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As They Debate Health Overhaul, Politicians Keep Eye On 2010
"Fifteen months before the midterm congressional election, health care is appearing in candidate stump speeches and interviews - particularly by Republican challengerṣ€¦ running in districts recently claimed by Democrats," USA Today reports. "That dynamic helps explain why a $1 trillion-plus health care bill stalled last week in Congress. ̣€¦ Obama has said he wants lawmakers to finish health care by the end of the year, in part because it could become mired in election-year politics. All 435 members of the House and 36 members of the Senate are up for election in 2010."

Viewing Child Porn Not A Risk Factor For Future Sex Offenses
For people without a prior conviction for a hands-on sex offense, the consumption of child pornography alone does not, in itself, seem to represent a risk factor for committing such an offense. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry studied 231 men convicted of consuming child pornography in 2002 and found that only 1% had gone on to commit a hands-on sex offense in the following six years.
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Ontario Women Live Longer But Don't Prosper: Study
While Ontario women live longer than men, a majority are more likely to suffer from disability and chronic conditions, according to a new women"s health study by St. Michael"s Hospital researcher Dr. Arlene Bierman. What"s more, low-income women have more chronic conditions, greater disability and a shorter life expectancy than women in high-income groups.
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More Female Doctors Will Lead To Rising Demand For Locums, Says HCL

HCL, the UK"s largest specialist health and social care recruiter, said that the rising proportion of women doctors will lead to a greater emphasis on flexible working and the use of locums in the medical workforce. The company, which provides doctors of all grades and specialties to the NHS and private sector, was responding to a study by the Royal College of Physicians ("RCP") which forecasts that the majority of UK doctors in both hospitals and general practice will be female after 2017. The study shows that women currently account for 40% of all doctors, including 42% of GPs and 28% of consultants, and this proportion is set to increase significantly over the next eight years. Since women doctors overwhelmingly tend to prefer part time and flexible hours, this trend has considerable implications for medical workforce planning, with hospitals and GP surgeries having to rely increasingly on banks of temporary and flexible doctors, HCL said. Julian Cater, analyst at Collins Stewart, agreed. Raising HCL"s target price to 250p, he said: "The implication is clear that the gender shift within the NHS is going to steadily drive demand for more temporary employees over the medium-term." Kate Bleasdale, Executive Vice Chairman of HCL, said: "This re-balancing of the medical profession towards women is something that we have been predicting for some time. "The preference of women doctors for part time and flexible hours is well known, and will leave gaps in hospital rotas that will need to be filled by staffing companies like HCL, as well as more doctors seeking to work as locums. "We anticipate rising demand from our clients over the next few years as the proportion of doctors continues to shift toward women, and hospital managers have to be able to tap into a large bank of flexible and appropriately qualified doctors in order to ensure that rotas are sufficiently covered. And as locum work itself is an ideal way of working flexibly, we also anticipate a rise in the number of candidates signing up with us as the number of female doctors increases. "We are currently seeing momentous changes in the way the medical profession works in the UK: new restrictions on immigrant doctors, the European Working Time Directive, and now evidence of the rapidly increasing proportion of female doctors. "At HCL we are experienced in anticipating and planning for demographic changes such as these, and we are committed to working closely with the NHS and private sector to get the best results for both doctors and patients." HCL Plc.


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