The News Review:
- Cy-Fair to check athletes’ hearts for health risks | Chron.com -…
- Wayne Swan’s official Budget speech
- Eyes – Eyesight – Preventing Vision Loss – Health – New York Times
- Thinking Prevention
Cy-Fair to check athletes’ hearts for health risks | Chron.com -…
Houston Chronicle – May 13, 2008
Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute, for example, offers an EKG and echocardiogram for $150, and the tests usually are not covered by insurance. “If we save one child’s life, that makes it worth it,” said Arnold “Doc” Thomas, head athletic trainer at Cy-Fair High School. “We don’t want that child to not have a chance to play, yet we want to make sure he’s healthy enough to play. ”
May become requirement
For the first year, parents will be required to sign a permission slip to have their child screened, and students will be allowed to participate in sports regardless of whether they undergo the test. If that goes well, students will be required to undergo an EKG to play competitive sports as early as fall of 2009, said Jan Jones, director of health services for the district. “Our goal would be mandatory screening for all incoming athletes,” she said. Eventually, the district may offer the program to all students, she said… “We don’t want that child to not have a chance to play, yet we want to make sure he’s healthy enough to play. ”
May become requirement
For the first year, parents will be required to sign a permission slip to have their child screened, and students will be allowed to participate in sports regardless of whether they undergo the test. If that goes well, students will be required to undergo an EKG to play competitive sports as early as fall of 2009, said Jan Jones, director of health services for the district. “Our goal would be mandatory screening for all incoming athletes,” she said. Eventually, the district may offer the program to all students, she said. They’re starting with athletes because they’re most at risk. DeBauche said he’s willing to read results for non-athletes as well.
Wayne Swan’s official Budget speech
NEWS.com.au – May 13, 2008
INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA
Mr Speaker, the Government is working closely with the States to close the gap in Indigenous disadvantage. This is a long term challenge for our nation. As an initial step, the Government will invest an additional: $90 million over five years for child and maternal health services; $99 million over five years for additional teachers in the Northern Territory; and $56 million over four years for an expansion of literacy and numeracy programs. NATIONAL SECURITY
Mr Speaker, a major priority in this Budget is strengthening Australia’s national security. It delivers on the Government’s commitment to provide 3 per cent real growth per year on average in Defence’s underlying funding base to 2015 16, and extends this commitment to 2017 18. As the Defence White Paper is implemented, real growth in total Defence spending is expected to average 4 per cent per year over the next four years. On current projections, Defence spending is expected to be around $6 billion more in 2011 12 than in 2007 08.
Eyes – Eyesight – Preventing Vision Loss – Health – New York Times
New York Times – May 13, 2008
“In the way of preserving your sight,” he said, “it’s making sure you don’t have any hidden eye diseases. Lichter recommends an ophthalmologist’s examination before a child enters school, and if everything looks good at that point, then an exam every five years is enough. But it should be a thorough exam in which the doctor dilates the pupils and examines the optic nerve. Although there are many eye diseases, there are three that together affect more than 10 percent of the United States population: an estimated 2. 2 million people have.
Thinking Prevention
Washington Post – May 13, 2008
"They didn’t know anything about health," he said, "because they were ashamed to show anyone what was wrong and because they thought the absence of pain is the absence of anything wrong. "Many of these patients, however, knew the latest celebrity gossip, the subplots of every TV soap opera and the scores of every big soccer match. If radio and television were that powerful, Huerta recalls thinking, “would it be possible to sell health to the public through the media?”In 1986, he began producing and then starring in a health education TV show in Lima; he discontinued the show in 1987 when he moved to the United States to complete a fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center. He began a medical residency program in Baltimore and started recording five-minute health-care spots on a Spanish-language radio station in Laurel. In 1994, the same year the Cancer Preventorium opened, Huerta created a live weekly television program on health promotion and disease prevention. Today, Huerta’s radio spots, called “Cuidando Su Salud” (”Taking Care of Your Health”), air daily on more than 120 stations in the United States and more than 350 in Latin America. His television program, “Hablemos de Salud” (”Let’s Talk About Health”), is distributed nationally… She wanted to know what caused this disease. And two callers, including Socorro in California, were awarded rousing “applause,” a sound effect that Huerta plays on a digital sound board. Socorro said she is 39, has a 12-year-old child and is ready to have her intrauterine device removed so she can have a second child next year. “¿Doctor,” she asked, “qué debo de hacer para preparar” for pregnancy? (”Doctor, what do I need to do to prepare?”)”¡Aplausos, aplausos para Socorro y su excelente pregunta!” Huerta said. (”Applause, applause for Socorro and her excellent question!”) His advice: See an obstetrician as soon as possible; eat a healthful diet that includes lots of fruit and vegetables; walk or exercise at least 30 minutes a day; and take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily. “Y ahora necesitas insistir que tu esposo se ponga a trabajar bien duro,” he said with a laugh, as if he were speaking with a friend or relative. (”And now you need to insist that your husband work very hard.
