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Scientists Examine HIV's Effect On Immune System
A study by researchers from Duke University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and published in PLoS Medicine has found that upon infection "three lines of attack by the immune system are quickly neutralized by HIV," findings they hope "will provide a better understanding of how to develop a vaccine to protect against the virus," the Raleigh News & Observer reports. The study, lead by Duke"s Barton Haynes, showed that HIV, "once considered a slow if stealthy invader, actually works incredibly fast at disarming key immune fighters in the body." Haynes said scientists still have a difficult task in developing a vaccine, adding, "It would have to be different than any other vaccine made" (Avery, 7/7).
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Washington Post Opinion Piece Examines O'Reilly's Role In Tiller Murder
Fox News host Bill O"Reilly is "being incredibly disingenuous when he claims that he bears no responsibility for others" actions in the killing of Dr. George Tiller on Sunday," Mary Alice Carr, vice president of communications for NARAL Pro-Choice New York, writes in a Washington Post opinion piece. "When you tell an audience of millions over and over again that someone is an executioner, you cannot feign surprise when someone executes that person," she continues, adding that "O"Reilly knew that people wanted Tiller dead, and he knew full well that many of those people were avid viewers of his show. Still, he fanned the flames."Carr writes that she has pledged to no longer appear on O"Reilly"s show because she realized that her appearance "would only legitimize his speech and that no good would come of my efforts." She adds that when a producer called her to come on the show following Tiller"s murder, she responded that, among other things, the community of abortion-rights supporters "hold[s] O"Reilly responsible for helping to create a climate in which hate was allowed to fester."Carr notes that following Tiller"s death, "O"Reilly had the opportunity to apologize for his words" and "say that this tragic outcome was something about which he felt sorry," but "[h]e didn"t." She adds, "When restraint and perspective were called for, he fanned the flames higher." Carr concludes that she will not appear on O"Reilly"s show because "if the murder of a man in a house of worship wasn"t enough to make Bill O"Reilly repent, what hope d[o] I have?" (Carr, Washington Post, 6/4).
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Hypoglycemia Increases Mortality Risk, Lengthens Hospital Stay For Diabetes Patients -- Even Outside The ICU
Diabetes patients who are hospitalized for non-critical illnesses, and develop hypoglycemia while hospitalized, are likely to remain hospitalized longer and face greater risk of mortality both during and after hospitalization, according to a study published in the July issue of Diabetes Care.
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New Hunger Platform Launched To Enlighten Youth

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced the first interactive web platform devoted to informing and educating students and teachers on hunger issues using a wealth of materials to encourage critical thinking. "Today"s youth are hungry to know more about the problems which are causing food shortages across the globe -- like conflict in Pakistan, high food prices, climate change and the global financial crisis," said Nancy Roman, WFP"s Director of Communications and Public Policy. She said that global hunger is on the rise, with 115 million people having joined the ranks of the hungry in the last two years alone. "Our web platform provides a gateway to enlighten and engage today"s youth who, in a few short years, will be responsible for making critical decisions about the many global challenges which will persist." The Students and Teachers section of WFP"s recently revamped website http://www.wfp.org) is designed to increase awareness and understanding of hunger-related problems among teachers, and allow them to easily integrate topics such as the Millennium Development Goals, of which the reduction of hunger is No.1, into the mainstream academic curriculum. The site provides creative lesson plans and activities for teachers in addition to links to user-friendly educational sites, educational res, blogs and interactive games for students. "This is a one-stop re shop for those who want to know everything they can about hunger - and what it will take to curb it," said Roman, adding that more than 25,000 people around the world die each day from hunger and related causes, 14,000 of them children. A number of educators around the world have contributed to the array of content - including Cape Breton University, Auburn University and 4-H Alabama. Students are encouraged to take action in their local communities through awareness-raising activities, and ideas on how to do this are offered. Among other youth outreach tools already developed by WFP are: FreeRice.com - the popular online word game where players help feed the world through click-based game, while improving their vocabulary. Food-force.com, now in 16 languages, continues to be a popular, fun video game which teaches children about the multitude of challenges of delivering life-saving food in a major humanitarian crisis. Through these initiatives, WFP aims to engage and motivate young people around the world to take action in the fight against hunger at a grassroots level. A prime example of this engagement is the WFP-supported "Universities Fighting World Hunger" - a coalition of 87 universities across the United States, which encourages students to get involved in hunger awareness-raising activities and on-the-ground activism. In the UK, WFP recently teamed up with the UK School Food Trust to launch The Really Good School Dinner campaign, raising over GBP 11,000 for WFP School Feeding Programmes. Over 550 schools participated resulting in more than 400,000 school children pledging to empty their plate to fill the plate of a child in the developing world. United Nations World Food Programme


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