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Putting A Name To A Face May Be Key To Brain's Facial Expertise
Our tendency to see people and faces as individuals may explain why we are such experts at recognizing them, new research indicates. This approach can be learned and applied to other objects as well.
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New THT Campaign Tells Younger Gay Men The Facts About Sexual Health Clinics, UK
Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is launching a new campaign to reduce levels of undiagnosed HIV by encouraging gay men, and particularly younger gay men, to start regularly attending sexual health clinics. The campaign will use a stand-alone website (http://www.betterclinics.co.uk), media adverts, posters, condom packs and pin badges to dispel some of the myths about clinics and what the testing process involves.
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Electronic Health Records For The U.S. Difficult To Do, But Could Pay Off
"Creating an electronic health record for every American by 2014 is a big part of Obama"s agenda but it may be easier said than done," CNN Money reports. "For one, the cost can be prohibitive - easily running into the tens of millions of dollars. Getting physicians on board can be challenging. And the sheer magnitude of implementing the technology can be overwhelmingly cumbersome - translation: try creating a system for a hospital that serves 600,000 patients." The ambitious idea is to eventually create a network between hospitals and doctors offices all across the nation (Goldman, 7/31).
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Reform Questions, Myths, Comparisons Unwound

With the possibility of a major health care overhaul looming on the horizon, commentators, analysts and advocates have been seeking out points of comparison. When it comes to actually accomplishing major reforms, many look to President Johnson"s successful push in 1965 to enact Medicare, the insurance program that covers America"s elderly. One key difference between Johnson and Obama"s travails, the Associated Press reports, is a matter of scale. "Medicare was big. This could be bigger. If a bill passes, Americans probably will be discovering - and debating - its effects for years." The AP points out that after Medicare was signed into law on July 30, 1965, the elderly began receiving health benefits 11 months later. Meanwhile, if Obama signs the House version of the current reform proposal into law, it could take "the better part of a decadeň€¦ to get all the components of the far-reaching proposal up and running." A timeline produced by the AP shows the role of the federal government increasing each year over that time (Alonso-Zaldivar, 7/20). Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal offers a "Frequently Asked Questions" list for health reform initiates. "It is crunch time for health care. Lawmakers who are trying to fundamentally remake one-sixth of the U.S. economy say this might be the most complicated legislation they have undertaken," the Journal says, offering answers to these questions, and more: "Can Democrats and Republicans agree on anything?", "What would a public plan look like?" and "What happens if the effort once again fails?" (Adamy, 7/21). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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