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PHPartners is the product of a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries. The August 26 webinar class will cover the website, which will include information on current topics such as Bioterrorism, ongoing projects such as Healthy People 2010, and public health resources including promotions and statistics.
Tune in on Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 1:00MT, 2:00CT for the MLA CE class PHPartners presented by Marty Magee.
This online training is FREE, and requires no registration. All you need is a computer with Internet access and a phone. You’ll sign in as a guest, enter your phone number when prompted and the system will call you! Access it by going to: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr.
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The regular use of aspirin after a diagnosis of nonmetastatic colorectal cancer is associated with a lower risk of cancer-specific mortality, according to a report in the August 12 issue of JAMA.

The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries is pleased to announce the availability of AAHSL Leadership Scholarships. The scholarships to support leadership training, in amounts of up to $3000, may be used for participation in established educational programs or for individually designed learning opportunities. The scope of the scholarships is training for administrative leadership.Professionals with an interest in leading academic health sciences libraries are eligible to apply for scholarships. Preference will be given to persons developing leadership skills relevant to becoming academic health center library directors in a relatively short timeframe. When additional funds are available, scholarships may also be awarded for leadership training at a mid-management level that dev…

With Augusts back-to-school preparation in full swing, the U.S. agencies that deal with the novel influenza A(H1N1) virus pandemic issued guidance on August 7 for dealing with flu in school.

The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries is pleased to announce the availability of AAHSL Leadership Scholarships. The scholarships to support leadership training, in amounts of up to $3000, may be used for participation in established educational programs or for individually designed learning opportunities. The scope of the scholarships is training for administrative leadership.Professionals with an interest in leading academic health sciences libraries are eligible to apply for scholarships. Preference will be given to persons developing leadership skills relevant to becoming academic health center library directors in a relatively short timeframe. When additional funds are available, scholarships may also be awarded for leadership training at a mid-management level that dev…

The prompt addition of infliximab to methotrexate in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis who did not respond to brief monotherapy produced clinically superior results at 1 year, compared with adjuvant therapy with conventional DMARDs, according to the ongoing SWEFOT trial.

About fifty children of Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine employees visited the SIU School of Medicine Medical Library on Take Your Child to Work day, Friday, July 17, 2009. The Medical Library was one of the stops during a day of activities throughout the School. (Source: The Cornflower)

Less than half of some 1,100 surveyed primary care physicians in Texas said they follow current recommendations to vaccinate adolescent girls with the approved quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine.