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Preliminary Hearing Set For Suspect In Murder Of Abortion Provider Tiller
A preliminary hearing for Scott Roeder, the man charged with the May 31 murder of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller, is set for Tuesday, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports. During the hearing, prosecutors will attempt to convince a judge they have enough evidence for a trial, according to the AP/Chronicle.Roeder is charged with one count of first-degree murder in Tiller"s death, as well as two counts of aggravated assault for allegedly threatening two ushers who tried to stop him from shooting Tiller in the foyer of his Wichita church. According to the AP/Chronicle, Roeder will enter a plea if the judge determines that the case can go to trial. He has not indicated what plea he intends to enter should that occur (Hegeman, AP/Houston Chronicle, 7/26).In related news, the New York Times on Sunday examined the life and career of Tiller, who was one of the few abortion providers who performed the procedure later in pregnancy. Throughout Tiller"s career -- which began in the 1970s -- he "made himself the nation"s pre-eminent abortion practitioner," according to the Times. In addition, antiabortion-rights advocates made his clinic the "most visible abortion battleground" in the U.S., as well as "a magnet for activists from all corners of the country," the Times reports. However, Tiller "would not budge" and "[wore] their contempt as a badge of honor." According to the Times, employees at the clinic said Tiller believed his work saved women"s lives and ensured their right to an abortion. "We have made higher education possible," Tiller said in a speech, adding, "We have helped correct some of the results of rape and incest. We have helped battered women escape to a safer life. We have made recovery from chemical dependency possible. We have helped women and families struggle to save their unwell, unborn child after a lifetime of pain."According to the Times, advocates on both sides of the abortion-rights debate "have been measuring the larger ramifications" of Tiller"s murder. Abortion-rights opponents are "bracing for a drop in support, especially from those in the murky middle ground of the debate." Abortion-rights supporters, on the other hand, are "reeling from the loss of one of their most experienced and savviest leaders," the Times reports. The article also examined Tiller"s career choice, tactics employed by abortion-rights opponents and some of the legal challenges Tiller faced (Barstow, New York Times, 7/26). In addition, the Times on Sunday included an online discussion and slide show involving a man and woman with differing views on abortion rights (New York Times, 7/26).Meanwhile, the Kansas City Star on Sunday included an interview with Roeder, during which he said he was "elated" that Tiller was dead and that he considers killing abortion providers to be justifiable homicide. In the interview, Roeder said that "[n]obody was willing to do anything" about the abortions performed at Tiller"s clinic, adding that it is wrong "for society to allow such an egregious sin to go on." Roeder also discussed his actions on the day of the murder, his past dealings with the antiabortion-rights movement and his possible trial strategy (Thomas, Kansas City Star, 7/26).
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Spanish Study Finds Bullies Have Harassed 14 Percent Of Workers Over Past 6 Months
Although it is a relatively widespread phenomenon, the experts have still not been able to come up with an all-encompassing and precise definition of workplace abuse or bullying. Basing their work on previous literature, David González, of the High Court of Justice of Madrid and José Luís Graña, of the Faculty of Psychology at the Complutense University, have defined it in their study as a "process of systematic and repeated aggression by a person or group towards a workmate, subordinate or superior". Their research has been published in the latest issue of Psicothema.
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Lancet Examines Obama's Pledge To Fight HIV/AIDS
The journal Lancet Infectious Diseases examines whether President Obama is fulfilling his campaign promises to tackle HIV/AIDS abroad and at home. Although Obama has surrounded himself "[w]ith lauded experts ò€¦ concerns have been raised by activists that investment plans are not matching up to the rhetoric," Lancet writes.
