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WASHINGTON As air-show flyovers go, this one would be huge: a NASA space shuttle riding piggyback atop a massive 747 airliner.
That sight already has wowed crowds this year in New York and Washington, D.C., and promoter Bryan Lilley figured that Florida residents specifically, those at his air show should get one last shot at seeing the shuttle before NASA completes its delivery of the retired orbiters to museums nationwide.
So Lilley gambled.
Rather than schedule the Cocoa Beach Air Show during its usual time slot in late October, he moved the event to mid-September in hopes that the timing would coincide with the transfer of shuttle Endeavour from Kennedy Space Center to a Los Angeles museum.
But it didn't he missed by at least two days and now Lilley is pulling every string he can to persuade NASA to delay Endeavour's departure so that the orbiter and its 747 can take a star turn at his two-day air show, which starts Sept. 22.
"People will come from all over the country to see something like this," said Lilley, president of the air show.
So far, Lilley has recruited the help of Florida's two U.S. senators, Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio, as well as U.S. Reps. Bill Posey and Sandy Adams. The four lawmakers asked NASA chief Charlie Bolden earlier this year to change the Endeavour departure date to accommodate the air show, as well as to honor the Kennedy Space Center.
"The event would not only provide a larger audience for the flight, it would give the dedicated space shuttle workforce a final chance to bid farewell alongside their Space Coast friends and family," the four Florida legislators wrote to Bolden.
So far, though, NASA has said no.
"In order to maintain delivery schedules and minimize cost, logistical complexity and liability, NASA does not plan to have the orbiter take part in the air show, though the agency appreciates the invitation and interest," NASA wrote.
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The 84-year-old baseball has been sitting in Elizabeth Gott's drawer for years, but now she's hoping it will pay off her son's medical school debt.
New York Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig smashed the ball into the bleachers for a home run during the 1928 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Gehrig hit the homer off Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander while teammate Babe Ruth was on base and called it his most significant homerun at the time, according to a newspaper account.
Hunt Auctions plans to sell the ball Tuesday at the All-Star FanFest in Kansas City, Mo., and predicts it could fetch $100,000 to $200,000. Online bidding has already begun, with the top bid at about $37,000 as of Thursday.
Gott, a 57-year-old Stamford resident, said she's selling the ball on behalf of her 30-year-old son, Michael.
"I'm just sort of floored by the whole thing," she said. "It has a lot of history. It's a lot about America. To think that it's possible the team that we rooted for could actually help my son pay off some of his medical school debt, any amount would be fine."
Michael Gott, who is in his last year of residency, said he was surprised at the potential value of the ball. He said his medical school debt was nearly $200,000.
"I'm extremely fortunate that this occurred and definitely I'm extremely thankful that something so lucky would happen to me," Gott said. "I'm very appreciative that someone in my family was able to contribute to something I worked so hard for."
Gott said the ball was a gift to him from his uncle, who received it from other relatives of Buddy Kurland, who is Elizabeth Gott's great-uncle.
Kurland, who lived in Manchester, had gone to the game with his friend Scotty Stevenson. Kurland nearly caught Gehrig's three-run homer, but a fan knocked his cap over his eyes and he dropped the ball, according to a newspaper account. Stevenson picked up the ball and gave it to Kurland.
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First year Medical Students Travis Corgan, left, and Christine Dahlhausen wait to don their white coats during the Texas Tech Paul L. Foster School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony at the Plaza Theatre.
El Pasoan Victoria Nuez smiled after putting on her white medical coat for the first time during a ceremony Saturday for the newest class of students at El Paso's medical school.
Nuez is one of the 80 students in the fourth class to enter the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. Nuez is among 12 El Pasoans in the medical school's Class of 2016.
The new students were given the coats, which are symbolic of the medical profession, during a White Coat Ceremony at the Plaza Theatre. The White Coat Ceremony is a milestone that marks entering the medical field and signifies the responsibility to take care of patients.
Nuez, a graduate of Americas High School and the University of Texas at Austin, said she was happy to attend medical school in her hometown.
"It means so much," Nuez said. "I still have family here. I have that support network from my family. I can give back to my community."
Nuez said she was inspired to become a doctor by her grandfather, Dr. Germinal Nuez, who was a doctor in El Paso before he retired, and her aunt, Dr. Lourdes Nuez of Miami.
Medical school leaders said the new group of students were selected from 2,900 applicants. The school now has 260 students, including the newest class.
