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City University London Joins Forces With Linking London And Six London Institutions To Improve Access To Nursing Courses, UK
Students wishing to pursue a career in nursing will have a helping hand thanks to an innovative partnership between City University London, five London colleges and one other university, in an agreement brokered by Linking London, a Lifelong Learning Network. The partners have signed a unique Progression Agreement which facilitates student progression, from Access Diploma courses and Certificates of Higher Education, to studying adult nursing at City University"s School of Community and Health Sciences.
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Ontario Women Live Longer But Don't Prosper: Study
While Ontario women live longer than men, a majority are more likely to suffer from disability and chronic conditions, according to a new women"s health study by St. Michael"s Hospital researcher Dr. Arlene Bierman. What"s more, low-income women have more chronic conditions, greater disability and a shorter life expectancy than women in high-income groups.
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Probiotics Can Increase Effectiveness Of Some Antibiotic Therapies For Bacterial Vaginosis
Antimicrobial treatments for bacterial vaginosis (BV) are effective, but taking lactobacillus tablets alongside metronidazole antibiotic therapy increases effectiveness over taking this antibiotic alone, according to a Cochrane Systematic Review. The researchers also concluded that intravaginal lactobacillus was as effective as oral metronidazole, although they did note unexplained drop-outs from the trials.
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Federal Family Planning Program: New Report

A REVIEW OF THE HHS FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM: MISSION, MANAGEMENT, AND MEASUREMENT OF RESULTS, new from the Institute of Medicine, recommends that family planning be re-established as a core value in public health practice. The report urges the Department of Health and Human Services and Congress to support the Title X program as the leading voice for the nation"s family planning effort. Among the report"s recommendations: * HHS should reassert the Title X program"s original goals of helping individuals plan for desired pregnancies as well as avoid unintended ones. * HHS should develop a multiyear, evidence-based strategic plan for the program to help ensure that it is grounded in science. * Funding for Title X should be increased so the program can meet its statutory responsibility to provide family planning services to those who cannot obtain them through other s. http://www.nas.edu/ Sara Frueh National Academy of Sciences


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