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Brain Plasticity: Changes And Resets In Homeostasis
In an article published in the June 25th edition of the journal Neuron, researchers at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, have found that synaptic plasticity, long implicated as a device for "change" in the brain, may also be essential for stability.

World Cup Campaign To Build Centers To Provide HIV/AIDS Education, Other Services To At-Risk African Youth
Authorities in South Africa have begun construction of one of the 20 planned Football for Hope centers in Africa -- part of a 2010 World Cup campaign called "20 Centers for 2010" aimed at reducing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, poverty and crime in local communities -- the AP/Google.com reports. The center under construction in South Africa"s Khayelitsha township will include a soccer field, community center and after-school programs that will focus on sex education and HIV/AIDS education. The International Federation of Football Association, or FIFA, in alliance with Streetfootballworld, a network of development groups, is providing the campaign with $10 million in funding. Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Rwanda and other African countries will be home to the remaining 19 centers.According to FIFA President Joseph Blatter, the campaign "emphasizes the power of football far beyond the boundaries of the pitch." He added that the centers will "provide a platform for communities to address social issues such as children"s rights, education, health, HIV/AIDS prevention and will leave a legacy for Africa that will last long after the final whistle of the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been blown." Helen Zille, premier of the Western Cape Province, said construction of the center in the township "shows what we can do when we focus on getting things right rather than concentrating on what"s wrong," adding that she hopes the center is successful with its HIV/AIDS education efforts. The center will be run by Grassroots Soccer, an HIV/AIDS education organization that uses the sport to educate youth. Nocawe Tyali, a life-skills and football teacher who works with teenagers, said the new center will give young people an alternative to high-risk behaviors and enable the area to offer more youth football programs that include an HIV/AIDS prevention message (Nullis, AP/Google.com, 5/25).
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Society Launches Consultations On Regulation Of Conduct In Schools Of Pharmacy

Students and staff, among others in the profession, have the chance to make their views known on the conduct and governance rules set to be implemented in schools of pharmacy throughout Great Britain, with the launch of two consultations from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain today. Two new documents, the Code of Conduct for Pharmacy Students and Fitness to Practise Procedures in Schools of Pharmacy will be subject to consultation concurrently for four weeks. The documents have been developed to reflect the profession"s move towards an increasingly clinical role. The Code of Conduct for Pharmacy Students is based on the same seven principles as those governing the Society"s Code of Ethics for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, and is intended to be a working document for students. The Fitness to Practise Procedures for Schools of Pharmacy will act as a guide to for schools in constructing their own fitness to practise frameworks. The Society"s Head of Accreditation, Damian Day said: "Although designed to be complementary the two documents do have different audiences and purposes. For some pharmacy schools, this represents a significant cultural shift, which is why it is important as many people as possible have their say in order to shape these one-of-a-kind documents." Both the Code of Conduct and the Fitness to Practise Procedures will apply to students studying MPharm degrees, foundation degrees leading to direct entry into the second year of an accredited MPharm, and Overseas Pharmacists" Assessment Programmes (OSPAPs). Neither document will apply to pre-registration students, pharmacy technician students, pharmacy support staff students or pharmacy students on non-accredited courses. The consultations documents will be available to view from Friday 22 May. To view and download the consultation documents, go here. Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain


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