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Gender-Based Violence Contributing To Spread Of HIV In Papua New Guinea, Amnesty International Report Says
Violence against women is contributing to the spread of HIV in Papua New Guinea, Amnesty International said in its recent annual report, the Australian Associated Press reports. According to the report, gender-based violence, including "sexual violence," in the country is "endemic in the home and in the community.
Gene Offers New Lead In Cleft Lip And Palate Research
Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health report in the current issue of the journal Science that a much-studied gene called SUMO1, when under expressed, can cause cleft lip and palate, one of the world's most common birth defects.With several genes already implicated in causing cleft lip and palate, the authors note their addition to the list comes with a unique biological twist.
15 Per Cent Could Be On Pumps In Scotland
Scotland could eventually have another 3,500 people using Insulin Pumps if new relaxed guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) gets the go-ahead.NICE Guidance published in 2003 estimated that the percentage of people requiring pump therapy in the UK would be around one to two per cent.