The school's first class will graduate next May in what will be a milestone for the medical school, which for decades was only a dream for El Paso, said Dr. J. Manuel de la Rosa, the medical school's founding
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The Liberty have been here before and flopped.
It was June 10 when they hosted the Chicago Sky at the Prudential Center.
The Liberty, after opening the season with five straight losses, had won three straight, the Sky six in a row.
It was a showdown of two of the hottest teams in the WNBA. Chicago won 73-64 with a dominating defensive effort.
Today, its deja vu all over again.
The Liberty (6-9) have won two straight to pull within a game of the Atlanta Dream for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Their opponent today is the San Antonio Silver Spurs (10-5), who have won six straight to move into second place in the Western Conference, 2 1/2 games behind the Minnesota Lynx.
The Silver Spurs are led by former Liberty star Becky Hammon. Her return always ratchets up the emotion for Liberty fans.
Hammon is one of the most popular players in team history.
But Hammons return merely is a subplot. The story is whether or not the Liberty can build momentum heading into the second half of the season.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's decision to uphold most of President Barack Obama's health care law will come home to roost for most taxpayers in about 2 1/2 years, when they'll have to start providing proof on their tax returns that they have health insurance.
That scenario puts the Internal Revenue Service at the center of the debate, renewing questions about whether the agency is capable of policing the health care decisions of millions of people in the United States while also collecting the taxes needed to run the federal government.
Under the law, the IRS will provide tax breaks and incentives to help pay for health insurance and impose penalties on some people who don't buy coverage and on some businesses that don't offer it to employees.
The changes will require new regulations, forms and publications, new computer programs and a big new outreach program to explain it all to taxpayers and tax professionals. Businesses that don't claim an exemption will have to prove they offer health insurance to employees.
The health care law "includes the largest set of tax law changes in more than 20 years," according to the Treasury inspector general who oversees the IRS. The agency will have to hire thousands of workers to manage it, requiring significant budget increases that already are being targeted by congressional Republicans determined to dismantle the president's signature initiative.
"Knowing the complexity of the health law, there's no question
Treasury spokeswoman Sabrina Siddiqui said, "The overwhelming majority of funds used by the agency to implement the Affordable Care Act go to administer the premium tax credits, which will be a tax cut averaging about $4,000 for more than 20 million middle-class people and families."
The Supreme Court, in its 5-4 ruling, upheld the mandate that most Americans get health insurance. The majority said Congress has the power to enforce the mandate under its taxing authority. The decision labeled the penalties a tax, noting that they will be collected by the IRS.
Those who don't get qualified health insurance will be required to pay the penalty -- or tax -- starting for the 2014 tax year, unless they are exempt because of low income, religious beliefs, or because they are members of American Indian tribes.
The penalty will be fully phased in by 2016, when it will be $695 for each uninsured adult or 2.5 percent of family income, whichever is greater, up to $12,500. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that 4 million people will pay the penalty that year.
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TRENTON At 61 years old, K Ka had spent most of his life in prison.
His decades behind bars kept him from learning about life on the outside, including matters of mental health. Diagnosed with schizophrenia and suffering from bouts of paranoia, Ka didnt understand what was going wrong with him.
I had a mental illness and I didnt know it, he said. Its like youve got something wrong with you, but you dont know what it is. They say, This is your diagnosis, but you dont know what it is. Youre paranoid. Okay, what does that mean? Youre schizophrenic. Okay, whats that?
As he was approaching his release date three years ago, Ka connected with the counselors of Greater Trenton Behavioral Health Care, an agency that coaches people with histories of serious mental illness to live more independently.
The agencys supportive housing program helps clients to make doctors appointments, attend therapy sessions and track medications. Started in 2006 with just 12 clients, the program is now helping Ka and more than 200 others to gain what might be the greatest of medical benefits a home.
Greater Trenton is working with the two-year-old Trenton Health Team, a collaboration among the city, local hospitals, clinics and social service organizations that is trying to stem the high rates of emergency room visits in the city. What the team and its cohorts are repeatedly finding is that the sickest, most expensive patients are often also homeless.
Closely integrating housing and medical care is a growing trend, said Ruth Perry, executive director of the health team. The Trenton Health Team is working very hard to understand the health needs of our homeless residents, and looks forward to collaborating with our community partners to end the scourge of homelessness so that the homeless residents of Trenton can have better health and a better quality of life.
Greater Trentons supportive housing program helps former inmates, rehabilitated patients from state hospitals and other individuals with serious mental illnesses who are at risk of homelessness.
