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Low vitamin D during pregnancy linked to pre-eclampsia
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7 – Vitamin D deficiency early in pregnancy is associated with a five-fold increased risk of preeclampsia, according to a study from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences reported this week in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Sep 7, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Connection between virus and Colony Collapse Disorder in bees
A team led by scientists from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Pennsylvania State University, the USDA Agricultural Research Service, University of Arizona, and 454 Life Sciences has found a significant connection between the Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV) and colony collapse disorder (CCD) in honey bees. The findings, an important step in addressing the disorder that is decimating bee colonies across the country, are published in the journal Science this week.
Sep 6, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Rutgers Genetics receives $7.8 million for autism research
The Simons Foundation, through its Autism Research Initiative, has signed a $7.8 million, two-year contract with the Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository (RUCDR) to establish a collection of DNA samples for autism studies. The samples will be collected from 2,000 families that have a single autistic child.
Sep 5, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Genes, Environment and Health Initiative invests in genetic studies, environmental monitoring
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected the first projects to be funded as part of the Genes, Environment and Health Initiative (GEI), a unique collaboration between geneticists and environmental scientists.
Sep 4, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Hepatitis E in Europe -- are pigs or pork the problem?
Hepatitis E virus infections can be fatal in pregnant women, but until recently doctors thought the disease was confined to China, India and developing countries. Now Europeans are also contracting the disease here, say scientists today (Monday 3 September 2007) at the Society for General Microbiology’s 161st Meeting at the University of Edinburgh, UK, which runs from 3-6 September 2007.
Sep 3, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Brown study finds link between depression and household mold
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A groundbreaking public health study has found a connection between damp, moldy homes and depression. The study, led by Brown University epidemiologist Edmond Shenassa, is the largest investigation of an association between mold and mood and is the first such investigation conducted outside the United Kingdom.
Aug 29, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Report on patients' access to cancer drugs 'uses flawed methods to reached flawed conclusions'
A leading epidemiologist has attacked Swedish research that looked at inequalities in patients’ access to cancer drugs across Europe and the world. In a commentary published in the September issue of the cancer journal, Annals of Oncology [1], Professor Michel Coleman says the Karolinska report is so badly flawed that no safe conclusions can be drawn from it about cancer survival, and he highlights the role played by a major drug company in funding the research.
Aug 29, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Treating diabetes during pregnancy can break link to childhood obesity
August 28, 2007 (Oakland, Calif) -- Treating diabetes during pregnancy can break the link between gestational diabetes and childhood obesity, according to a Kaiser Permanente study featured in the September issue of Diabetes Care.
Aug 28, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Clearance of hepatitis C viral infection after liver transplantation
Touching stories of living donor transplantation are continuously happening in hospitals. One of these stories is reported recently in the August 14 issue of the World Journal of Gastroenterology because of its shining significance in hepatology. This article is going to bring comfort to many families.
Aug 28, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Study finds environmental tests help predict hospital-acquired Legionnaires' disease risk
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 22 – A new study spearheaded by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has determined that environmental monitoring of institutional water systems can help to predict the risk of hospital-acquired Legionella pneumonia, better known as Legionnaires’ disease. Reported recently in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the 20-hospital study also calls for reconsideration of the current national infection-control policy to include routine testing of hospital water systems for Legionella, the bacterial group associated with Legionnaires’.
Aug 22, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Restless legs syndrome affects nearly 2 percent of US/UK children
Restless legs syndrome is a common problem in children 8 years of age and older in the United States and the United Kingdom, according to a new report from an international team of researchers.
Aug 22, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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New report on smoking shows who's quitting, who's not
Quitting smoking is not easy, but thousands of New Yorkers succeed at it every year. Who’s trying to kick the habit, and who’s succeeding In a new report titled Who’s Still Smoking, the Health Department sheds light on both questions. The report, based on a large survey of New York City adults, shows that two thirds of the city’s smokers – almost 800,000 adults – tried to quit in the past year, but only 17% of those succeeded. Data from the survey identify emotional distress and binge drinking as possible obstacles to quitting, and finds that less than a fifth of New York City smokers are using nicotine replacement therapy – even though it doubles the chances of success. The report is available online at http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/survey/survey-2007smoking.pdf.