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CareFusion Expands Pyxis(R) Perioperative Solutions Offering

CareFusion Corporation, the company that will become publicly traded following the planned spinoff of the clinical and medical products businesses of Cardinal Health, announced it has expanded its Pyxis® perioperative offerings that integrate with leading operating room information systems (ORIS), incorporate radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology1 and include new services. "Our Pyxis® Perioperative Solutions provide hospitals with the technology and services necessary to help improve financial performance, increase operational efficiency and ensure regulatory compliance across both their perioperative and medical-surgical areas," said Rusty Frantz, general manager of Pyxis® Perioperative Solutions for CareFusion. "By integrating our industry leading supply management platform with leading perioperative information systems and providing the value-added services that help enable our customers to achieve best practice, we are delivering a solution that can provide tremendous benefit across the hospital and healthcare system." First-of-its-kind ORIS integration solution for improved workflow By integrating Pyxis ProcedureStation™ system with a hospital"s ORIS, CareFusion helps streamline workflow and improve revenue cycle management. The new offering automatically incorporates surgical supply information directly into patient records and increases preference card and case pick/costing accuracy, freeing nurses to spend less time on non-clinical activities and more time with patients. CareFusion"s perioperative integration partners include Picis®, Surgical Information Systems (SIS), Epic, and others. "By integrating our Pyxis ProcedureStation™ system and Picis OR Manager at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, overall implant charting time was reduced by an average of 57% -- saving OR nurses up to 1,000 clinician documentation hours annually," said Frantz said. CareFusion is actively pursuing additional clinical information system partnerships to leverage the capabilities of CareFusion products and services that help hospitals measurably improve the safety and quality of healthcare. Advancing supply automation By combining the benefits of the Pyxis ProcedureStation™ with RFID technology1, the Pyxis ProcedureStation™ RFID system from CareFusion helps hospitals manage high value supplies and streamlines clinician workflow while improving inventory accuracy and security. By providing an automated single point-of-access for dispensing of high value inventory, hospital staff can experience increased efficiency in take/return and item tracking, improved data capture and accuracy, the ability to manage expiration dates and recalls, and a reduction in inventory shrinkage. Identifying process improvement opportunities Focusing on back-end processes that are key to operational efficiency, CareFusion is introducing an array of service offerings designed to minimize process waste and maximize value. Item Master Preparation and Maintenance services help verify and establish data integrity, standardization and categorization within hospital Item Master systems. Validity of data sets, such as populated and accurate distributor and manufacturer names, are crucial to the optimal performance of Pyxis® supply technologies and successful supply management. Value Stream Mapping services guide hospitals through Lean transformation by helping them identify inefficiencies in their current processes, material and information flows. CareFusion"s expertise in Lean Six Sigma principles helps hospitals visualize where improvement opportunities exist and then analyze how to apply best practice methodology to reduce inefficiencies in specific areas or throughout the hospital. End results can include improved clinical workflow, increased revenue potential and the facilitation of regulatory compliance. AHRMM09 highlights CareFusion plans to highlight these and other key workflow enhancement and supply management solutions at the Association for Healthcare Re & Materials Management"s (AHRMM09) 47th Annual Conference and Exhibition, in Tampa Bay, Florida, from July 19-22, 2009. Key Pyxis® Perioperative Solution offerings CareFusion is highlighting at AHRMM09, Booth#401, include: - Pyxis ProcedureStation™ system with ORIS Integration - Pyxis ProcedureStation™ RFID system1 - Pyxis ProcedureStation™ system with Tissue and Implant module - Pyxis SupplyStation® system with Biomet DME solution - Pyxis® StockStation™ system - Pyxis® JITrBUD system with Ergotron mobile cart solution - Pyxis SupplyRoller® system - Pyxis® ParAssist™ system - Supply Performance Dashboard and Pyxis® SupplyCenter server - Item Master and Value Stream Mapping services About CareFusion Corporation CareFusion Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH), is expected to become a public company with the planned spinoff of the clinical and medical products businesses of Cardinal Health. The global company serves the health care industry with products and services that help hospitals measurably improve the safety and quality of healthcare. CareFusion develops market-leading technologies including Alaris® IV pumps, Pyxis® automated dispensing and patient identification systems, AVEA and Pulmonetic Systems™ ventilation and respiratory products, ChloraPrep® for infection prevention and MedMined™ services for infection surveillance, neurological monitoring and diagnostic products, V. Mueller® surgical instruments and an extensive line of products that support interventional medicine. CareFusion employs more than 15,000 people across its global operations. The company has applied to have its shares of common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CFN." More information may be found at http://www.carefusion.com. 1 Limited Commercial Release: CareFusion may not make this product available for commercial sale. CareFusion


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