The News Review:
- New medical journals from Nova Science publishing.
- PESHAWAR: Tribal women to get edible oil free
- Health Report – 17 March 2008 – Baby DVDs
- FinancialContent.com – Stock Quotes and Business News
- Mon 17 Mar: Stalking; Health report; Grand Prix update
New medical journals from Nova Science publishing.
Entrepreneur – Mar 17, 2008
Targeted to those in the scientific interested in pain management,
the “Journal of Pain Management” has an emphasis on applied
research and carries reviews and research results that “will
influence clinical practice in contemporary pain medicine,”
including acute, chronic and cancer-related pain. The new title carries
information from all fields including medical specialties, basic
science, psychology; nursing, physical therapy, social work and
occupational therapy ($195). Finally, the “International Journal of Child and Adolescent
Health” is targeted to medical and scientific professionals
involved in the practice of child health, adolescent health and human
development. It is designed to be a forum with a holistic approach to
public health issues, health and medicine, health and social policy,
services aspects, developmental aspects, epidemiology, rehabilitation,
genetics and other aspects of human development ($195).
PESHAWAR: Tribal women to get edible oil free
Pakistan Dawn – Mar 17, 2008
Under the programme each would-be mother will be provided 15 litters of edible oil. Each of the women in the designated areas would be give two tins of oil during antenatal period and as many tins in postnatal period to each of them. An official said that main objectives of the programme was to encourage the local population, particularly women, to start visiting basic health units and improve mother-child health in the far-flung areas that had been deserted. He said that the programme would help in reactivating health units in the Fata. He said that the free oil programme would be carried out through lady health visitors (LHVs) in respective regions. These LHVs would register expecting mothers in the target areas. For this purpose the directorate of health had started training of the field staff… Each of the women in the designated areas would be give two tins of oil during antenatal period and as many tins in postnatal period to each of them. An official said that main objectives of the programme was to encourage the local population, particularly women, to start visiting basic health units and improve mother-child health in the far-flung areas that had been deserted. He said that the programme would help in reactivating health units in the Fata. He said that the free oil programme would be carried out through lady health visitors (LHVs) in respective regions. These LHVs would register expecting mothers in the target areas. For this purpose the directorate of health had started training of the field staff. Officials said that the purpose behind the launching of the programme was to lure pregnant women to the health facilities.
Health Report – 17 March 2008 – Baby DVDs
abc.net.au – Mar 17, 2008
Television is blamed for lots of things that go wrong with children from ADHD to violent behaviour, to learning problems, to obesity. The box is demonised at the same time as the film and television industries tell us the evidence isn’t in that there’s a problem. Someone who believes the evidence is in is Professor Dimitri Christakis who’s Director of the Child Health Institute at the University of Washington, Seattle. His research is showing that it’s not so much the box but what’s on it and fascinatingly, sometimes how it’s actually edited, that can be damaging. Dimitri Christakis: To put it in the brightest context we have to think about the fact that we are technologising childhood in a way that’s truly unprecedented. In 1970 in the United States at least the average age which children began to watch television was 4 years of age. Today, based on studies that we and others have done, the average age at which children begin to watch television is closer to 4 months of age… And to put that number in perspective, keep in mind that children of this age are only awake for about ten to twelve hours a day, and so you realise they are spending somewhere between 10% to 20% of their waking hours in front of the screen on average and one can’t help but wonder what the effects of all that are. Norman Swan: So let’s look at this latest study then we’ll work backwards. Tell me about these baby DVDs that are on sale. Dimitri Christakis: Well there’s been an explosion really in the last ten years in this country and I suspect it’s true in Australia as well, products that are directly designed for infant viewing. There’s a whole list of them and they make fairly outlandish and unsubstantiated claims that they will make your children smarter, more musical, that they teach math and language. To a large extent that marketing effort has been very successful, it’s a $500 million a year industry and it’s immensely popular with parents of young children. Norman Swan: And what’s on these videos?Dimitri Christakis: What’s typically on them and the content varies, what they have in common is they have a very rapid sequenced quick edited series of pictures and a musical accompaniment.
FinancialContent.com – Stock Quotes and Business News
sltrib.com – Mar 17, 2008
uk), the digital ‘front door’ to the NHS, launches a new Live well bundle on child health 0-1 aimed at helping people find out more about keeping their baby healthy and well. Based on NHS accredited information, the child health 0-1 bundle (.
Mon 17 Mar: Stalking; Health report; Grand Prix update
TVNZ – Mar 17, 2008
He’s amassed an incredible 192convictions for harassing and stalking at least ten women. Today hewas sentenced to 20 months behind bars – this time for harassingthe grandmother of his child. What makes this story even moreincredible is Glen Goldberg pestered her from prison where he’sserving a sentence for perverting the course of justice. Despitepleas from his victim to the prison service not to allow GlenGoldberg to contact her Corrections continued sending his mail. See the interview with Bryan McMurray from the Department ofCorrections and Ian Wishart whose wife Heidi was also stalked byGlen Goldberg. Health After months of accusations of conflicts of interest, cronyism,even secret tape recordings of staff, the long awaited report intothe Hawke’s Bay District Health Board was released and it getsstuck into the now axed Board… See the interview with Bryan McMurray from the Department ofCorrections and Ian Wishart whose wife Heidi was also stalked byGlen Goldberg. Health After months of accusations of conflicts of interest, cronyism,even secret tape recordings of staff, the long awaited report intothe Hawke’s Bay District Health Board was released and it getsstuck into the now axed Board. Amid the claims and counter claimsformer Health Minister Annette King had been accused of notfollowing the correct process in appointing Peter Hausmann to theboard whose company was involved in negotiating a large contractwith the Board. The Minister’s husband, Ray Lind, who was thenChief Operating Officer of the DHB has since left to work forHausman’s company. The report says neither the Board, the Chair, orPeter Hausmann managed his conflicts well. Most of thecriticisms are aimed at the Board, saying there was a culture ofmistrust between it and management, and the Board had failed themost simple test of good governance. See the interviews with Stephen McKernan the DirectorGeneral of Health who released the report and the former BoardChairman Kevin Atkinson in Napier.
