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Study Shows The Negative Side To Positive Self-Statements In Self-Help Books
In times of doubt and uncertainty, many Americans turn to self-help books in search of encouragement, guidance and self-affirmation. The positive self-statements suggested in these books, such as "I am a lovable person" or "I will succeed," are designed to lift a person"s low self-esteem and push them into positive action. According to a recent study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, however, these statements can actually have the opposite effect.
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Chlamydia Infection - The Most Commonly Reported Sexually Transmitted Infection In Europe - ECDC Issues Chlamydia Control Guidance
In the coming summer months it is estimated that 200,000 young people in Europe will become infected with Chlamydia and most of them won"t know that they are infected. Chlamydia trachomatis, the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in Europe, continues to increase in many countries. It affects mostly young adults under 25. The true occurrence of Chlamydia is most likely much higher than the official figures because the majority of the infected do not have clinical symptoms. Surveys in European countries have shown an estimated population prevalence of 5 to 10 % in young people.
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CEL SCI Collaborators Demonstrate Novel L.E.A.P.S. Vaccines Immunize Mice Against Tuberculosis Antigens And Suggest Potential To Treat Swine Flu
CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE AMEX: CVM) announced that its collaborators at the University of Hawaii reported on data at the annual American Society for Microbiology in Philadelphia, PA. This data demonstrates that vaccines utilizing its L.E.A.P.S.(TM) (Ligand Epitope Antigen Presentation System) vaccine technology with specificity for particular Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) antigens can elicit immune responses that would be protective against tuberculosis and have the potential to treat swine and other H1N1 influenzas.
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AMA Urges Government To Slash GP Red Tape, Australia

Slashing red tape would allow Australia"s General Practitioners to spend more time caring for patients, AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today. Dr Pesce said GPs were spending up to a quarter of their working hours completing paperwork and dealing with bureaucracy. "For every hour a GP spends doing paperwork, around four patients miss out on seeing a doctor," he said. "There are a number of simple measures Government could implement which would free up GPs to spend more time with patients. "These include scrapping the requirement for GPs to seek approval from Medicare Australia every time they need to prescribe certain drugs under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for a patient." Since 2007, doctors have been permitted to prescribe 200 PBS listed Authority medications without approval from Medicare Australia. There has been no appreciable change in prescribing trends for these medicines. "This demonstrates that GPs are adhering to PBS prescribing requirements. Requiring GPs to ring up for prescribing approval numbers is a waste of time for doctors, patients and Government officials," Dr Pesce said. Dr Pesce also called for a reduction in the amount of paperwork GPs needed to complete to comply with a range of programs. "GPs are frustrated that Governments have ignored successive reports recommending that GP red tape should be slashed. It is now time to get on with this task and stop wasting time that GPs could be spending with patients," he said. Australian Medical Association


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