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CNN Poll Finds Americans' Opinons Are Divided Regarding The President's Health Reform Push
Americans appear split over the president"s push for health care reform, a new CNN poll has found. "Fifty percent of those questioned in CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Wednesday morning say they support the president"s plans, with 45 percent opposed. The results indicate a generational divide. ""Obama"s plan is most popular among younger Americans and least popular among senior citizens," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "A majority of Americans over the age of 50 oppose Obama"s plan; a majority of those under 50 support it.""
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Researchers Working On How Gold Nanoparticles Illuminated With Laser Light May Be Able To Detect And Treat Cancer
At a technical breakfast, Romain Quidant presented his research into the detection and treatment of cancer using gold nanoparticles illuminated with laser light. Quidant, who was recently awarded the Fresnel Prize 2009 that recognizes the highest level of excellence amongst emerging researchers in the field of photonics, is an ICREA researcher at the UPC"s Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) and a fellow of the Cellex Foundation Barcelona.
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Scientists Decode Genome Of Deadly Parasitic Worm
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the parasite that causes intestinal schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia or snail fever), a devastating tropical disease that afflicts more than 200 million people in the developing world.
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AMSA Avant Research Bursary Winners And Applications For 2010

Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Avant/AMSA Student Research Fellowship: - Flora Poon from Bond University - Tran Nguyen from Flinders University - Daryl Cheng from Monash University - Jun Parker from James Cook University, Cairns - Philip Scott from James Cook University, Townsville Their proposal for a collaborative, cross-uni project Investigating Depression in Medical Students: Prevalence and Perception resonates with the Avant and AMSA values of looking after the interests of members. Depression is a significant issue in medical education, and for some doctors it can carry over into professional life after graduation. This project will help to reveal important data on the subject, and the proposal showed both innovation and commitment. A copy of the final paper will be published when the research is complete. Submissions are judged on the merit and design of the proposal, with criteria assessed including the value and innovation of the intended research to the medical community, and the students" knowledge, approach and methodology. In 2009 we had an exceptional standard of entries from all over the country - we commend you and are delighted to see the quality of work and dedication of our future doctors. The task of determining just one winner was certainly a difficult one, and as such there are also several honorary mentions to make. We congratulate the following students for their excellent proposals, and wish all of this year"s applicants the very best for their research undertakings: Honorary mentions - Chris Wong of Adelaide University - James Churchill of the University of Melbourne - Jasmine Zhu of the University of Melbourne - Yan Wang of Monash University - Claire Lawley of the University of NSW - Prasanti Kotagiri of Monash University - Deshan Sebaratnam of the University of NSW Student members of Avant can submit their entries for the 2010 fellowship using the new application form. AMSA


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