Aug 21, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Mailman School of Public Health study examines link between racial discrimination and substance use
In one of the first studies to focus on the relationship between racial discrimination and health risk behaviors, researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health with colleagues from the Universities of Minnesota, Alabama (Birmingham), and California (San Francisco), and Harvard University found African Americans experiencing racial discrimination were more likely to report current tobacco use or recent alcohol consumption and lifetime use of marijuana and cocaine.
Aug 20, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Pitt study finds inequality in tobacco advertising
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 20 – Compared with Caucasians, African-Americans are exposed to more pro-tobacco advertising, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study published in this month’s Public Health Reports.
Aug 20, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Most flu shot plans do not address how to vaccinate hard-to-reach populations
NEW YORK CITY, August 15 – Most flu immunization plans in the United States do not address how to vaccinate hard-to-reach populations (HTR)--undocumented immigrants, substance users, the homeless, homebound elderly, and minorities--and this potentially dangerous omission can lead masses of people to become ill during an outbreak of pandemic flu or other contagious disease, according to a new study by The New York Academy of Medicine in the current issue of the Journal of Urban Health.
Aug 15, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Adverse housing conditions contribute to diabetes risk
Studying people in their homes and neighborhoods, investigators have found that poor housing conditions contribute to the risk for diabetes in urban, middle-aged African-Americans.
Aug 13, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Risk of common vaginal infection linked to preterm birth appears higher for blacks
BOSTON, Aug. 11 – Risk of a common vaginal infection linked to preterm birth appears to escalate when even one partner is African-American, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study presented today at the 34th annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology in Boston.
Aug 11, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Bacteria may not hasten death
Bacteria – you can live without ‘em, but it won’t do you any good, according to a study of fruit flies by University of Southern California biologists.
Aug 7, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Michigan-CDC study supports value of social restrictions during influenza pandemics
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Although physicians have imposed quarantine orders since at least 1374, when the Port of Venice officially isolated foreigners and shippers for 40 days to keep out infectious scourges, there has been no definitive evidence that public health measures like quarantining the sick and isolating people after exposure to ill people would save lives during an influenza pandemic.
Aug 7, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Green tea holds promise as new treatment for inflammatory skin diseases
Green tea could hold promise as a new treatment for skin disorders such as psoriasis and dandruff, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Aug 6, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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CeaseFire receives $1.7 million grant to expand outside of Illinois
The Chicago Project for Violence Prevention at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health has been awarded a $1.7 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to expand the CeaseFire program to cities outside of Illinois.
Jul 30, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Obesity spreads through social networks
BOSTON, Mass. (July 23, 2007) -- Public health officials have been working hard to account for the dramatic rise in U.S. obesity rates. Many obvious factors, such as poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle, certainly contribute to the swelling statistics. However, these and other explanations tend to focus exclusively on how individualsÂ’ choices and behaviors affect their own weight.
Jul 25, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Should adult male circumcision be recommended for HIV prevention in the US?
Three clinical trials in Africa found that adult male circumcision reduced the risk of men acquiring HIV infection from heterosexual sex by 51-60%. While adult male circumcision may also have a role to play in preventing HIV transmission in the US, say scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in a paper in PLoS Medicine, the extent of this role on a population basis is unknown.
Jul 23, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Measles vaccinations need to be repeated to protect HIV-infected children
HIV-infected children may require repeat measles vaccination for protection, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and other institutions. The researchers found that only half of the HIV-infected children who survived without antiretroviral therapy maintained protective antibody levels 27 months after receiving measles vaccine. By comparison, 89 percent of children without HIV maintained their immunity, as did 92 percent of the HIV-infected children who were revaccinated in a mass measles immunization campaign during the 27 months of follow-up. The study results were published online June 19, 2007, by The Journal of Infectious Diseases, and will be included in the August 1, 2007, printed issue of the journal.
Jul 17, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Common rheumatoid arthritis treatment shows potential for diabetes prevention
PITTSBURGH, July 10 – Far fewer rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with the drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) went on to develop diabetes compared to those who never took the drug, according to a 20-plus-year University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine-led study reported today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In addition, those using HCQ who did develop diabetes were less likely to take medications to manage their disease after diagnosis.
