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Fighting The Challenges Of Poverty
It is estimated that 1.4 billion people live in extreme poverty, on less than $2 a day. In 2000, 189 nations declared that they would "free all men, women, and children from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty". These nations signed up to Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to combat poverty by 2015. To help meet these complex challenges and "make poverty history" more knowledge and evidence is needed. A launch event Wednesday 22nd July 2009 at the Department for International Development (DFID) marks a new phase of research collaboration between the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and DFID which will provide more robust social science research to address poverty alleviation amongst the poorest countries and peoples of the world.
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When Added To Diet And Exercise, Exenatide Promotes Weight Loss
In combination with diet and exercise, the diabetes drug exenatide helped nondiabetic, obese individuals lose over three times more weight than those receiving a placebo, or dummy treatment, for 6 months. The results of the new study were presented at The Endocrine Society"s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Obama On The Road Again, Pitching Health Reform To The Middle Class
President Barack Obama on Wednesday took his health reform pitch on the road again, with stops in Raleigh, N.C., and Bristol, Va., where he appealed to Americans who already have health insurance.
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AAMC Commends Final National Institutes of Health's Stem Cell Guidelines

AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., issued the following statement on the final National Institutes of Health"s (NIH) Guidelines on Human Stem Research, published today: "The AAMC is pleased that the NIH has issued clear guidelines on stem cell research, and established a pathway for existing lines to be considered for federal funding. We hope to work with the NIH to ensure that this process is transparent and moves forward in an expeditious manner for the benefit of all patients. "The policy debate over stem cell research has been challenging. The AAMC believes that with these guidelines in place, energy can now be focused on ensuring that scientists have the res to explore this important area of research, which holds so much promise for many Americans suffering from life-threatening diseases and conditions." The Association of American Medical Colleges


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