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Study Links Depressive Mood, Racial Disparities In Preterm Birth
Women who have depression symptoms prior to becoming pregnant are at an increased risk for having preterm births, with the risk twice as high for black women as for white women, according to a study in the Journal of Women"s Health, Reuters reports. For the study, Amelia Gavin of the University of Washington and colleagues examined the links between race, preterm birth and pre-pregnancy depressive mood among 555 women. The study used data collected from 1990-1996 as part of a larger, long-term investigation of heart disease risk.Researchers determined that 18.1% of the 249 black women in the study gave birth prior to 37 weeks" gestation, compared with 8.5% of the 306 white women in the study. The study also found that 9.4% of black women had pre-pregnancy symptoms of depressive mood, compared with 7.2% of white women. After researchers accounted for other factors associated with preterm birth, such as body weight and sociodemographic characteristics, black women"s risk remained more than twice that of white women.Gavin said, "The black-white disparity in preterm birth may be in part a consequence of different exposures to depressive mood prior to pregnancy." She said, "Reproductive outcomes must be viewed in light of women"s health over the entire life-course, as well as during pregnancy," adding that the study"s results suggest that "the experience of cumulative health disadvantages or "weathering"" might play a role in increased risk for preterm birth (Hendry, Reuters, 6/25).
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New Silver Nanoparticle Skin Gel For Healing Burns
Scientists in India are reporting successful laboratory tests of a new and potentially safer alternative to silver-based gels applied to the skin of burn patients to treat infections. With names like silver sulfadiazine and silver nitrate, these germ-fighters save lives and speed healing. The researchers describe gel composed of silver nanoparticles - each 1/50,000th the width of a human hair - that appears more effective than these traditional gels. Their study is scheduled for the Aug. 3 issue of ACS" Molecular Pharmaceutics, a bi-monthly journal.
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HIV Transmission Safely Reduced In Babies, Mothers By ART Therapy
Giving daily antiretroviral syrup to breastfeeding infants or treating their HIV-infected mothers with highly active antiretroviral drugs is safe and effective in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission through breast milk, a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill investigators has found.
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NACDS Retail Advisory Board Explores Social Networking Opportunities To Engage Consumers

The Retail Advisory Board (RAB) of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) met yesterday during the 2009 NACDS Marketplace Conference to discuss social networking opportunities within their businesses. A presentation by Pete Blackshaw, executive vice president with Nielsen Online Digital Strategic Services outlined how retailers and suppliers can use consumer-generated media, such as blogs, social networking pages, and message boards, to communicate company or product information, as well as build web forums for open communication between companies and their customers that are relevant and timely. Blackshaw shared insights with attendees about the growing utilization of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and other blogs and message boards as a new way of communicating with consumers. "We appreciate the Retail Advisory Board exploring this new medium, which is evolving into a critical communication tool for reaching the industry"s consumers and gaining a better understanding of consumer trends and interests," said NACDS President and CEO, Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE. The NACDS Retail Advisory Board is comprised of cross section of retailers and manufacturers. Its mission is to advise and provide recommendations to the NACDS Board of Directors on timely industry issues affecting the broad NACDS membership base, thereby promoting changes and enhancements that further increases NACDS" value to its members. In addition to the events at Marketplace, the Retail Advisory Board, its subcommittees and subcommittee workgroups each meet periodically throughout the year. National Association of Chain Drug Stores


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