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I had been in prison for 35 years of my life, Ka said. This is the longest I have ever been out of prison, since I was like 10 years old.
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"Today, in upholding the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court has shown that, even at a time when Washington seems to have reached a new level of dysfunction, there remains a respect for the rule of law, for precedent, and for the ability of Congress to legislate on matters that affect the American people," Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said in a statement. "By not caving in to the most craven political calls, it appears the Court has stood by more than 70 years of legal precedent to ensure that: some 32 million Americans will have access to health insurance; we stop the unnecessary deaths of 42,000 Americans annually who die simply because they lack health insurance; insurers can no longer deny a child health care because of pre-existing conditions; millions of young adults receive coverage on their parents' plans until age 26; insurers can no longer impose lifetime limits on coverage; millions of Americans receive free preventive care; and, seniors save billions of dollars on prescription drugs. "The Affordable Care Act will now assume its rightful place, along with Social Security and Medicare, as powerful testimony to what our nation can achieve to benefit the lives of all Americans. Today's decision will, I truly hope, put to rest the partisan attacks from the Right against the law and many of its provisions. Republicans have threatened to continue their attempts to repeal these provisions, but let us all hope that they will respect the Court's ruling and put the health and wellbeing of the American people ahead of insurance companies."
"Today's decision makes one thing clear: Congress must act to repeal this misguided law," said Sen. Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. "Obamacare has not only limited choices and increased health care costs for American families, it has made it harder for American businesses to hire. Today's decision does nothing to diminish the fact that Obamacare's mandates, tax hikes, and Medicare cuts should be repealed and replaced with common sense reforms that lower costs and that the American people actually want. It is my hope that with new leadership in the White House and Senate, we can enact these step-by-step solutions and prevent further damage from this terrible law."
Republican Governors Association Chairman Bob McDonnell issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: "Today's ruling crystallizes all that's at stake in November's election. The only way to stop Barack Obama's budget-busting health care takeover is by electing a new president. Barack Obama's health care takeover encapsulates his Presidency: Obamacare increases taxes, grows the size of government and puts bureaucrats over patients while doing nothing to improve the economy. It's never been more important that we elect a President who understands the marketplace and will make job creation his top priority. By replacing Barack Obama with Mitt Romney, we will not only stop the federal government's healthcare takeover, but will also take a giant step towards a full economic recovery."
"Dr. Coburn will be reviewing the ruling and will respond with an updated plan to repeal and replace this unworkable law. The Court affirmed Congress' power to tax people if they don't eat their broccoli. Now it's up to the American people to decide whether they will tolerate this obscene abuse of individual liberty," said John Hart, a spokesman for Sen. Coburn.
"Today's Supreme Court decision sets the stakes for the November election. Now, the only way to save the country from ObamaCare's budget-busting government takeover of health care is to elect a new president," said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. "Under President Obama's signature legislation, health care costs continue to skyrocket, and up to 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based coverage. A panel of unelected bureaucrats now has the unprecedented authority to come between elderly patients and their doctors. Meanwhile, the rules and regulations placed on job creators and small businesses make it nearly impossible to hire new workers at a time when Americans desperately need jobs. "We need market-based solutions that give patients more choice, not less. The answer to rising health care costs is not, and will never be, Big Government. "We must elect a president who understands the economy, respects free enterprise, and can provide the leadership we now so desperately need. On Election Day, we must elect Mitt Romney and put America on the path toward a brighter economic future and successful health care reform."
Today, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) released the following statement on the Supreme Court ruling on the President's health care law: "The Supreme Court's decision to uphold ObamaCare is a crushing blow to patients throughout the country. ObamaCare has failed to keep the President's basic promise of allowing those who like their health care to keep it, while increasing costs and reducing access to quality care for patients. In this tough economy, jobs and economic growth are on the minds of most Americans, but ObamaCare has increased uncertainty for small businessmen and women and forced them to put their hiring decisions on hold. "During the week of July 9th, the House will once again repeal ObamaCare, clearing the way for patient-centered reforms that lower costs and increase choice. We support an approach that offers simpler, more affordable and more accessible health care that allows people to keep the health care that they like. "The Court's decision brings into focus the choice the American people have about the direction of our country. The President and his party believe in massive government intrusions that increase costs and take decisions away from patients. In contrast, Republicans believe in patient-centered, affordable care where health care decisions are made by patients, their families and their doctors, not by the federal government."
