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Lance Armstrong Foundation And American Cancer Society Announce International Partnership To Fight Global Cancer Burden
Today the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the American Cancer Society announced they have formed a first-of-its-kind partnership to empower and support survivors all over the world and aggressively address the global cancer burden. As part of its ongoing global commitment to fight cancer, the Society has become an international collaborating partner for the LIVESTRONG® Global Cancer Summit in Dublin, Ireland in August. The Society will actively participate in LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign events at both the Tour de France in July and the Summit, beginning Aug. 24 in Dublin. John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., chief executive officer, American Cancer Society, will join the U.S. delegation to the Summit and address the 250 advocates selected from all over the world for their commitments to cancer control.

Innovative Treatment Approach Offers New Hope For Eczema Sufferers With Moderate To Severe Disease
The British Association of Dermatology annual meeting sees the launch of the first topical calcineurin inhibitor to be approved for the maintenance treatment of moderate to severe atopic eczema to prevent flares and prolong flare-free intervals. PROTOPIC ointment (tacrolimus monohydrate) is already licensed to treat moderate and severe eczema (atopic dermatitis), often involving the treatment of flares as and when they occur.* It is now also approved for twice-weekly application to previously affected skin to prevent these exacerbations and prolong flare-free periods in PROTOPIC-responsive patients.òª Clinical studies have shown that this new approach brings significant benefits with over 40% of patients with moderate to severe eczema remaining flare-free for at least a year.1 Flares are known to place an enormous burden on patients. The International Study of Life with Atopic Eczema (ISOLATE) found that about 55% of these patients worried about the onset of their next exacerbation and that they spent on average over a third of the year (136 days) with their eczema in flare.2
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General Optical Council Highlights Importance Of Student Supervision, UK
The General Optical Council (GOC) is today reminding all optical businesses, students and supervisors to ensure their current arrangements for professional supervision of students meet the requirements outlined by the GOC, and examination or assessment bodies. This follows the recent Fitness to Practise (FTP) hearing involving Boots Opticians Ltd (a GOC-registered business); Trevor Burgess, a registered student dispensing optician; and Richard Simmons, a registered dispensing optician.
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Predictive Role In Peptic Ulcer Played By Childhood Adversities

Helicobacter pylori, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and smoking are the most important risk factors for peptic ulcer. Alcohol intake may also play a role in the development of gastric ulcers. Psychological stress may also have an impact on the onset and course of ulcer disease. However, very little is known as to whether childhood adversities involving financial problems, conflicts in the family, problems with alcohol, and matters of personal security are associated with peptic ulcer. A research article in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this problem. Dr. Markku Sumanen and his colleagues of the Health and Social Support Study (HeSSup) investigated this subject in a nationwide sample of working-aged people in Finland. The participants were asked whether or not a doctor had told them that they have or have had a peptic ulcer. They were also asked to think about their childhood adversities in terms of the following questions: 1) "Did your parents divorce?" 2) "Did your family have long-lasting financial difficulties?" 3) "Did serious conflicts arise in your family?" 4) "Were you often afraid of some member of your family?" 5) "Was someone in the family seriously or chronically ill?" 6) "Did someone in the family have problems with alcohol?" The most common childhood adversities to emerge were long-lasting financial difficulties in the family, serious conflicts in the family and someone in the family having been seriously or chronically ill. All adversities reported were more common among peptic ulcer patients than among other respondents. Alcohol problems in the family and fear of some member of the family were also more common among peptic ulcer patients than among other respondents. With regard to parental divorce there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups. Age- and sex-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of childhood adversities for peptic ulcer were statistically significant, indicating that participants with childhood adversities had a higher proportional risk of developing peptic ulcer. Adjusting also for smoking, heavy drinking, stress and current NSAID use had no further influence. Long-lasting financial difficulties in the family had the greatest influence. According to the findings there is reason to believe that stress factors during childhood maintain a connection with the development of peptic ulcers. Childhood adversities are not necessarily true risk factors for peptic ulcer, but may play a predictive role in the development of the disease. A more comprehensive understanding of peptic ulcer patients is worth aspiring to. Reference: Sumanen MPT, Koskenvuo MJ, Sillanmç¤ki LH, Mattila KJ. Peptic ulcer and childhood adversities experienced by working-aged people. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(27): 3405-3410 http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/15/3405.asp Lin Tian World Journal of Gastroenterology


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