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With healthcare a hot topic in Washington, most support reforms that would reduce costs and expand coverage. Dr. Kenneth Melani, president and CEO of Highmark, Incorporated, says they strongly believe that everyone should have high-quality, affordable healthcare coverage and believe this can be achieved without creating a new government bureaucracy.

HIV is now, HIV is here, and HIV is real. More than one million Americans are living with HIV and AIDS. Recent data show 48 percent of new HIV infections in the U.S. are among African Americans. Hispanics, represent 17 percent of HIV diagnoses. Gay men from all racial and ethnic groups account for 53 percent of HIV and AIDS diagnoses. These numbers show a critical need for tools to prevent HIV, including a vaccine.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that the total number of Americans living with HIV is over one million people. Despite advances in medical care and treatment, the number of HIV infections in America has continued to grow, particularly among African Americans.

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The College Savings Plans of Maryland offers two 529 plans to help you save for college.

Because of the Medicare prescription drug benefit, millions of seniors are enjoying significant savings on their medicines, but there are still nearly 20,000 eligible seniors in Delaware who could benefit from this coverage but haven't enrolled.

Because of the Medicare prescription drug benefit, millions of seniors are enjoying significant savings on their medicines, but there are still more than 200,000 eligible seniors in New Jersey who could benefit from this coverage but haven't enrolled.

Because of the Medicare prescription drug benefit, millions of seniors are enjoying significant savings on their medicines, but there are still more than 450,000 eligible seniors in New York who could benefit from this coverage but haven't enrolled.

Because of the Medicare prescription drug benefit, millions of seniors are enjoying significant savings on their medicines, but there are still more than 300,000 eligible seniors in Pennsylvania who could benefit from this coverage but haven't enrolled.

A national report finds that while the D.C. metro area cannot yet claim a spot a new list of places where families have the best chance of enrolling their children in high-quality, publicly-funded pre-kindergarten, the District, Maryland and Virginia also didn't land on the list of "worst chance" places for pre-k.

A new report finds that despite a tough economy, Ohio joins states in the industrial heartland and across the country in its commitment to invest in the workforce of the future.

In Michigan, a state widely considered to be suffering the nation's most severe economic crisis, policymakers have increased investment in the Great Start Readiness Program by $20 million since 2006, bringing total state pre-k funding to nearly $104 million, according to "Votes Count: Legislative Action on Pre-K Fiscal Year 2009," a state-by-state analysis of pre-k investment.

A national report is recognizing Rhode Island lawmakers who helped the state take its first steps out of the "pre-k wilderness" - states without pre-k programs.

Nearly 12,000 of the world's top cancer doctors and scientists were in attendance this week at the at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 50th Annual Meeting in Boston to hear the results of more than 1,500 new research studies in the fight against cancer.

Local researcher Iftekhar Ahmad, MD in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Wayne State University's Karmanos Cancer Institute, describes his findings in soy isoflavones and prostate cancer therapy.

Survivor Circle Winner Debra Demella, from Arlington, MA, describes how support has helped her since her brain cancer diagnosis in 1991.

Local researcher Timothy Harris, PhD student from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine describes his findings regarding immune response to prostate cancer.

Local researcher Harald Paganetti, MD, Associate Professor at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, describes his findings regarding cancer therapy with proton beams.

Local researcher Eleanor M. Walker, Director of Breast Radiation Oncology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit describes her findings regarding acupuncture as effective as drug therapy in managing side effects after breast cancer treatment.

 

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