The News Review:
- New scheme aims to boost Indigenous child health
- SIMPLE STEPS TO PERMANENT WEIGHT LOSS
- Gulf in health between rich and poor widens under Labour government
- Fallout From Atomic Bombs Still Causing Health Problems
- Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About…
- Ban serves public health and safety
New scheme aims to boost Indigenous child health
abc.net.au – Mar 14, 2008
“The earlier that we can see kids that have any health problems, the more chance there is of successful intervention so that that doesn’t have a long-term impact on their health,” she said. “We hope that a link into a service will lead to a long history of connection with receiving health information and appropriate treatment at an early stage. ”
Athlete Nova Peris-Kneebone will launch a child health check program during a roadshow in Coonamble later this month. Tags:
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SIMPLE STEPS TO PERMANENT WEIGHT LOSS
Washington Post – Mar 14, 2008
Services include wound care, infusion and rehabilitation. Specialty care in cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation, ostomy, oncology, stroke and joint replacement rehabilitation, diabetes, maternal-child health and pediatrics and respiratory therapy are also available. CIVISTA ON THE LINE.
Gulf in health between rich and poor widens under Labour government
Times Online – Mar 14, 2008
4 years in 1995-97, but had risen to 1. 6 years by 2004-06, an 11 per cent increase. For child mortality, the gap has also widened, the report admits. In 1997-99, the baseline for this target, the average rate was 5. 6 per 1,000 live births, while that for the poorest groups was 6. 3, a gap of 14 per cent. By 2004-06, the average had fallen to 4… Cancer deaths showed no significant change in the gaps between rich and poor, but in heart deaths there was a widening in relative terms. Other targets, such as under-18 conceptions, deaths in road traffic accidents, the number of GPs per 100,000 people, smoking prevalence and smoking in pregnancy, also show no change or widening gaps. The sole exception among the health targets came in flu vaccinations, where the gap narrowed. In her introduction to the report Dawn Primarolo, the Health Minister, claims to see “some signs of progress” but Sir Michael Marmot, chair of the scientific reference group on health inequalities, is more frank. In his preface, he writes: “We are of the firm belief that there should be two central aims for health policy: improve overall health and reduce inequalities. The evidence shows success in the first but, as yet, not in the second, despite the welcome improvement in the health of the worst-off. “It is simply too early to say if too little has been done or the right actions were not taken” he concludes.
Fallout From Atomic Bombs Still Causing Health Problems
Forbes – Mar 14, 2008
Nearly 2,500of the male and female participants were in utero when the bombsfell, while nearly 15,500 were below the age of 6 at the time. Nonehad any history of cancer prior to 1958. Preston and his team found that 336 men and 407 women haddeveloped cancer during the study period, with diagnosis ratesincreasing dramatically after the age of 40. Cancers of thedigestive system were most common, accounting for 70 percent ofmale and 30 percent of female malignancies. Tumors of the breastand reproductive system accounted for 48 percent of malignancies inwomen. Among those who developed cancer, the researchers determinedthat nine of the survivor patients developed their disease as aresult of radiation exposure while in the womb, compared with 87whose illness was linked to childhood exposure… "Or it couldbe that embryos are better at removing damaged cells altogether,because cell death is a normal part of the developmentalprocess. ""Another possibility," he added, "would be thatthere's enough maternal wall to offer a small amount ofshielding around the placenta — though I would think this is lesslikely because this kind of radiation pretty much penetrates bodytissue without a problem. So perhaps it could also be thatcancerous tumors were not produced at the instant of the bombexplosion but later, and that the mother's placental barrierperhaps protected the unborn baby from exposure. But all this isall just theorizing because we don't really know. "More informationFor more on radiation exposure, visit the.
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ì¡°ì ì¼ë³´ – ì¡°ì ì¼ë³´(ì문í) – Mar 14, 2008
Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong that the government has closed all primary schools to contain the virus. Parents, teachers and students struggled to cope Thursday morning after the government announced at the last minute that primary schools and nursery schools will be closed for two weeks, in an attempt to curb the spread of the flu virus. Some parents did not hear the news and sent their children to school or could not arrange child care. At least three children have died after suffering flu-like symptoms in the past two weeks… Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong that the government has closed all primary schools to contain the virus. Parents, teachers and students struggled to cope Thursday morning after the government announced at the last minute that primary schools and nursery schools will be closed for two weeks, in an attempt to curb the spread of the flu virus. Some parents did not hear the news and sent their children to school or could not arrange child care. At least three children have died after suffering flu-like symptoms in the past two weeks. The Center for Health Protection says at least 23 schools have reported outbreaks, affecting about 180 students and teachers. York Chow, the city’s health secretary, says it is necessary to protect half a million school children from contracting the flu.
Ban serves public health and safety
Atlanta Journal Constitution – Mar 14, 2008
Griffin is pastor of Liberty Baptist Church in Hartwell. Is it in the best interest of our community’s health and safety to have more availability for the consumption of alcohol?When New Mexico lifted the ban on Sunday sales of packaged alcohol, alcohol-related crashes increased by 29 percent and alcohol-related fatalities increased by 42 percent on Sundays alone, according to a study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. These increases were documented during a five-year period following the repeal of laws restricting Sunday alcohol sales. This was a sharp contrast to what was promised by advocates who said the repeal would reduce alcohol-related crashes and fatalities. In fact, it had just the opposite effect. Therefore, I believe the same rationale for smoking restrictions should be used for this issue… In fact, alcohol consumption is the third-highest cause of death in the United States. And according to another source, alcohol abuse is America’s number one drug problem. Whether it is violent assaults, problems associated with interpersonal relationships or spouse and child abuse, all are intensified and increased when alcohol is more readily available and accessible. A study done between 1997 and 2002 showed that of the nearly 2,400 children who died in traffic accidents involving alcohol, 1,588 (68 percent) were passengers with drivers who were under the influence of alcohol. It is hard for me to believe that any citizen, not to mention a legislator, would think that the increased sale and consumption of alcohol could have a positive effect on the social ills facing most communities in our state. How can anyone believe that if we drink more alcohol, our community is going to become a safer place to live, work and raise a family?.
