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The 32nd British Transplant Games 30th July - 2nd August 2009
This year the British Transplant Games takes place in Coventry and 900 transplant athletes are preparing to take part. For a handful of these athletes, the Games offers vital training and preparation for other major sporting challenges such as triathlons and marathons. The event organisers, Transplant Sport UK shines the spotlight on these inspiring people, who visibly demonstrate that there is life after transplant, allowing them to train to a high level of fitness against all the odds.
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Knowing Me, Myself, And I: What Psychology Can Contribute To Self-Knowledge
How well do you know yourself? It"s a question many of us struggle with, as we try to figure out how close we are to who we actually want to be. In a new report in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologist Timothy D. Wilson from the University of Virginia describes theories behind self-knowledge (that is, how people form beliefs about themselves), cites challenges psychologists encounter while studying it, and offers ways we can get to know ourselves a little better.
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The European Experience: The Pluses And Minuses Of Government-Run Health Care
As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul health care, many look to Europe for examples of government-run health care.
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Texas Department Of State Health Services Urges Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Precautions

The Texas Department of State Health Services is reminding swimmers and skiers to take precautions to avoid infection from Naegleria fowleri, an ameba assumed to be present in all rivers, lakes, ponds, tanks and streams. The ameba can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, an infection of the brain. Though PAM is rare, it is almost always fatal. The ameba thrives in warm, stagnant water but may be present in any body of fresh water. A combination of lower water levels, high temperatures and stagnant or slow-moving water may produce higher concentrations of the ameba. Infection typically occurs when water containing the ameba is forced up the nose when diving or jumping into the water or when skiing. Initial symptoms of the infection include severe headache, high fever, stiff neck, nausea and vomiting. The ameba does not live in salt water or in swimming pools and hot tubs that are properly cleaned, maintained and treated with chlorine. DSHS offers these precautions to reduce the already low risk of infection: - Never swim in stagnant water. - Hold your nose or use nose clips when skiing, jet skiing or jumping into any water. Other dangers associated with lakes and rivers include diving into waters that are too shallow or that may hide rocks and debris. Never leave children unattended around water. Nine cases of PAM have been reported in Texas since 2000, including one in 2008. Texas Department of State Health Services


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