The News Review:
- Child death toll in China from hand, foot and mouth virus outbreak…
- Too Much Or Too Little Weight Gain Poses Risks To Pregnant Mothers,…
- Health board decides to close children’s clinic
- TODAY’S EDITORIAL: Child, Interrupted
- Rwanda: Better Health At the Click of a Button
- Bowel cancer tests extended
- Autism Speaks announces multinational initiative
Child death toll in China from hand, foot and mouth virus outbreak…
International Herald Tribune – May 9, 2008
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt is making a previously scheduled trip to Beijing next week and plans to discuss health issues with Chinese officials, with the outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease expected to feature prominently, U. Embassy spokesman Susan Stevenson said. The scope and volume of infections brings to mind the SARS epidemic of 2003, when China was criticized internationally for trying to conceal the emergence of the disease. American health experts have previously helped with the epidemiology of infectious diseases like SARS… Embassy spokesman Susan Stevenson said. The scope and volume of infections brings to mind the SARS epidemic of 2003, when China was criticized internationally for trying to conceal the emergence of the disease. American health experts have previously helped with the epidemiology of infectious diseases like SARS. Chinese officials have said the outbreaks will not affect the Beijing Olympics in August. Preparations already have been marred by unrest in Tibet and demonstrations against China's human rights record during the Olympic torch relay around the world. The latest deaths occurred in the hardest-hit central province of Anhui, where 22 children have died of hand, foot and mouth disease, the provincial health bureau said on its Web site. Today in Asia – Pacific.
Too Much Or Too Little Weight Gain Poses Risks To Pregnant Mothers,…
Science Daily – Science Daily (press release) – May 9, 2008
Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in partnership with the American Dietetic Association, is based on a systematic review of 150 studies that assessed the short- and long-term effects of maternal weight gain on pregnancy, mothers, fetuses, and children. The studies were published in English between January 1990 and October 2007. Among the report’s key findings is a strong association between high maternal weight gain and increased fetal growth and infant birth weight, which can contribute to complications during labor if a baby is too big, and can lead to long term health effects for the child.
Health board decides to close children’s clinic
LimaOhio.com – May 9, 2008
The decision came after a lengthy discussion at the board’s monthly meeting and a statement from a board member opposing the closure. Five board members voted to close the clinic; one member voted against the measure, and one abstained. The clinic, which operates out of the health department’s Market Street location, will continue operating through the end of May, said Allen County health commissioner David Rosebrock. Currently the clinic serves approximately 575 children.
TODAY’S EDITORIAL: Child, Interrupted
Times of India – May 9, 2008
Perhaps he
would like to turn his ministry’s attention to the abysmal state of public
health in our country. Report after report damns the state of health-care
facilities in India. The latest data on child health care paint a
shameful picture. About 53 per cent of children aged below five ? that’s a
huge 67 million of them ? make do without basic medical facilities. That includes access to prenatal care, skilled childbirth,
immunisation and treatment for diarrhoea and pneumonia. The report
brought out by a reputable global NGO ? Save the Children ? compared
55 countries. And India, a country that has superpower aspirations and is proud
of its robust growth, ties with Ghana and Eritrea for the 27th rank.
Rwanda: Better Health At the Click of a Button
AllAfrica.com – May 9, 2008
The project, although only a few months old, is "going to have a very big impact," Dr. Joseph Ryarasa told Africa Renewal. "To reduce maternal and child mortality, you need to educate mothers and health workers. Now we can send them educative messages on their phones or inform them about inoculations. "With funding from the Rwandan government and support from the Earth Institute of Columbia University in New York, the Mayange health centre has a solar charger, provided by Ericsson, to power 30 phones. It also has a computer database, accessible by mobile phone, with medical records of families in the village, making it easy for health workers to monitor health patterns. Ericsson Chief Executive Officer Carl-Henric Svanberg says that replicating the project elsewhere in Africa would be easy and inexpensive.
Bowel cancer tests extended
NEWS.com.au – May 9, 2008
The announcement came as a new report called for an end to the cycle of state and federal governments blaming each other for failures in the health system. The National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission said state and federal governments should be given more clearly-defined responsibilities. It said the states should be responsible for hospitals, mental health and maternal and child health. The federal Government would be in charge of primary medical and community health care, prevention, aged care and indigenous health. Share this article.
Autism Speaks announces multinational initiative
EurekAlert – EurekAlert (press release) – May 9, 2008
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