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Gliomas Exploit Immune Cells Of The Brain For Rapid Expansion
Gliomas are among the most common and most malignant brain tumors. These tumors infiltrate normal brain tissue and grow very rapidly. As a result, surgery can never completely remove the tumor. Now, the neurosurgeons Dr. Darko S. Markovic (Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch) and Dr. Michael Synowitz (Charit̩) as well as Dr. Rainer Glass and Professor Helmut Kettenmann (both Max Delbr̿ck Center for Molecular Medicine, MDC, Berlin-Buch), have been able to show that glioma cells exploit microglia, the immune cells of the brain, for their expansion (PNAS Early Edition)*.

Rep. Wolf Says Entitlement Programs Could Affect U.S. Bond Rating
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) on Friday in a letter to President Obama said that the U.S. could lose its triple-A bond rating if Congress does not act quickly to overhaul U.S. entitlement programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, and reduce federal debt, the AP/Detroit News reports.Several lawmakers in Congress over the past two years have introduced bills to create a bipartisan task force to address the growing costs and potential insolvency of entitlement programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid. Wolf is a co-author of one such bill (HR 1557). A federal report issued earlier this month found that the trust fund Medicare uses to pay for beneficiaries" hospital care will be insolvent by 2017, two years earlier than previously predicted.According to the legislation, the task force would be responsible for developing a "grand bargain" package of recommendations to Congress on tax increases and benefits related to the entitlement programs. However, the task force has been opposed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), several top congressional committee leaders and White House aides who said that other priorities, such as a health care system overhaul, need to be addressed first.Wolf said, "The fact that the leadership has been opposed to it has been a problem," adding, "There"s an economic tsunami off the coast and it"s ready to wipe us out." David Walker, president of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, said that currently the potential for the task force is not good but that it should improve as the economy recovers and Congress can offer more attention to the plan (Raum, AP/Detroit News, 5/24). Opinion Pieces
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South Africa Launches HIV/AIDS Research Initiative
South Africa"s Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor on Tuesday announced a government-sponsored research initiative that "aims to combat HIV and AIDS through scientific and technological research, the development of new drugs, diagnostic tests and vaccines," SAPA/IOL reports (7/28). "[K]ey focus areas" of the South Africa HIV/AIDS Research and Innovation Platform (SHARP) will be prevention and therapeutics, according to BuaNews (7/28).
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When Summer Vacation Is Far From A Vacation

The kids are playing in the backyard and enjoying their break from school. Your husband is enjoying the day on the golf course. And you"re cleaning up the house, folding laundry and cooking three meals. Sound familiar? Although summer is a time known for enjoying the sun, most women continue on with their normal routine of caring for their family and do not treat themselves to a break. Summer is the ideal time to channel the energy normally used to help others into a vacation, private time and break from daily responsibility. This technique can aid in preventing physical and emotional struggles that occur when a woman makes caring for others her top priority and neglects herself. Jacqueline Dawes, founder and owner of Brookhaven Retreat, a multidisciplinary treatment facility for women, says that women must adapt their daily routine to focus on their own needs, and find the time to nurture themselves. "I have recently encountered several women who sought treatment following an emotional breakdown, all of whom were hesitant to leave their daily family responsibilities," said Dawes. "There must be a healthy balance between caring for your family and caring for yourself." Studies show that most emotional breakdowns are caused by stress and that women are more likely than men to experience said struggle. Women tend to experience anxiety due to work responsibilities, finances and family stresses. The breakdown typically occurs following an ongoing emotional fight during which the body crosses a threshold. "If a woman sets in place healthy, adaptive strategies and goals that create an environment in which she is relaxed, she can then further care for herself and her family, and happily," said Dawes. "A woman needs the foresight to break from daily practice and enjoy some time off in order to prevent against emotional breakage." A few suggestions for relieving stress during the Summer months: - Treat yourself to a weekend getaway - Dine out instead of in - Indulge in a manicure, pedicure or massage - Enlist family and friends to pitch in on routine tasks - Plant a garden with your favorite herbs and vegetables - Go swimming, hiking or running - Sip some freshly squeezed lemonade Brookhaven Retreat is a premier dual-diagnosis facility specializing in individualized treatment that links women with the appropriate support needed to begin healing. It is a fully-accredited facility with both a mental health and a substance abuse license. Brookhaven Retreat


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