commencement address, Page writes in a Tribune opinion piece. Page adds that the speech was "classic Obama the pragmatist: Look past ideology, try to ignore disagreements and work together on mutual interests." Obama said that "at some level, the views of the two camps are irreconcilable," Page writes, adding that it is "because Americans hold no values more dear than "life" and "choice."" Page adds that "[i]n the abortion debate, those values clash head-on." However, Obama"s "eloquent come-together oratory enabled him to leave the university like a hero, even though he glossed over the thorny specifics that drive wedges between people of goodwill when words are hammered into law," Page continues. "For now, by focusing on civility, the president apparently hopes to defuse the abortion powder keg long enough to address his higher priorities," Page writes, concluding, "The economy, national security and health care are going to be tough fight
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Johns Hopkins Patient Safety Program Receives Healthcare Informatics Magazine's 2009 Innovator Award

Johns Hopkins Medicine"s patient safety program has earned second place in Healthcare Informatics magazine"s eighth annual Innovator Awards. The award was given to Johns Hopkins for its program called Collaborative Partnerships and Interventions to Promote and Ensure Patient Safety. Hopkins was among more than 60 nominees voted on by the magazine"s readers. The Detroit Medical Center took first place, and the BayCare Health System in Tampa Bay, Florida, was third. The Hopkins safety program fields a team of 230 physicians, nurses and administrators, many partnered with Johns Hopkins Medicine executives, who conduct research, implement evidence-based changes to health care practices and systems, and rigorously measure safety progress. A key component of the Hopkins program is the CUSP, the Comprehensive Unit Safety Program, which pairs senior JHM executives with clinical departments or units to serve as "champions" and facilitators of safety programs. While most lack formal medical training, these safety excecutives become a regular part of a clinical unit"s operations, meeting with frontline staff on a regular basis to get firsthand knowledge of care and safety issues. The organized concept behind CUSP is that the executives have the clout to cut red tape quickly direct needed res and speed change. Since CUSP"s inception in 2003, about 35 Hopkins leaders have "adopted" clinical units. "The CUSP program has provided me, and members of our IT team, with an opportunity to focus on the real reason we chose to work in health care," says Stephanie Reel, Johns Hopkins Medicine"s chief information officer and vice president for information services. Speaking of her experience as a CUSP executive with the pediatric intensive care unit, Reel notes that she and her team were given an opportunity to listen to nurses and physicians under actual work conditions, interact with patients, and discuss challenging issues. "We have found ways to work together to define and implement real-world solutions to tricky problems," she says. "The rewards are far greater than I ever anticipated." Allied with the safety program is the Johns Hopkins Medicine Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care, which provides staff with the tools and means to correct system flaws that could negatively impact patient care and safety. "What we found is that flaws in operational systems often are at the root of many safety issues," says Richard "Chip" Davis, Ph.D., executive director of the Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care. "Simply making changes in the way prescriptions are ordered, for example, can greatly reduce errors and unintended consequences." Johns Hopkins Medicine


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