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A Combination Of Micronutrients Is Beneficial In Reducing The Incidence Of Prostate Cancer And Increasing Survival In The Lady Transgenic Model
UroToday.com - Dietary micronutrients are a common component of people"s diet as they seek to prevent cancer and other diseases. Micronutrients protect against cellular oxidative damage by neutralizing oxygen free radicals. In the May 2009 issue of Cancer Prevention Research, Dr. VasundaraVenkateswaran and associates tested the effects and timing of the micronutrients vitamin E (E), selenium (S), and lycopene (L) on the development of prostate cancer (CaP) in the Lady transgenic model.
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Kaiser Family Foundation President, CEO Discusses Public, Experts' Health Reform Beliefs
"The Experts vs. The Public on Health Reform," Kaiser Family Foundation: In the column, Kaiser Family Foundation President and CEO Drew Altman explores the "wide gulf on basic beliefs about what is behind the problems in the health care system and key elements of reform, especially delivery reform" between the public and experts. According to Altman, the differences "matter because key elements of health reform which elected officials expect to resonate with the public could get a decidedly less enthusiastic reception than expected if more is not done to close the gap in basic premises and beliefs between experts and the public." The column is the latest installment of a Foundation series, titled "Pulling It Together ... from Drew Altman" (Kaiser Family Foundation release, 5/19).
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Senator Boxer Introduces Legislation To Address Nationwide Nursing Shortage
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced the National Nursing Reform and Patient Advocacy Act, legislation to protect the rights of nurses to advocate on behalf of their patients, set minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals, and invest in training nurses to address the current nationwide nursing shortage.
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Editorial, Opinion Piece Discuss Issues Related To Routine HIV Testing

A recent directive to streamline the HIV testing consent process in Massachusetts as well as consent forms "no longer hav[ing] to accompany test specimens to the lab," are bringing "the state closer to a CDC recommendation that clinicians provide HIV screening on an opt-out basis," according to a Boston Globe editorial. "The opt-out provision is at the heart" of legislation sponsored by state Sen. Patricia Jehlen (D) that would end the state"s requirement of written consent for HIV testing "and instead have healthcare providers inform patients verbally that the test is planned but that they can decline it," the editorial states, adding, "The Jehlen bill would help destigmatize HIV testing itself" (7/6). Separately, an opinion piece in the Detroit Free Press - by David Share, medical director of the Corner Health Center and senior associate medical director of health care quality at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Sandro Cinti, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - supports a Michigan bill (HB 4583) that would eliminate the written informed consent requirement in that state and replace it with a pamphlet and an informational opt-out form. Share and Cinti write of the current requirements, "These extraordinary precautions provide no protection, are not needed, and distract patients and health care professionals from other services and treatments that have the potential to improve patients" well-being," adding,"Routine HIV testing should be encouraged for early diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection" (Share/Cinti, 7/2). This information was reprinted from dailyreports.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at dailyreports.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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