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Can Tribble 3 Can Induce Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease?
Three pseudo kinases of the Tribbles family have been recently recognized, which include TRB1, TRB2 and TRB3. Recent research has found that the expression of hepatic TRB3 increased in a rat model of diabetes. TRB3 could block the insulin signaling pathway through inhibiting Akt activation, which contributes to insulin resistance.

National Organization for Women Establishes Kansas Abortion-Rights PAC To Fill Void After Death Of Abortion Provider Tiller
The Kansas chapter of the National Organization for Women has formed its own political action committee to replace ProKanDo, a PAC founded in 2002 by abortion provider George Tiller that was closed after his murder in May, the AP/Hays Daily News reports. ProKanDo spent more than $1 million over the last four years to advocate for abortion rights, assist candidates who support abortion rights and oppose antiabortion-rights candidates. The organization had more than 6,400 contributors but received between one-third and one-half of its annual funding from Tiller, according to former Director Julie Burkhart.NOW has scheduled a conference in Wichita on July 25 to discuss legislative strategy and Kansas elections. Marla Patrick, coordinator of NOW"s Kansas chapter,÷ said that although the new PAC will not have the same financial support from Tiller that ProKanDo received, his death has invigorated grassroots support. She added, "I think that can be every bit as effective, if not more so, especially in light of all the recent events" (Hegeman, AP/Hays Daily News, 7/18).
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Advanced Melanoma: Vaccine Shows Therapeutic Promise
A vaccine for one of the most lethal cancers, advanced melanoma, has shown improved response rates and progression-free survival for patients when combined with the immunotherapy drug, Interleukin-2, according to researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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Mozambique's Health Minister Reviews Country's Health Status With Parliament

A nationwide vaccination effort in Mozambique helped to slash the number of reported cases of measles in Mozambique in 2008, Health Minister Ivo Garrido said Wednesday when addressing the country"s parliament, Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique/allAfrica.com reports. Garrido also reported that 2008 marked the year that leprosy "ceased to be a public health problem in Mozambique" and malaria cases and deaths fell while the number of patients receiving antiretrovirals continued to climb - growing "from 6,000 in December 2004 to over 140,000 at the end of May this year." During the same period, the number of doctors in Mozambique also rose 35 percent, allowing what equates to "one doctor for every 23,000 inhabitants," AIM/allAfrica.com writes. In Mozambique, health services are "essentially free of charge" -hospitalizations are free and consultations "cost the equivalent of 20 U.S. cents," according to AIM/allAfrica.com. "This was the case, [Garrido] declared, because the government "believes that health care is a duty of the state, and a fundamental human right"" (AIM/allAfrica.com, 6/3). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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