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Blogs Comment On Obama's Notre Dame Speech, Gallup Poll On Abortion Views, Other Topics
The following summarizes selected women"s health-related blog entries.~ "Nine Key Developments in Obama"s Notre Dame Speech," Dan Gilgoff, U.S. News & World Report"s God and Country: When speaking at the University of Notre Dame"s commencement ceremony Sunday, President Obama "devoted a good-sized chunk of the address to confronting the basis for the controversy" surrounding his invitation to speak "head on," Gilgoff writes. He goes on to list nine key points in the speech, including Obama"s decisions to acknowledge the controversy surrounding his appearance at the commencement; highlight his policy proposals of increasing adoption availability and assistance to pregnant women who carry pregnancies to term, which "go way beyond pregnancy prevention;" and voice his support for "drafting a sensible conscience clause," which represents a step away from completely rescinding the Bush administration provider "conscience" rule. Gilgoff writes that Obama also "argued, despite his hopes of achieving common ground around the hottest-button issue, the two sides in the abortion debate really are at loggerheads," adding that his statement was "incongruous with a speech that argued common ground is always possible between ideological combatants." Gilgoff also discusses media coverage of the event and the fact that "Obama never stated his pro-abortion-rights position," which likely will "rile" abortion-rights advocates. In addition, Obama "peppered his speech with shows of respect for those on the other side of the issue," according to Gilgoff. Lastly, Obama addressed the moral issue surrounding abortion, which "represents a break from Democrats who, for a long time, declined to do so," but also spoke on other moral and religious issues beyond abortion -- an important move "because most religious Americans don"t see their faith mostly in terms of stopping abortion" (Gilgoff, U.S. News & World Report"s God and Country, 5/18).~ "Has the Public Become More Opposed to Abortion?" John Sides, The Monkey Cage: Recently released polls from Gallup and the Pew Research Center were based on "hopelessly mushy" questions, and the "findings obscure far more than they reveal," Sides writes. The Gallup data showed that the percentage of people who said they are "pro-life" has risen and is larger than the percentage who calls themselves "pro-choice." The Pew data showed a decline in the percentage of people who think abortion should be legal in "all" or "most" cases, with an increase in the percentage of people who think it should be illegal in all or most cases. However, "a wider array of data do not appear to show notable trends," and the "movement appears to be among Republicans," Sides writes, adding that the two research groups "purport to show shifts in opinion that are not evident in other data." The two groups "employ vague questions that do not easily map onto actual policy debates," he continues, concluding, "Once more precise data are employed, it becomes clear that opinion strongly depends on the circumstances under which the abortion would occur" (Sides, The Monkey Cage, 5/16).~ "Discussion: Obama at Notre Dame," Washington Post"s On Faith: The Washington Post"s On Faith blog posted several entries regarding President Obama"s speech at the University of Notre Dame"s commencement ceremony. Susan Brooks Thistlewaite, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, writes that she "appreciated" that Obama"s speech "acknowledged that women are the central decision makers" when it comes to abortion "and that women engage in moral reasoning to make the decision." However, this has "kept religious authorities from making the connection between insights from the history of ethics and the abortion question." Brian McLaren, an evangelical pastor, writes that the speech "was an example of the kind of respectful discourse we need when grappling with issues over which we disagree, while author Susan Jacoby says that the speech and reaction from the audience "will h
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Faculty Of Translational Medicine Boosts Support For Biomedical Researchers

A new Faculty of Translational Medicine has been launched to increase support for, and enhance collaboration among researchers as they search for new treatments and diagnostic tests for a range of diseases and conditions. The Faculty is based in the National Institute for Health Research Comprehensive Biomedical Research Center at Guy"s and St Thomas" hospitals and King"s College London. It is the Centre"s latest move to bolster the research efforts of clinicians, scientists, nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and managers involved with the BRC. Through the Faculty, members can: * access training programmes, statistical advice and consultancy on clinical trial design * receive support for the use of cutting-edge technologies * run studies in dedicated clinical trials facilities * keep abreast of the latest developments in translational research * use the Faculty Re Centre (opening in autumn 2009) where they can find the research and governance advice they need in on place, hotdesking facilities and opportunities to network with others working in translational medicine Professor Graham Lord, Deputy Director of the comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre and Chair of its Training Committee said, "The new Faculty of Translational Medicine will underpin our exciting interdisciplinary programmes of research, and the investments we have already made in research posts, facilities and equipment, training schemes and fora to keep people abreast of developments both locally and further afield. "Our new Faculty will provide opportunities for members to interact and collaborate and to become leaders in translational medicine, thereby accelerating advances that will benefit patient care." Over 250 people from Guy"s and St Thomas" and King"s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts, King"s College London and the Centre"s other partner organisations, which include Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry and St George"s Healthcare NHS Trust have been granted Faculty membership. All of these individuals are either actively involved in, or support the Centre"s translational research agenda which is focused on seven research themes and a number of cross-cutting disciplines*. Sharon Jones, a research nurse in dermatology and one of the new Faculty members said, "This new initiative is exciting for research nurses like me. The Faculty will offer the support and collaboration necessary to translate new information into actual patient benefit, in terms of gentler and more effective therapies and improved diagnosis and prognosis. The new clinical research facilities will enable us to care for research participants in a safe and dignified environment." Dr Katie Lacy, a Clinical Research Consultant within the BRC"s dermatology theme said, "The new Faculty will add support to an already flourishing research environment. My research involves investigating new potential treatments for malignant melanoma, a condition for which there are currently very few effective treatments once it has spread from the skin. The assistance provided by the Faculty will help me to ensure that scientific discoveries made in the laboratory can be developed as effective therapies that can be administered to patients as quickly as possible." Dr David King, Director, Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) at the National Institute for Health Research, said, "I welcome the establishment of the Faculty of Translational Medicine, which will support the BRC"s mission to drive innovation in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ill health and to translate advances in biomedical research into real benefits for patients." The work of the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre is focused around seven key disease areas and a number of "cross-cutting" disciplines where Guy"s and St Thomas" NHS Foundation Trust and King"s College London have already established clinical and research strengths: Themes * Allergy and asthma * Atherosclerosis (heart disease and stroke) * Cancer * Dermatology * Immunology and infection * Oral health * Transplantation Cross-cutting disciplines * Genetics * Paediatrics * Imaging * Health and social care * Stem cell research * The Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Disease * Cell and molecular biophysics * Developmental neurobiology Andrea Ttofa King"s College London


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