Jul 10, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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NYC syphilis cases double in first quarter of 2007
After leveling off for more than two years, and declining in 2006, new syphilis cases spiked in New York City during the first three months of 2007. The Health Department announced today that doctors reported 260 cases of primary and secondary syphilis during January, February and March, compared with 128 cases during the same period last year. Interviews with patients suggest that the increase is concentrated among men who have sex with men, especially in the Chelsea area of Manhattan. As in past years, half of those newly diagnosed with syphilis also report being infected with HIV.
Jul 9, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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U-M, Israeli scientists report major advance in search for genes associated with colon cancer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A 10-year study involving thousands of Israeli Jews and Arabs, led by researchers from American and Israeli institutions, has yielded important new information in the search for the genes that make a person more likely to develop colon cancer.
Jul 8, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Germany's embryo protection law is 'killing embryos rather than protecting them'
Lyon, France: Instead of preserving life, GermanyÂ’s embryo protection law has had the unintended consequence of increasing the number of foetuses killed after fertility treatment according to new figures presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Wednesday). A representative of the German IVF registry has called for the law to be changed urgently to ensure that this situation does not continue.
Jul 4, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Endometriosis increases the risk of certain cancers
Lyon, France -- Doctors in Sweden have shown for the first time that although endometriosis is associated with an increased risk of various cancers, this risk does not depend on the number of times women with the condition have given birth.
Jul 2, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Alcohol survey reveals 'lost decade' between ages of disorder onset and treatment
At some time during their lives, more than 30 percent of U.S. adults surveyed in 2001-2002 had met current diagnostic criteria[i] for an alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to an article in the current issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. Many of those persons never received treatment, and many others did not receive treatment until well after AUD onset.
Jul 2, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Key to tackling malaria may lie in bed nets for adults and older children
Protecting older children and adults with insecticide-treated bed nets may be an effective way to combat malaria, a study has shown. The research, published today in the open access journal PLoS Medicine, suggests that protecting half of all older children and adults would also protect the wider community from malaria, which kills over one million people each year.
Jul 2, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Workers in no-smoking restaurants show lower carcinogen levels
Recent research on the dangers of secondhand smoke could help clear the air about the value of no-smoking laws governing bars and eateries.
Jun 29, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Natural signal holds promise for psoriasis, age-related skin damage
The body may hold a secret to normalizing skin cell growth that is over zealous in psoriasis and non-melanoma skin cancers and too slow in aging and sun-damaged skin, researchers say.
Jun 28, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Valley Foundation awards Parkinson's Institute $1M
The ParkinsonÂ’s Institute, AmericaÂ’s only independent non-profit organization providing clinical research, basic research, clinical trials and comprehensive patient care for ParkinsonÂ’s disease, today announced that the Valley Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to support The InstituteÂ’s STOP PD research program and to assist its relocation to a new facility.
Jun 27, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Type 1 diabetes and heart disease -- Heavier may mean healthier
CHICAGO, June 23 -- Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences studying links between an early sign of heart disease called coronary artery calcification and body fat have found that, paradoxically, more fat may have some advantages, at least for people – particularly women – who have type 1 diabetes. Cardiovascular complications, including heart disease, are a leading cause of death for people with diabetes, who tend to suffer cardiovascular disease decades earlier than non-diabetics.
Jun 23, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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High blood levels of urate linked to lower risk of Parkinson's disease
Boston, MA -- In a new, large-scale, prospective study exploring the link between levels of urate in the blood and risk of ParkinsonÂ’s disease, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that high levels of urate are strongly associated with a reduced risk of the disease. The findings were published online on June 20, 2007 in The American Journal of Epidemiology and will appear in an upcoming print issue of the journal.
Jun 21, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Pregnancy nausea/vomiting may indicate lower risk of breast cancer
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- It may not seem so at the time, but women who suffer through morning sickness during their pregnancies actually may be fortunate.
Jun 21, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Award winning book co-edited by Rutgers College of Nursing Dean updated with new information
(NEWARK, N.J., June, 20, 2007) -- The award winning book, “Emerging Infectious Diseases: Trends and Issues,” co-edited by Felissa R. Lashley, Rutgers College of Nursing dean and professor, and Jerry D. Durham, chancellor and professor of nursing at Allen College, Waterloo, Iowa, has been published in a second edition that provides new and updated information on emerging, re-emerging and antibiotic-resistant infectious diseases that continue to increase at an alarming rate around the world.