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act: "Our highest court has weighed in, and its decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a victory for all Americans who have ever worried about being able to access or afford the care they need. Democrats are proud to have worked hard to pass this landmark legislation in 2010 and of our efforts to make sure it is implemented in a way that continues to yield new benefits for patients, employers, and care providers. "The Affordable Care Act made it illegal for insurance companies to discriminate against patients on the basis of pre-existing conditions, allowed young people to remain on their parents' plans until age 26, and prohibited insurance companies from charging women higher premiums than men. The Medicare Part D 'donut hole' is closing, and seniors on Medicare now have access to free preventive services like mammograms and colonoscopies. Moreover, the Affordable Care Act provides deficit savings of more than $1 trillion over the next two decades. The Affordable Care Act further brought peace of mind to the 30 million uninsured Americans who will finally be able to access affordable coverage once the law is fully implemented. "Republicans have been trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act since the day it was enacted, and they have been eagerly awaiting today's ruling. But they must now accept that the Affordable Care Act will remain in place and that the time for litigation and partisan posturing on this issue ought to come to an end. Republicans now have a responsibility to work with Democrats to implement the Affordable Care Act, and I call on them to do so in order to make care affordable and accessible to Americans."
Following the Supreme Court's decision affirming the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, former Governor and U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine today released the following statement: "The Affordable Care Act is an important first step in curbing discriminatory insurance company practices and increasing access to health care, but more needs to be done to bring down costs. Our government, businesses, and citizens cannot continue to spend more than any other nation on health care while getting second-rate results. As Senator, I am committed to working with all stakeholders to find additional improvements to the Affordable Care Act that give all Americans affordable access to high quality services. "While there is more work to do, it is worth noting what has already been accomplished under the Affordable Care Act. Nearly 63,000 more young people in Virginia have health coverage, more than 800,000 Virginia seniors have received free preventive care, millions of small businesses are now eligible for tax credits, and twenty million American women have access to cancer screenings and contraception without co-pays. And we've put an end to the egregious abuses by insurance companies that denied coverage to children with preexisting conditions, charged women higher premiums for the same coverage, and dropped folks when they got sick. "My opponent regularly calls for a full repeal of this law, despite the positive results it's already delivering for Virginia. In the decade encompassing George Allen's six years as a U.S. Senator, the average insurance premium for families more than doubled and over 12 million more Americans were uninsured. Clearly, inaction was not a solution, and neither are continued calls for repeal. Instead we must work together to strengthen this existing program and improve cost controls."
"In passing health reform, we made history for our nation and progress for the American people. We completed the unfinished business of our society and strengthened the character of our country. We ensured health care would be a right for all, not a privilege for the few. Today, the Supreme Court affirmed our progress and protected that right, securing a future of health and economic security for the middle class and for every American."
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July 8, 2012
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court's decision to uphold most of President Barack Obama's health care law will come home to roost for most taxpayers in about two-and-a-half years, when they'll have to start providing proof on their tax returns that they have health insurance.
That scenario puts the Internal Revenue Service at the center of the debate, renewing questions about whether the agency is capable of policing the health care decisions of millions of people in the United States while also collecting the taxes needed to run the federal government.
Under the law, the IRS will provide tax breaks and incentives to help pay for health insurance and impose penalties on some people who don't buy coverage and on some businesses that don't offer it to employees.
The changes will require new regulations, forms and publications, new computer programs and a big new outreach program to explain it all to taxpayers and tax professionals. Businesses that don't claim an exemption will have to prove they offer health insurance to employees.
The health care law "includes the largest set of tax law changes in more than 20 years," according to the Treasury inspector general who oversees the IRS. The agency will have to hire thousands of workers to manage it, requiring significant budget increases that already are being targeted by congressional Republicans determined to dismantle the president's signature initiative.
"Knowing the complexity of the health law, there's no question that the IRS is going to struggle with this," said Rep. Charles Boustany Jr., R-La., chairman of the House Ways and Means oversight subcommittee. "The IRS wants more resources. Well, we need to start digging down into what are they doing with the resources and personnel."
Treasury spokeswoman Sabrina Siddiqui said, "The overwhelming majority of funds used by the agency to implement the Affordable Care Act go to administer the premium tax credits, which will be a tax cut averaging about $4,000 for more than 20 million middle-class people and families."
