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Original Source The Out in Africa SA Gay & Lesbian Film Festival which is turning 15 this year is honoured to have Professor Kader Asmal, former Minister, MP and currently professor extraordinary at UWC, as key note speaker at the Festival's opening night in Cape…

Original Source The American Organization of Nurse Executives has received a grant to support the Resourcefully Enhancing Aging in Specialty Nursing initiative. The $17,000 grant from the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at the New York University College of Nursing will allow AONE to expand…

The University of Queensland will adopt a greater focus on fund-raising activities, with vice-chancellor Paul Greenfield making the approach a priority. Lynn Meek, director of the LH Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management, said 'generally most of the universities are becoming leaner, more…

SECTION: CAPITOL HILL HEARING TESTIMONY LENGTH: 1726 words Statement of Dr. Diana White Senior Research Associate, Institute on Aging Portland State University Committee on Senate Special Aging July 23, 2008 Good morning Senator Casey, Ranking Member Smith, and members of the Committee; I very much…

Original Source by Kristina Goodnough Dr. Kourosh Parham, assistant professor of otolaryngology, has received the Jahnigen Scholar research award as part of the American Geriatrics Society's long-term project to increase geriatrics expertise in surgical and medical specialties. Parham, who has a longstanding interest in age-related…

Business trade group opposes plan Original Source By Thomas Gaudio An advocacy group last week launched a nationwide campaign in 53 cities, including Trenton, that is pushing for everyone in the country to have health care coverage through federal legislation. Health Care for America Now-a…

13 Jul 2008 Original Source By Tanika White, Sun reporter After four years of medical school and three years of internal medicine training, Jessica Colburn could have chosen just about any field of medicine to practice. Gastroenterology would have been lucrative, brain surgery exciting. At…

Original Source A study published in the July 9 issue of JAMA finds an association between higher than normal levels of the protein fetuin-A and an increased risk of developing diabetes. Fetuin-A is one of several blood proteins that is produced in the liver and…

Original Source DA NANG - Contruction on a new, state-of-the-art building to house Da Nang's Hospital's departments of oncology and tropical diseases began on Thursday. Funded by the Bermuda-headquartered NGO Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) and implemented by the East Meets West (EMW) Foundation, the US$3.5 million…

The APAN Online Community extends an invitation for you to join their next Quality Peer Learning Community call on Wednesday, July 9th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, featuring guest speaker Dr. Claudia Weisburd, Executive Director of the Center for Afterschool Education at…