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FUJIFILM Dimatix Inkjet Printer Aids Researchers In Developing Paper-Based Biosensors To Detect Toxins
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Nevada Assembly Passes Bill To Protect Physicians On J-1 Visas
The Nevada Assembly last week voted to approve a bill (SB 229) that would authorize the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services to stop the exploitation of foreign physicians who have come to the state to provide care to residents in underserved areas, the Las Vegas Sun reports. The measure now goes to Gov. Jim Gibbons (R) for his approval (Allen, Las Vegas Sun, 5/28). A September 2007 Sun investigation of the J-1 visa program found that some foreign physicians were forced by their sponsors to work up to 100 hours per week, and were being "cheated out of their salaries" and "diverted from the patients" in underserved areas whom they were supposed to help (Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, 8/6/08).The legislation would make violations of the J-1 program more clearly punishable under state law and prosecutable by the attorney general"s office; charge J-1 physician sponsors a fee to cover the cost of enforcing the law; and protect whistle-blowers (Las Vegas Sun, 5/28).
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Trust Supporters Hold Celebration Day For Mental Health Care, UK

Patients, staff and carers who support the work of the county"s leading provider of NHS services to adults with mental ill health, invited the public to join in their first "birthday" celebrations last week. Members of the Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust"s Members Council held the information and advice event at Lyngford House Conference Centre in Taunton. Displays and presentation material was on show and local voluntary organisations participated, each highlighting the many s of advice and information which can help those, either caring for a person with mental ill health or experiencing any form of mental illness themselves. Council Members are ordinary members of the public with an active interest in mental health issues and the NHS services delivered to local people. They act as a "sounding board" for clients, carers and the public regarding local mental health services and advise the Trust"s management of those services clients most value and those which they feel in need of improvement. Partnership Trust Chair, Linda Nash, gave a brief overview of the success of the Members Council this year congratulating them on their work and saying: "It is one year since the Trust"s Members Council was established and so this is really a birthday celebration. Members and Trust supporters have played a vital role as a voice to people with mental ill health, who still remain amongst some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in our community. "I would like to thank you all for your views and reassure and advice throughout the year. These are being used to improve our services and ensure we address the needs of all. Whilst your advice helps develop our strategic health service plans, it is your role as mental health service champions, which is most important. One in four people will be affected by a mental health condition in their lives - most commonly stress anxiety or depression and yet such illness still carry considerable stigma. Mental ill health is not treated like other physical illnesses and this stigma must be addressed. It continues to blight people"s lives and is known to deter many people from seeking professional help at a point when more serious mental ill health could be prevented." If members of the public would like to find out more about the work of the Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust or become a Trust supporter or join the Members Council they should write to the Trust at: Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust


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