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… , Secondhand Smoke Exposure During Pregnancy Threaten Health…
Carolina Newswire – Carolina Newswire (press release) – Mar 7, 2008
The researchers found as many as 18 percent of pregnant women currently smoked cigarettes, up to one-third used smokeless tobacco, and as many of half were regularly exposed to secondhand smoke in the nations studied. The researchers also found evidence that in some countries where pregnant women’s tobacco use is currently low, rates of smoking during pregnancy could increase dramatically if barriers to women’s tobacco use were removed. “This study indicates that public health officials in developing nations should take immediate steps to prevent and reduce tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure among pregnant women,” said Duane Alexander, M. , director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). “This should include efforts to better understand the scope of the problem, so as to best direct public health interventions. ” Pregnant women are a priority population for tobacco prevention efforts because tobacco use poses serious risks to fetal and maternal health… “This study indicates that public health officials in developing nations should take immediate steps to prevent and reduce tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure among pregnant women,” said Duane Alexander, M. , director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). “This should include efforts to better understand the scope of the problem, so as to best direct public health interventions. ” Pregnant women are a priority population for tobacco prevention efforts because tobacco use poses serious risks to fetal and maternal health. Smoking during pregnancy causes a number of problems, including preterm delivery, low birth weight and sudden infant death syndrome. For the mother, cigarette use can lead to lung and other cancers, coronary heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.
Vaccine case no proof of autism link – Mental health- msnbc.com
MSNBC – Mar 7, 2008
, held a news conference Thursday to talk about their daughter, who accompanied them. At the briefing, Hannah seemed socially engaged with her caregiver, but later in an appearance on CNN?s ?Larry King Live,? she was quiet and seemed to be in her own world. ‘No longer there’As a toddler, they said she was a bright, normal-behaving child until she got five shots when she was about 18 months old. She was a little behind on her vaccinations, so the decision was made to give her five shots. Almost immediately after, she was screaming, feverish and irritable. Then, her behavior gradually changed so she would stare at fans and lights and run in circles. ?It wasn?t like a switch being turned off.
Schools’ mental health headache
BBC News – Mar 7, 2008
“He doesn’t fit the criteria of PCAMHS or CAMHS – he falls between the two. “It is exceptionally difficult to teach him. ”
In-house solution
If a child is referred to local mental health experts they are usually kept waiting six to 12 months for an appointment, said Ms Hammans. The school has resorted to taking matters into its own hands and has set up a team of five counsellors to help children who have issues such as “behavioural problems” and “social skills deficits”. “It’s not therapy in the clinical sense but working on pre-mental health issues that could develop,” said Ms Hammans. “The majority of us want to help children but teachers are here to teach. ”
Anne Welsh, who is head teacher at George Stephenson High School near Newcastle, thinks local services, when they are provided, are very good, but there are not enough of them.
