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A Closer Look At The I-Con™ - Isolation And Containment For Pandemic Control
American Innovative Research (A.I.R.) cofounders, David Palmer and Judy Piscione, explain how the impact of the avian flu pandemic originally motivated their company"s researching a home option of an isolation and containment unit.
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Teens Need To Hear About 'More Than Abstinence,' Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Says
Although it is "important for other young people to hear" Bristol Palin"s message "about how hard it is to be a teenage mother," her "lesson falls short by suggesting that any teen can successfully avoid premarital sex," a Philadelphia Inquirer editorial says. Palin, who gave birth in December 2008 after an unintended pregnancy and is the daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), has "changed her tune" since she said in a February interview that teen abstinence is ""not realistic at all,"" the editorial states. It adds that Bristol Palin -- now an "abstinence ambassador" for the Candie"s Foundation -- recently said that abstinence is "realistic" and that it is the "harder choice, but it"s the safer choice."The editorial continues that Palin is correct that "[a]bstinence is the only foolproof way to avoid pregnancy" and sexually transmitted infections. However, "any viable lesson about avoiding teen pregnancy should include methods besides avoiding sex, including the use of condoms," the editorial says. Recent studies have shown that abstinence-only sex education programs have had "no measurable impact on delaying teens from having sex for the first time," according to the editorial, which adds that teen pregnancy rates rose 5% between 2005 and 2007 after years of declines. Additionally, three out of 10 U.S. girls will get pregnant by age 20, a figure that increases to more than 50% for Hispanics and blacks. The editorial concludes that teens "need frank talk about premarital sex that includes all of the viable options to avoid pregnancy" (Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/15).
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Three GOP Senators Say They Will Vote Against Sotomayor Confirmation
Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) -- along with committee members John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) -- recently said that they will oppose Sonia Sotomayor"s confirmation to the Supreme Court, USA Today reports. The Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Sotomayor"s nomination on Tuesday.In an opinion piece published Monday in USA Today, Sessions wrote that he questions Sotomayor"s "fidelity to the law," adding, "I don"t believe that Judge Sotomayor has the deep-rooted convictions necessary to resist the siren call of judicial activism. She has evoked its mantra too often." In reference to what Sessions said were discrepancies between her statements before the panel and her judicial record, he wrote, "Which Sotomayor will we get?" (Page, USA Today, 7/27).On Friday in floor remarks, Cornyn said, "While her record was generally in the mainstream, several of her decisions demonstrated the kind of liberal judicial activism that has steered the court in the wrong direction over the last few years." He added that "many of her public statements reflected a surprisingly radical view of the law." Cornyn also said that "those speeches contain very radical ideas on what the role of a judge is," noting that Sotomayor expressed a belief that there "is no objectivity in law; courts should change the law to make new policy; and ethnicity and gender can and even should impact a judge"s decision-making" (Bolton, The Hill, 7/24).Hatch, in a statement released Friday, said, "I reluctantly, and with a heavy heart, have found that I cannot support her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court," adding, "Although Judge Sotomayor has a compelling life story and dedication to public service, her statements and record were too much at odds with the principles about the judiciary in which I deeply believe" (Stanton, Roll Call, 7/24).
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Medicare Rights Center And Food Bank For New York City Awarded $1 Million To Increase Enrollment Of Low-Income New Yorkers In Assistance Programs

The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) and Food Bank For New York City (Food Bank) have joined forces to enroll poor older New York City residents in programs to help them afford health care and healthy food. Funded by a $1 million grant from the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the two advocacy organizations will help city seniors enroll in four under-utilized assistance programs, with a total project value to enrollees of $46 million. Over a two-year grant period, Medicare Rights and Food Bank will work collaboratively through hotlines and field sites to enroll seniors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Food Stamp Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps), Medicare Savings Programs, the Extra Help program under the Medicare drug benefit, and the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) program. The two advocacy organizations will also work with city agencies to improve enrollment systems and benefits administration for future enrollees. "Improving access to Medicare-related assistance programs has been a top priority in both our direct services and policy initiatives," said Joe Baker, president of the Medicare Rights Center. "We are delighted to launch this innovative outreach and enrollment drive with one of the city"s strongest advocacy organizations. We are eager to work with the Human Res Administration, the Department for the Aging, and others to streamline systems so that poor older New Yorkers can receive all of the benefits they"re entitled to as quickly as possible." "New York City seniors are one of our most vulnerable populations, representing one in six New Yorkers who rely on food assistance organizations. However, the elderly continue to have the lowest participation rate in the Food Stamp Program," said Dr. Lucy Cabrera, President and CEO of the Food Bank For New York City. "This project will illustrate that the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. This collaboration will equip all parties to help a greater number of poor New York City seniors than any of us could do on our own." "The Foundation"s mission is to improve the health care and quality of life of older New York City residents," said Julio Urbina, Director of the Healthy Aging Program at the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation. "This project will address two critical needs-food and health care-by bringing together dedicated advocacy groups and city agencies. We look forward to learning how more people can lead healthier lives through improved access to much-needed assistance programs." This project will make it easier for New York City seniors to access existing public benefits, which frequently go untapped. According to a 2005 Food Bank report, of all Emergency Food Program (EFP) participants, older adults have the lowest participation rate in the Food Stamp program, with only 17 percent of eligible older adults enrolled. Further, over 100,000 older New Yorkers are eligible for but not enrolled in Medicare Savings Programs, which cover premiums and cost-sharing for medical care under Medicare. And about 55,000 low-income older New Yorkers remain unenrolled in the Extra Help program, which helps with premiums and copayments for Medicare prescription drug coverage. Medicare Rights Center


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