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Tiller Murder Prompts Abortion Providers To Re-Evaluate Protective Measures, Security
The recent murder of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller has prompted other providers nationwide to reassess their need for protective measures against violent actions from opponents of abortion rights, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports. In the days following Tiller"s murder, many clinic officials nationwide said that they had contacted law enforcement and examined their existing security measures. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder also ordered the U.S. Marshals Service to provide security to several clinicians and facilities. According to the AP/Chronicle, violence against abortion providers in the 1980s and 1990s forced many to take various precautionary measures in and around their clinics, while some underwent training to protect themselves.Kate Michelman, former president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, said the election of former President George W. Bush, an abortion-rights opponent, helped alleviate some violence against abortion providers. However, she said that she believes Tiller"s murder might indicate the situation is changing during the first months of President Obama"s administration. Obama has rejected abortion-rights opponents" calls for restrictions on the procedure and also reversed the "global gag rule," or "Mexico City" policy.Michelman said, "Historically, when those who oppose a woman"s right to decide are frustrated politically, they get more violent," adding, "I have been thinking about this ever since the [Obama] election." She said that some providers will remain fearful even though she believes clinics are now safe. "In the end ... if someone is out to get you and they are determined and have a chorus encouraging them, ... there"s not much you can do to stop them," Michelman said. Provider LeRoy Carhart, who provided abortion services at Tiller"s clinic, said that people who commit violence against abortion providers should be charged with hate crimes (Hanna, AP/San Francisco Chronicle, 6/3). Don't forget to buy zoloft online no prescription.

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A new analysis finds that women in New Jersey who take the breast cancer drug tamoxifen in conjunction with certain popular antidepressants may be at a higher risk for a breast cancer recurrence.

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Death Penalty And Mental Illness: Families Of Victims Speak Out At National Convention; "Double Tragedies" Report Released
For the first time, families of murder victims have joined with families of persons with mental illness who have been executed to speak out against the death penalty.
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Amarillo Biosciences Announces Completion Of Screening Process For Influenza Study In Australia

Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. (ABI) (OTCBB: AMAR) announced that the screening of volunteers for inclusion in a Phase 2 clinical study of the company"s oral interferon product at the University of Western Australia is now complete. The investigators met their target of screening at least 200 healthy adults for participation in the trial. A total of 215 volunteers were evaluated and 134 of them have been enrolled into the study to date. About 90% of the screened subjects have been found to qualify for the study, so additional enrollments are expected over the next 2 weeks to bring the total number of study participants up to or above the targeted 160 subjects. The double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial is being conducted by Dr. Manfred Beilharz and colleagues. The study is expected to show that lozenges containing a low dose of interferon-alpha can prevent infection or reduce the severity of infection with influenza and other common respiratory viruses when taken once a day during a typical winter cold/flu season. Dr. Joseph Cummins, President and CEO of ABI, said, "We are pleased that Dr. Beilharz and his study team were able to achieve their goal of screening over 200 volunteers because this study is an important step in proving that our low-dose interferon lozenges can be a safe and effective alternative to antiviral drugs for influenza. New therapies like oral interferon are needed in the face of the ongoing swine flu pandemic, especially since the influenza virus has developed resistance in the past to currently marketed antiviral drugs." Dr. Manfred Beilharz said, "The community spread of swine flu in Perth has gone from 0 to 80+ in 14 days, and that is only the confirmed cases. Over the next 3 months we here in Perth, Western Australia may well experience a reproduction of the community spread that is occurring in Melbourne, Victoria. If our lozenges work as well as we anticipate against swine flu, we will make a tremendous contribution to economical public health procedures." Amarillo Biosciences


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