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- Autism rate higher for Somali kids in Minneapolis
- Health Tip: Calming Chickenpox
- Rogers executive Dreyfus to lead state of Washington agency
- Health Buzz: Fighting Tuberculosis and ther Health News
Autism rate higher for Somali kids in Minneapolis
The Associated Press
State health officials cautioned that the finding doesn’t necessarily mean a higher rate of autism among Somalis. And the report didn’t speculate on reasons why more Somali children were winding up in autism programs. The Somali population in Minnesota was more than 24000 in 2006 according to the U.
Health Tip: Calming Chickenpox
Forbes
09 08:00 PM EDTHelp keep your child comfortable(HealthDay News) — Chickenpox and its trademark itchy redspots is a common disease in children. The Nemours Foundation offers these suggestions for relievingthe itch and keeping your child more comfortable:Have your child soak in a warm oatmeal bath every fewhours. Apply cool damp rags across your child's body. Gently pat your child's body dry. Don't rub or scratchthe itchy spots. Dab the pox with calamine lotion everywhere but on theface.
Rogers executive Dreyfus to lead state of Washington agency
Bizjournals.com
Dreyfus 51 will join the agency and the governor’s Cabinet on May 18. She visited with department staff and leadership Tuesday in Washington. The Department of Social and Health Services is Washington’s largest state agency with more than 19000 employees and a combined state and federal two-year budget of about $20 billion. Its five divisions are responsible for an array of social services including medical assistance mental health services vocational rehabilitation food assistance child welfare care for the frail elderly and disabled adults child support enforcement juvenile rehabilitation and alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment.
Health Buzz: Fighting Tuberculosis and ther Health News
U.S. News & World Report
Speaking to health ministers and senior officials from 27 nations at the start of a three-day meeting in Beijing about drug-resistant TB Chan said that more must be done to fight the illness the Associated Press reports. "I urge you to make the right policy decisions with appropriate urgency" Chan said. "At a time of economic downturn the world simply cannot afford to let a threat of this magnitude complexity and cost spiral out of control. " USN.
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