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Before reducing or changing working hours for medical residents in Canada, a thorough evaluation of the impact on the educational experience and acquisition of skills should be conducted, write Dr. Diane Kelsall and the CMAJ editorial team. This will ensure that Canadians will benefit from the skills of a healthy, well-trained resident workforce.
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Obama Issues Directive To Enact New Embryonic Stem Cell Research Rules
President Obama on Thursday issued a directive to federal agencies to begin following new NIH guidelines on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, Reuters/New York Times reports (Reuters/New York Times, 7/30). NIH announced the final guidelines earlier this month. The guidelines assess whether newly created embryonic stem cell lines can be used for federally funded research, as well as clarify how old lines will be evaluated (Daily Women"s Health Policy Report, 7/7).In March, Obama overturned President George W. Bush"s policy limiting federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. In a statement Thursday, Obama said, "I hereby direct the heads of executive departments and agencies that support and conduct stem cell research to adopt these guidelines, to the fullest extent practicable in light of legal authorities and obligations" (Reuters/New York Times, 7/30).
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Take The Sex Survey During National Condom Week, UK

Terrence Higgins Trust is using this year"s National Condom Week (18-24 May) as an opportunity to promote safer sex. The aim of the initiative is to raise awareness of the importance of condom use to prevent sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies. THT will be displaying National Condom Week posters in its service centres and using campaign materials in its outreach work. This year National Condom Week also heralds the start of a massive survey into the sexual habits of the Brits. Durex is launching The British Sex Survey which covers everything from safer sex to what"s hot and what"s not! To take part in the survey log on to http://www.durexsurvey.co.uk any time during the week and answer a few simple questions. Terrence Higgins Trust


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