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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 62nd Annual Meeting Nov. 13-17, Washington DC

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Contact: Bridget DeSimone bdesimone@burnesscommunications.com 301-280-5735 Burness Communications

The 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the world's largest gathering of tropical medicine experts, will focus on research advances in the fight against diseases that threaten billions, including malaria in Africa and Asia, dengue in Central Florida, animal-borne diseases the world over and tick-borne ailments across America.

Researchers will present: new innovations to combat the global epidemic of counterfeit malaria drugs; advances in the fight against Lyme disease; new findings on tracking the alarming spread of dengue in the Americas; a genetically modified dietary supplement that can treat devastating worm diseases; updates on a promising new malaria vaccine; and new evidence showing how access to surgeries as simple as C-sections or hernia operations could save millions of lives in resource poor-countries.

WHAT: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 62nd Annual Meeting

SPEAKERS: Peter Piot, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Frank O. Richards, The Carter Center Nick Day, Wellcome Trust Thailand/Laos Major Overseas Program

WHEN: November 13-17, 2013 (Wednesday through Sunday)

WHERE: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington DC, USA

RSVP: For more information and to register for press credentials, please contact: Bridget DeSimone at +1 301 280 5735 or bdesimone@burnesscommunications.com

WEB: http://www.astmh.org/Home.htm On Twitter @ #TropMed2013

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Have Your Say on the Future of Family Medicine

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As AAFP members, we all are aware of the many changes in health care that have occurred during the past decade. Thanks to the Future of Family Medicine (FFM) project, we have been prepared for many of these transformations, and, indeed, the AAFP has had a hand in promulgating the drive to put primary care and family physicians, in particular, at the foundation of the new health care system.

However, the work we did on the FFM project as part of the Family Medicine Working Party was done more than 10 years ago, and a lot has changed in health care in the United States since then.

That is why we need your help now. The Family Medicine Working Party once again is initiating a project to look at the future of family medicine, and we need you to contribute your thoughts on how family physicians can help make the health care system in the United States a strong, vibrant system based on primary care. What do our specialty and our practices need to be successful in this system? As you read through the following information on the project, we ask that you think about the past, present, and future of family medicine. Then we invite you to comment, either via the comments field at the end of this article or by sending us an e-mail so your voice can be heard.

In late August, the Family Medicine Working Party launched a follow-up initiative to the FFM project, which was conducted more than a decade ago. The goal of this effort -- Family Medicine for America's Health: Future of Family Medicine 2.0 -- is to examine the challenges and opportunities facing family medicine today and define a path forward in the context of a rapidly changing health care landscape.

Twelve years ago, the seven national family medicine organizations initiated the FFM project. The goal of the FFM project was to develop a strategy to transform and renew the discipline of family medicine to meet the needs of patients in a changing health care environment. At the time, it was clear that fundamental flaws in the fragmented U.S. health care system could be addressed through the integrative, generalist approach that is -- and has always been -- the hallmark of family medicine.

Extensive national research, conducted by independent firms along with five internal task forces, focused on key issues facing family medicine. The project identified core values; a new model of practice; and a process for development, research, education, partnership and change with the greatest potential to transform the ability of family medicine to improve the health and health care of the nation. The new model of practice established through the FFM project had the following characteristics:

The study concluded that family medicine needed to oversee the training of family physicians who are committed to excellence, believe in the core values of the discipline, able to provide family medicine's basket of services within the new model, and capable of adapting to varying patient needs and changing care technologies.

Significant change has occurred in the decade-plus since the initiation of the FFM project. This period has been marked by active experimentation within the specialty, and much good work has been accomplished, most notably, the implementation of the new model of care now known as the patient-centered medical home (PCMH).

Despite enormous progress -- including the emergence of the PCMH as a central component of the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- many new issues and questions confront the specialty. This combined with the significant changes underway in our health care system have prompted us to revisit the FFM project. The goal of this new effort is to look through today's lens at the challenges and opportunities facing family medicine in order to

As part of this process, the family medicine organizations will consider the following questions:

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Sancheong Traditional Medicine Fair Kicks Off

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SANCHEONG, South Korea, Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- An exposition on South Korea's traditional medicine opened on Sept. 6 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the publication of Korea's traditional medical encyclopedia.

The World Traditional Medicine Fair & Festival kicked off in Sancheong County in South Gyeongsang Province, 288 kilometers south of Seoul, for its 45-day run until Oct. 20.

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Under the theme of "Traditional Medicine: Greater Treasure for the Future," the expo aims to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the publication of "Donguibogam," Korea's traditional medical encyclopedia.

The fair is also aimed at promoting the value of Korea's traditional medicine globally. It is co-hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the South Gyeongsang provincial government and the county office of Sancheong.

"I hope that the fair will successfully herald its message to the globe," Lee Jae-geun, head of the Sancheong county office, said in a welcoming speech.

About 1,600 distinguished guests including Health Minister Jin Young and foreign ambassadors participated in the opening ceremony, according to the organizer.

An array of programs and cultural events are in store to promote people's understanding of Korea's traditional medicine. Academic conference will be held as well to shed light on the value of "Donguibogam," the organizer added.

A United Nations education and cultural body designated 2013 as the "Donguibogam Year," and the book was recognized by UNESCO in July 2009 as an item of world documentary heritage.

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Mexico’s Pena Nieto Tax Bill Said to Exclude Food, Medicine VAT

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Mexicos government will present a bill today to boost tax collection without applying a sales levy on food or medicine, according to two people with direct knowledge of the proposal who asked not to be identified before the plan is announced.

The measure will also seek a levy on sugary drinks and on capital gains from stock-market transactions, and raise the personal income tax ceiling to 32 percent, while leaving it at 30 percent for companies, one of the people said.

President Enrique Pena Nieto has pledged to boost tax collection as part of his plan to boost economic growth that has remained below the regional average over the past decade. Thousands of people took to Mexico Citys streets today to march against the governments plans for everything from education to the oil industry ahead of the tax bills presentation. The countrys second-largest opposition party said it opposes a tax on food and medicine because it would hurt low-income earners.

Food and medicines are things that affect everybody, Eric Farnsworth, head of the Washington office of the Council of the Americas, said in a telephone interview yesterday. The last thing the PRI wants to do is give one of their primary opposition parties a silver platter way to attack tax reform.

Pena Nietos Institutional Revolutionary Party, known as the PRI, sparked speculation that a value-added tax on food and medicine would be imposed after it ended a ban in March that prohibited its members from voting to approve such levies.

The president will propose the tax overhaul today at the presidential manor after his administration delivers the 2014 budget plan to congress. His office and the Finance Ministry press department declined to comment about details of the tax reform.

Pena Nietos economic proposals will bring social instability to the nation, Alejandro Sanchez Camacho, secretary general of the opposition Democratic Revolution Party, said yesterday in a statement.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, runner up in last years presidential election, is leading a street protest today against food and medicine taxes and Pena Nietos bill to open the energy sector to more private investment. Marchers gathered blocks from the Zocalo, the capitals main square, which for weeks has been occupied by a tent city of demonstrators against Pena Nietos separate education overhaul.

Cesar Camacho, the PRIs president, said in a Sept. 4 interview hes against charging duties for medicine.

Pena Nietos tax changes are seeking to wean Latin Americas second-largest economy off its dependence on oil revenue. Income from oil funds about a third of the federal budget, and tax revenue in Mexico is the lowest as a percentage of gross domestic product among 34 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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