The Supreme Court, in its 5-4 ruling, upheld the mandate that most Americans get health insurance. The majority said Congress has the power to enforce the mandate under its taxing authority. The decision labeled the penalties a tax, noting that they will be collected by the IRS.
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Washington, July 8 (ANI): Researchers have established a novel gene therapy strategy which is an excellent substitute for the current expensive and uncontrollable Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene delivery system.
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During the month of June 2012, Freedom Steel gave away 21 tablets to its Steel Building customers. Everyday, the first building sold meant a brand new tablet. Spreading the word through newsletters and social media outlets, customers began competing to be the first call of the day to ensure they would receive a tablet.Delray Beach, Florida (PRWEB) July 08, 2012 During the month of June 2012 ...
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The rapid changes taking place in the forest eco system, mainly owing to excessive human intervention and climate change, has been leading tofrequent straying of wild animals into human habitation in the forest areas of Konni and Ranni in recent times.
The sad fate of a male leopard that had strayed into the small hamlet of Iyravon nestling on the borders of the Kummannoor forests in Konni Forest division on Sunday was the latest in the series of man-animal conflicts taking place in this part of the State during the past six months.
The leopard that strayed into the bordering village had sent panic waves among the hapless villagers. The spontaneous reaction of the panicky people to ensure their protection from the wild beast had resulted in the death of the leopard, later. Meanwhile, the violent animal had also attacked a few people in a stressful mood.
This is the second leopard that had met with a similar fate along the forest fringes in the district during the past five months. A ferocious female leopard that had strayed into the village of Angamoozhy in the adjoining Ranni Forest division was killed by an unruly mob, earlier, in February.
According to villagers, instances of leopards, king cobras, wild elephants, etc, straying into the villages along the forest fringes have become more frequent in recent times. They attribute this to the growing menace of poaching, illicit brewing in the forest areas of Konni, especially Kummannoor and surrounding areas.
Excessive human intervention in the forests have led to depletion of green cover in many areas.
The mushrooming of granite quarries along the forest borders has also been leading to drastic changes in the forest eco system, forcing the wild fauna to stray out from their natural habitats, say experts. Unscrupulous quarrying of rocks has reportedly resulted in drastic depletion of the ground water table in the region and this amply justifies the straying out of wild animals from the forests, they added.
The Rapid Response Team constituted by the Ranni Divisional Forest Officer, R.Kamalahar, has already rescued as many as 133 wild animals belonging to 18 species from the villages adjoining the forests during
the past eight months.
However, sources attached to Forest department confided that the department was yet to be made properly equipped to face the challenges posed by ferocious wild animals straying out into human habitation.
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Two beaches in Monroe County are closed on what is the last day of a long holiday weekend for many people.
Despite warm temperatures, the county closed the beach for swimming at Ontario Beach Park. The water testing done this morning showed high bacteria levels at the beach in Charlotte.
Swimming is prohibited as a precaution at Hamlin Beach State Park today as well. The state said the beach is closed as a precautionary step due to results from water quality tests.
Additional samples will be taken Sunday and Monday to try and determine when the beach at Hamlin can reopen for swimming.
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Hong Kong isn't all banks and skyscrapers. There are plenty of great beaches to swim, sunbathe, surf and windsurf on, says Vaudine England – and don't be put off by the shark nets • As featured in our Hong Kong city guide Cheung Sha Beaches, Lantau Most visitors to Lantau Island aim for the orderly sands of Silvermine Bay, the closest beach to the ferry port at Mui Wo, but better swimming can be ...
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It's entitled "The Ligher Side of Black Holes." For the first time in the university's history, Memorial will host the Canadian Conference on General Relativity and Astro Physics. The Biennial event will feature more than three dozen delegates from across the country, discussing such 'light' topics as gravity and string theory. The conference runs from July 9 to 12 at MUN's St. John's campus. A public lecture on black holes will take place Tuesday at the university's Bruneau Center.
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The University of Southampton will launch its new aerospace sector team at the 2012 Farnborough International Air Show on Tuesday. Aerospace Southampton will expand the Universitys involvement in the sector and broaden research collaborations with key players, such as BAE Systems, EADS and the Ministry of Defence.
Southampton has established a world-leading reputation for research and education in all areas of the aerospace industry ranging from aerodynamics and aero acoustics to aircraft noise and vibration as well as computational engineering and agent-based systems. The University is also pushing the boundaries and applying its expertise in new areas, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and space debris.