Jun 20, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Gum disease in postmenopausal women linked to oral bone loss
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A study conducted in a large sample of postmenopausal women by University at Buffalo epidemiologists has provided new information on the prevalence of certain gum-disease-causing oral bacteria in this population and the association of the bacteria with oral bone loss.
Jun 15, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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American College of Preventive Medicine applauds IOM report on training public health physicians
Washington, D.C. – The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) today applauded the recent release of the Institute of Medicine report, “Training Physicians for Public Health Careers,” praising the report as a major milestone for preventive medicine and public health from one of the most prestigious voices in medicine. The report calls on Congress to stem the tide of America’s eroding preventive medicine and public health workforce.
Jun 13, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Targeted HIV testing more effective than CDC mass testing proposal
A targeted campaign of testing and counseling aimed at those who are at high risk for HIV would be more effective than the mass patient screening proposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to an analysis by David Holtgrave, PhD, an expert on HIV prevention at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Holtgrave determined that the CDCÂ’s testing strategy is likely to cost $864 million for one year. For the same price, a targeted testing and counseling approach would identify more than three times as many people with HIV and could prevent four times as many new HIV infections compared to the CDCÂ’s testing strategy. HoltgraveÂ’s study is the first to examine the cost-effectiveness of the CDCÂ’s testing plan and is published in the June 2007 edition of the journal PLoS Medicine.
Jun 11, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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University of Manchester researchers reveal clues to new genes behind rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers at the University of Manchester have identified evidence of several new genes behind the chronic inflammatory disease rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which affects 387,000 people in the UK.
Jun 7, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Meningitis: effectiveness of preventive vaccination demonstrated
Meningitis epidemics caused by the pathogen Nesseiria meningitis (or meningococcus) provoke high mortality in children and young people under 20 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa. They rage during periods of drought from January to April, in the area known as the “Meningitis Belt” (see Map)
Jun 5, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Gene variations point to why lung cancer drugs work better in Japanese vs. US patients
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Last year, a groundbreaking international project found that a group of Japanese patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer survived longer —and had a higher rate of side effects — than U.S. patients with the same diagnosis,.when both groups were given two well-known drugs for the disease.
Jun 2, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Boston University School of Medicine faculty member receives honorary degree from alma mater
Boston – Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researcher Dr. Philip Wolf was a recipient of the Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science from his alma mater, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University. Wolf received the degree at the College’s recent commencement ceremonies in Syracuse, New York.
May 23, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Moderate drinking lowers women's risk of heart attack
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Women who regularly enjoy an alcoholic drink or two have a significantly lower risk of having a non-fatal heart attack than women who are life-time abstainers, epidemiologists at the University at Buffalo have shown.
May 23, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Botulism bug has few genome wrinkles
The genome of the organism that produces the world's most lethal toxin is revealed today. This toxin is the one real weapon in the genome of Clostridium botulinum and less than 2 kg - the weight of two bags of sugar - is enough to kill every person on the planet. Very small amounts of the same toxin are used in medical treatments, one of which is known as Botox®.
May 23, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Scientists find war vets' hand dexterity determines susceptibility to PTSD
DANVILLE, PA. – A recent study conducted by investigators with the Geisinger Center for Health Research shows a clear link between combat veterans' use of both hands for common tasks and the likelihood that they will experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
May 22, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Persistent smokers may have higher risk to become depressed than never smokers
Based on a Finnish study, persistent smokers may have higher risk to become depressed in comparison to never smokers. Also those smokers who quit have an elevated risk of depressive symptoms in short run. However, in long run this risk declines to the level of never smokers. In other words, both completely smoke-free life style and successful smoking cessation in long run seem to protect from depressive symptoms.
May 21, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Computer model maps efficient inoculation of hospital staff in pandemic outbreak
NEW YORK (May 18, 2007) -- Community preparedness for a bioterrorism attack or influenza outbreak has been the focus of much interest and effort in recent years. Now, public health experts at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have developed a strategy for how hospitals can most efficiently inoculate their own staff with minimal disruption to patient care.
May 18, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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