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Discovery Of Relationship Between Napping, Hyperactivity, Depression And Anxiety In Young Children
Napping may have a significant influence on young children"s daytime functioning, according to a research abstract presented on Monday, June 8 at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
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El Paso, Texas Planned Parenthood May Shift HIV/AIDS Programs To Other Organizations To Refocus Its Services
The Planned Parenthood Center of El Paso has begun to refocus its services on family planning and women"s health, and likely will shift its HIV/AIDS support programs to other providers that specialize in such services, according to the local agency"s board president, the El Paso Times reports. According to the agency, 56 percent of the center"s budget was earmarked for HIV/AIDS programs, while 30 percent was for family planning and primary health care. Lynn Salas, board president of the El Paso Planned Parenthood, said, "The [Planned Parenthood Federation of America] felt our AIDS/HIV programs had grown so much we were not focusing enough on the core mission, and we began in mid-March to plan the changes we are still working out" (Valdez, El Paso Times, 6/3).
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World's First Cardiac Adult Stem Cell Patient Receives Infusion
Michael (Mike) Jones has become the world"s first recipient of adult cardiac stem cells to treat congestive heart failure. Jones" infusion on July 17 marks the world"s first phase-one FDA-approved clinical trial using adult cardiac stem cells to treat heart disease. The clinical trial is being conducted by a team of University of Louisville physicians at Jewish Hospital.
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University Of Hawaii At Manoa Professor Co-Authors Article About Weight And Relationships

Dr. Janet D. Latner, an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Hawai"i at Manoa, has co-authored an article in the July 2009 edition of the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy on "Weight Stigma in Existing Relationships." The research - conducted jointly by Professor Latner and New Zealand clinical psychologist Dr. Alice D. Boyes - addresses body image, weight, romantic relationships, and differences between men and women. Associations between body mass index (BMI) and relationship quality and other partner/relationship perceptions were investigated in 57 couples in New Zealand. Heavier women had lower quality relationships, which they predicted were more likely to end. They partnered with less desirable men and thought their partners would rate them as less warm/trustworthy. The male partners of heavier women judged the women"s bodies less positively and men rated heavier women as poorer matches to their ideal partners for attractiveness/vitality. In contrast, men"s BMIs were generally not associated with relationship functioning. These findings point to the potential mechanisms that may contribute to heavier women"s relationship difficulties. "Prejudice and discrimination are commonly directed at overweight individuals. However, few previous studies have examined whether weight stigma occurs within established romantic relationships. Our results suggest it does," said Dr. Latner. Janet D. Latner University of Hawaii at Manoa


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