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New Study Shows Boys Face Serious Issues Which Are Being Ignored
Both boys and girls have issues, but boys seem to be the ones getting the raw deal. According to Judith Kleinfeld, professor of psychology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the US, issues affecting boys are more serious than those affecting girls, but they have been neglected by policy makers. Her review1 of issues characterizing American boyhood, how they compare to those affecting girls, and the lack of initiatives in place to address them has just been published in the June issue of Springer"s journal Gender Issues.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Vote On Sotomayor Reset For July 28
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday postponed its vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor until July 28 at the request of Republican members who said they need one more week to review written answers she recently submitted to the panel, CongressDaily reports. Both Republicans and Democrats expect Sotomayor to be approved by the committee and confirmed by the Senate, CongressDaily reports (CongressDaily, 7/21).The delay came as Senate Republicans continued to weigh whether they would vote to confirm Sotomayor, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced plans to vote for Sotomayor and issued a statement calling the judge "committed to applying the law impartially without bias or favoritism." Four other moderate Republicans have said they will support Sotomayor, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) indicated that more might follow suit. "There are a number of Republicans who have announced they plan to vote for her," Leahy said, adding, "There are a number of others who"ve not made that announcement yet, but plan to vote for her" (Peterson, Wall Street Journal, 7/21). Leahy said he is confident that Sotomayor will be confirmed in time for the Supreme Court"s first meeting on Sept. 9.Some strong conservatives, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), have said they will oppose Sotomayor (Hirschfeld Davis, AP/Denver Post, 7/22). Among the Senate Republicans who have not announced their intentions are Sens. John Cornyn (Texas), who serves on the Judiciary Committee, and Judd Gregg (N.H.) (Wall Street Journal, 7/21).NARAL Endorses Sotomayor NARAL ProChoice America recently said that it will endorse Sotomayor, the AP/Seattle Times reports. The group said that Sotomayor"s testimony shows that she is a stronger supporter of privacy rights than the last two Supreme Court nominees -- Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito. Sotomayor said several times during her confirmation hearings that privacy rights include a woman"s right to have an abortion, NARAL said. According to the AP/Times, NARAL did not endorse Sotomayor until now because of uncertainty over her views on abortion rights (Hirschfeld Davis, AP/Seattle Times, 7/21).
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To Stop Spread Of HIV, Prevention Campaigns In China Targeting Sex Workers, MSM
CNN examines China"s efforts to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS by educating sex workers about the disease and prevention strategies. "It is estimated that some 700,000 people are living with HIV in China and there are about 50,000 new infections every year, according to the Chinese government and UNAIDS. The U.N. agency believes a significant number of those new infections include sex workers," CNN writes.
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Patient Has Speedy Recovery From New Heart Valve Procedure

For years, George Forschler knew the mitral valve in his heart was failing and would eventually need repair or replacement. Concerned about the risks associated with open heart surgery the traditional way to access a mitral valve he did his best to postpone the inevitable. Forschler, a retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General who now heads a consulting firm, kept his heart healthy by exercising at the gym and doing weekend chores on his farm near here. During a recent family trip, Forschler developed a virus which made him feel weak. The weakness quickly progressed and prevented him from doing simple things, like standing while shaving. Then, he passed out at home and was rushed by ambulance to his community hospital. After three days of testing and no diagnosis, he was transferred to the University of Virginia Health System, where doctors determined that his faulty mitral valve was a key factor in his illness. Because UVA is one of several dozen U.S. medical centers researching the use of a new, minimally-invasive mitral valve repair procedure, Forschler did not have to undergo open heart surgery. "I walked into the hospital on Thursday, had my heart valve repaired and walked back out to my car two days later," he says. "Feeling well enough to go home so quickly seemed unbelievable to me." Forschler suffered from mitral regurgitation (MR), or leaky heart valve, a serious condition that affects an estimated four million Americans and necessitates 500,000 replacement surgeries a year. The mitral valve regulates the flow of blood in a one-way direction from the left atrium (the upper heart chamber that collects blood from the lungs) to the left ventricle (the lower heart chamber that pumps blood to the rest of the body). When a mitral valve leaks, it doesn"t close thoroughly and allows some blood to seep back into the left atrium. To compensate for this backflow, the left ventricle must work harder and harder to keep enough blood circulating through the body. Besides weakness, patients with mitral regurgitation often experience breathlessness, fatigue and swelling in their ankles and feet due to accumulation of fluid in these areas. Left untreated, MR can cause atrial fibrillation, stroke, heart muscle dysfunction, symptoms of congestive heart failure and an increased risk of sudden death. Unfortunately, no medications specifically treat or cure this condition. During Forschler"s procedure, UVA interventional cardiologist Scott Lim, M.D., made a small incision in his leg to insert a flexible tube called a catheter. After threading the catheter up to Forschler"s heart, Lim then placed a tiny device, a MitraClip, on his leaking valve. Lim used two clips to get Forschler"s mitral valve to close completely. Performed a month ago, the procedure was a success. Foschler says, "I now feel like an eight on a scale of one to ten. Once Dr. Lim lets me lift more than 10 pounds, I"m planning to get back to the gym and start feeling like a ten." The mitral valve clips were inserted while Forschler was under general anesthesia and his heart continued to beat normally. By contrast, open-heart surgery would have involved a chest incision and the use of a heart-lung machine so his heart could be stopped while the valve was being repaired. During randomized clinical trials known as EVEREST I and EVEREST II, MitraClip"s safety and efficacy were compared to open heart surgery and the device was successfully used on several hundred patients. The clip is now awaiting FDA approval. In the interim, regulators have allowed its manufacturer to establish a non-randomized continued access registry so doctors at UVA and other participating centers can perform MitraClip repairs on a limited number of patients. Called the REALISM Study, this phase of MitraClip evaluation is open to both high-risk and non-high risk patients and will follow their progress for five years after their procedure. "UVA was noted as one of the more successful centers for enrollment in the EVEREST II trial, the landmark study that evaluated the MitraClip, and we are very pleased to be participating in this phase of evaluation," notes Lim, who is serving as UVA"s primary investigator. "Because this approach is a lot less invasive than open heart surgery, patients like General Forschler are healing dramatically faster with fewer complications." In addition to Lim, UVA"s co-investigators for the REALISM Study are cardiologist John Dent, M.D. and thoracic surgeon Irving Kron, M.D. 1. Information about REALISM study at the University of Virginia Health System Contact: Linda Bailes, RN (Study coordinator), (434) 982-1058 2. List of sites participating in the REALISM study 3. Cardiology medical animation - Deployment of Mitral Valve Clip University of Virginia Health System


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