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Heart Muscle Protein Can Replace Its Missing Skeletal Muscle Counterpart To Give Mice With Myopathy A Long And Active Life
A heart muscle protein can replace its missing skeletal muscle counterpart to give mice with myopathy a long and active life, show Nowak et al. The findings were published online on May 25, 2009 (http://www.jcb.org) and will appear in the June 1, 2009 print issue of the Journal of Cell Biology.

Opinion: Obama's Africa Policy; Maternal Health
President Obama is expected to arrive in Accra, Ghana, Friday night, the AP/Google.com reports. White House adviser Michelle Gavin said the president chose to travel to Ghana "because it"s such an admirable example of strong, democratic governance, vibrant civil society" (Babington, 7/10). The following are opinion pieces reflecting on his trip and Africa policy:
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New Silver Nanoparticle Skin Gel For Healing Burns
Scientists in India are reporting successful laboratory tests of a new and potentially safer alternative to silver-based gels applied to the skin of burn patients to treat infections. With names like silver sulfadiazine and silver nitrate, these germ-fighters save lives and speed healing. The researchers describe gel composed of silver nanoparticles - each 1/50,000th the width of a human hair - that appears more effective than these traditional gels. Their study is scheduled for the Aug. 3 issue of ACS" Molecular Pharmaceutics, a bi-monthly journal.
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Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

Delay Vacation, Not Health-Care Reform The Des Moines Register This is no time for elected officials to take a summer vacation. There is too much momentum - unprecedented momentum - that could be lost by putting this on a shelf until Congress reconvenes (7/24). Waterloo Might Be Preferable The (New York) Daily News The back-and-forth feels so familiar - lather, rinse, repeat - we forget to ask an important question: Is DeMint"s theory right? (Josh Greenman, 7/24). Costs And Compassion The New York Times The talking heads on cable TV panned President Obama"s Wednesday press conference. You see, he didn"t offer a lot of folksy anecdotes. Shame on them (Krugman, 7/23). Kill The Rhinos! The New York Times Forget the wonkery. Let"s get primeval. Rising health care costs are a stampede of big ugly rhinos (Brooks, 7/23). Why Obamacare Is Sinking The Washington Post Once you commit your fantasies to words and numbers, the Congressional Budget Office comes along and declares that the emperor has no clothes (Krauthammer, 7/24). Now We"re A Bogeyman The Ottawa Citizen The fastest way to shut down debate about health care, in Canada or the United States, is to accuse your opponent of advocating the other country"s system (7/23). 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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