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U.N. Program Has Little Effect In Reducing Deaths Among Children In Bangladesh, Study Finds
"The U.N. unveiled a multimillion dollar strategy a dozen years ago to save children worldwide, but a new [Lancet] study has found the program had surprisingly little effect in Bangladesh, one of the world"s poorest countries," the Associated Press reports. Since 1997, when the WHO and UNICEF launched the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Program to help reduce the numbers of deaths in children under age 5 from diarrhea, pneumonia, measles and malnutrition, more than 100 countries have adopted the program, drawing upon "millions" in aid, according to the news service.
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U.S. Swine Flu Cases Reach One Million
The Associated Press/Washington Post reported that U.S. health officials on Thursday said they believe as many as 1 million Americans have been infected with H1N1 and "6 percent or more of some urban populations are infected." The estimates were based upon survey data collected by health officials and mathematical modeling.
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Finance Committee Negotiators Near Accord On Bill
The Washington Post: "Three Democrats and three Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee are expected to wrap up their arduous multi-week talks in the coming days, and Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) said he expects a panel vote before the Senate recess, which will begin Aug. 7. Assuming the fragile committee coalition holds, the legislation it produces would scramble the reform landscape by introducing policy ideas that have their origins in the political center. The bill is bound to disappoint liberals."
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Men Lack Sympathy For Rape Victims

Men blame male victims of rape for not fighting off their attacker. This is one of the findings of Dr Michelle Davies and Dr Paul Rogers from University of Central Lancashire who will present their research at the British Psychological Society"s Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference today, Wednesday 24th June 2009. The conference is being held the University of Central Lancashire, Preston. This study focussed on attitudes of blame towards rape victims in different scenarios, including drug-assisted-rape. 301 participants (150 men and 151 women, with an average age 23) read a scenario in which victim gender, sexuality, and whether the victim was awake or asleep at the time of the assault were manipulated. They were than asked to complete a questionnaire on blame. The results showed that men had less sympathy for rape victims overall and tended to blame the victim more than women did. In particular men were blamed for not fighting back. The men questioned in the study classed assaults on gay men as the least serious especially if the victim was conscious. Dr Davies commented: "Rape is a heinous crime and the process of gaining a conviction can be almost as traumatic. Knowing certain victims in certain situations are blamed more than others gives those involved in treating victims a "head start" in knowing what types of reactions victims might face." The conference is being held at the University of Central Lancashire from the 23rd to 25th July. British Psychological Society


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