A number of world-renowned research groups and facilities which support aerospace-related projects are based at the University of Southampton including the RJ Mitchell Wind Tunnel, the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, the Airbus Aircraft Noise Technology Centre and the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centres at Southampton.
The aerospace industry faces a number of major engineering and environmental challenges in the years ahead and the University of Southampton is perfectly positioned to continue its world-changing impact on the sector, said Don Spalinger, the Universitys Director of Research and Innovation Services . The creation of Aerospace Southampton will build on our global reputation and excellent links with industry will help us to maximise future opportunities for our research.
Aerospace Southampton also has the potential to equip our graduates for leadership in the sector and it will consult with alumni and external stakeholders to identify how to enhance the Universitys contribution to the industry, Spalinger continued.
Professor Mark Spearing, Southamptons Pro-Chancellor (International), will Chair Aerospace Southampton which encompasses staff, students and representatives from major research groups across the University. Industry executives from leading commercial and industry organisations will support Aerospace Southampton through a new advisory board.
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(HealthDay News) -- Using a combination of the drugs temsirolimus (Torisel) and Bryostatin appears to be safe in patients with metastatic kidney cancer, according to early data from 25 patients in a phase 1 trial.
The researchers said a pathway known as mTOR signaling promotes tumor cell proliferation and tumor blood vessel development. The temsirolimus-bryostatin combination blocks two portions of the mTOR signaling pathway, and the early data suggests the drugs may be active in patients with rare forms of renal cell cancer that are less likely to respond to other therapies.
"We have certainly seen sustained responses with this combination, which are encouraging," Dr. Elizabeth Plimack, a medical oncologist and attending physician at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, said in a news release from the center. Read more…
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In Maryland, a 15-year-old high school freshman developed a diagnostic assay that experts say can be developed into medical laboratory test for the detection of pancreatic cancer. The teen’s prize-winning breakthrough test could change how cancer and other fatal diseases are diagnosed and treated.
More to the point for anatomic pathologists, this new approach to detecting pancreatic cancer is non-invasive, so it does not require a biopsy specimen. It is also inexpensive and fast. At a cost of about $3 per test, the diagnostic assay produces a result in five minutes.
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The Digital Pathology Association (DPA), a non-profit organization that promotes education and awareness of digital pathology applications, recently welcomed Bill Spooner to the DPA Board of Directors.
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I came to the DPA through networking, so the networking opportunities are one of the biggest [DPA member] benefits I think.
Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) June 27, 2012
The Digital Pathology Association (DPA), a non-profit organization that promotes education and awareness of digital pathology applications, recently welcomed Bill Spooner to the DPA Board of Directors.
Spooner has been the CIO at Sharp HealthCare for the past 15 years. During Spooner’s time at Sharp HealthCare, they became an early leader in electronic health records and received several awards for their consumer website. In 2011, Spooner was named by Information Week as one of the 25 leaders driving the healthcare I.T. revolution.
“The addition of Mr. Spooner to the DPA Board of Directors adds one more dimension to the industry inclusion of the board of directors,” said Michael F. Ward, CAE, Executive Director of the DPA. “The various interfaces that a hospital I.T. department needs are important as healthcare providers continue to provide enhanced whole-slide imaging.”
Also a recipient of the 2009 John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year award, Spooner dedicates a lot of his time to involvement in healthcare organizations. Some of the organizations he is a member of include the Healthcare Information Systems Executive Association (HISEA), the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and a Fellow in the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). Spooner was eager to get involved with the DPA because of its education and networking opportunities.
“I came to the DPA through networking, so the networking opportunities are one of the biggest [member] benefits I think,” said Spooner. “Many of the DPA members have a lot of experience and great ideas. They can share this knowledge with other members so that the best practices move along in the digital pathology industry.”
Spooner will join an already distinguished roster of individuals on the DPA’s Board of Directors that includes many experts in the digital pathology industry. He also serves on the Healthcare IT News Editorial Board and the California Hospital Association Informatics and Technology Committee. Spooner’s experience and leadership in the healthcare arena proves his perspective will be invaluable to the DPA.
About the Digital Pathology Association
The Digital Pathology Association, located in Indianapolis, IN, was founded in 2009. Its mission is to facilitate education and awareness of digital pathology applications in healthcare and life sciences. Members will be encouraged to share best practices and promote the use of technology among colleagues in order to demonstrate efficiencies, awareness, and its ultimate benefits to patient care. To learn more about the DPA and its members and membership opportunities visit: http://digitalpathologyassociation.org/membership.
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