The News Review:
- Confirmed influenza A/H1N1 cases continue to rise in Asia and …
- Health Buzz: Americans Bankrupted by Health Costs and ther Health …
- Personal Health: News and Notes
- Your Soda: Do You Want a Tax With That?
- Health officials evaluate response to swine flu
- Your Health: Kids keep your lids on
Confirmed influenza A/H1N1 cases continue to rise in Asia and …
Xinhua
The latest confirmed case was an 18-year-old woman surnamed Li in the southwestern Sichuan province the Sichuan Health Department said on its website on Sunday. She showed symptoms of fever and a cough Saturday morning and tested positive for the virus in the disease control and prevention center of Chengdu the provincial capital. Her mother a 40-year-old Chinese-American who arrived in Chengdu on Tuesday from New York via Hong Kong was confirmed to have the virus Saturday the second such case in the province. The human-to-human transmission took place when a man who came back from the United States on May 31 infected his younger brother living in Hyderabad said the report.
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Health Buzz: Americans Bankrupted by Health Costs and ther Health …
U.S. News & World Report
The costliest medical conditions are neurological problems which cost patients $34167 in average out-of-pocket healthcare expenses according to a study in Thursday’s online edition of the American Journal of Medicine. The study found that from 2001 to 2007 the number of bankruptcies caused by medical bills rose by about 50 percent. Insured Americans bankrupted by health problems had an average $17749 in medical bills; those without insurance had bills amounting to $26971 on average.
Personal Health: News and Notes
Philadelphia Inquirer
For every hour the TV was on the adult caregivers spoke 770 fewer words. (The typical adult speaks 941 words per hour. )Likewise when the TV was on the number of child "vocalizations" dropped 15 percent said lead author Dimitri A. Christakis director of the Center for Child Health Behavior and Development at Seattle Children’s Research Institute. A vocalization was defined as a segment of "meaningful child speech" – including non-word babbling but not including cries. The kids in the study ranged in age from 2 months to 48 months. – Tom AvrilColon cancer patients can ease skin problems Colon cancer patients can reduce skin problems caused by key chemotherapy drugs simply by using skin-protective products before starting cancer treatment a Thomas Jefferson University study shows.
Your Soda: Do You Want a Tax With That?
New York Times
Sugar-sweetened beverages are the single leading contributor to obesity and obesity is a leading contributor to disease — diabetes heart disease high blood pressure stroke and even cancer — triggering billions of dollars of medical costs each year. As child advocates fighting to improve access to healthy affordable food we support an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages as an effective means to deter consumption. Congress must take the lead and place the health and well-being of children before that of the beverage industry. Jennifer March-JolyExecutive DirectorCitizens’ Committee for Childrenof New YorkNew York June 3 2009•To the Editor:What happened to personal responsibility? What happened to parental responsibility? When did taxation become the best solution to any problem? Is the federal government the only entity in our country that can raise children now? This is just another idea on how to raise money for state-sponsored health care with a fig leaf of a reason to do so. Let’s try removing soda machines from our schools providing healthier school lunches and ensuring that our gym classes are financed. There are plenty of common-sense things that can be done to achieve healthier progeny alas not many that simultaneously finance health care. Andrey AbramovLos Angeles June 3 2009•To the Editor:ur industry agrees that obesity and the need to improve health care in America are serious challenges facing our nation.
Health officials evaluate response to swine flu
Press-Enterprise
However the outbreak which has spread to every state and resulted in 19 deaths nationwide struck the nation and Riverside County more quickly than public health officials had anticipated. "We thought we would have more time to ramp up our efforts" said Kim Saruwatauri chief of Riverside County’s bioterrorism preparedness and response program. "That turned out not to be true. " The Riverside County Department of Public Health reported the county’s first probable swine flu cases days after state officials announced confirmation of nearly a dozen cases primarily in San Diego County.
Your Health: Kids keep your lids on
USA Today
Some children start refusing car seats as toddlers the Safe Kids report notes. But give in once to that stubborn toddler or to a small 10-year-old who still needs a booster and your child learns you’ll give in again Remer Altmann says. That also may be the day you get in a crash. “There are certain things in life that are non-negotiable” she says. • Engage the kids. Let them know the physical milestones they’ll need to pass before moving from a car seat to a booster or a booster to an adult belt.
