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Discovery Of Shared Genetic Link Between The Dental Disease Periodontitis And Heart Attack
The relationship between the dental disease periodontitis and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been known for several years. Although a genetic link seemed likely, until now its existence was uncertain. Now, for the first time, scientists have discovered a genetic relationship between the two conditions, a researcher told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics.

Online Obituaries Are Changing The Way We Publicly Remember The Dead And How Newspapers Cover Deaths
The ways we deal with death are finding a new life online, according to research being published by a Kansas State University journalism professor and her colleague.
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National Survey Finds Six In Ten Americans Believe Serious Outbreak Of Influenza A (H1N1) Likely In Fall/Winter
As part of a series about Americans" response to the H1N1 flu outbreak, the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health is releasing a national poll that focuses on Americans" views and concerns about the potential for a more severe outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1) in the fall or winter. The polling was done June 22-28, 2009.
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Pick Of Benjamin For Surgeon General Puts Primary Care In Spotlight

The new surgeon general is expected to focus on primary care. The Wall Street Journal reports: "The president"s choice for U.S. surgeon general, Regina Benjamin, puts a primary-care physician in a prominent role as the administration pushes to reorient the health-care system toward prevention and primary care. Dr. Benjamin, 52 years old, who has been part of the center studying health-care disparities at the National Institutes of Health, is expected to be a proponent of delivering more health care and medicine to the poor, minorities and rural areas. In her own family, Dr. Benjamin mentioned the loss of family members to smoking-related lung cancer, an HIV-related illness and diabetes. She pointed to these deaths as one of the reasons for her commitment to improve primary-care medicine in treating preventable diseases." The Journal notes: "The administration and major groups representing doctors are discussing health-overhaul plans that could result in the government diverting some federal funds to primary care and away from specialty surgeries and diagnostic tests, according to representatives of physician societies and industry lobbyists" (Mundy, Zhang, 7/15). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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