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- Disagreement Distraction and Dishonesty
- H1N1: Separating Myth From Fact
- New Evidence-Based Research Shows that Universal Comprehensive Eye …
- Iowa sees first H1N1 death
- Flu drugs ‘unhelpful’ in children
- besity remains No. 1 health problem for kids in 2009
- Town honored for excellence in public health
Disagreement Distraction and Dishonesty
FXNews
com – August 12 2009Disagreement Distraction and DishonestyAmericans with serious and well-thought out objections to the health care takeover proposed by our representative government should not be demonized by national leaders as Nazis or sneered at as being too well dressed. Disagreement%2C+Distraction%2C+and+Dishonesty.
H1N1: Separating Myth From Fact
FXNews
H1N1 is worse than seasonal flu. So far there is no data to back up this statement. What worries health officials is that it’s a strain of the flu that has never been seen before. However the number of deaths from H1N1 in the U. is above 300 or about 1 percent of those who have been infected with the virus. This is far lower than the 36000 people who die annually in the U.
New Evidence-Based Research Shows that Universal Comprehensive Eye …
PR Newswire (press release) (press release)
Specifically the commission supports a national child vision care system that: Includes child vision health care in key legislation at the federal and state levels. Assures adequate comprehensive coverage of child vision care services by all public and private insurers and payers. Establishes a child vision health categorical program linked to the Title V MCH Block Grant within the Maternal and Child Health Bureau in the Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA) Health and Human Services (HHS). Develops a national set of children’s vision guidelines for screening and examinations and assure these guidelines are adopted by all states. Implements and funds a national clearinghouse for child vision health within the Department of Health and Human Services. Enhances and fully funds national campaigns to encourage early identification of child vision problems and to prevent injuries from sports and toys. Designs and implements an ongoing data system that monitors prevalence of child vision problems together with access and utilization of child vision care services.
Iowa sees first H1N1 death
Le Mars Daily Sentinel
“That trial started last week so we know that’s going to take at least three weeks. After that lab testing will be done on the vaccine to see how effective it is and make determinations whether second doses are needed and what the spacing of those doses may be Steffen said. Physicians and child health clinics will be asked if they would be willing to provide the vaccine through their offices because they come in contact with those needing it daily Steffen said. “We’ll (also) be setting up clinics throughout the county just as we have with our seasonal flu vaccine” she said. Plymouth County will initially receive $38000 in federal money to set up clinics and administer the vaccine Steffen said. “It will be distributed as we need it” she said. “They are not going to ship vaccine that we can’t store or use.
Flu drugs ‘unhelpful’ in children
BBC News
getEmpEmbeddedParams(”emp_8193286″);Dr Matthew Thompson: ”There are side effects with these medications”The Department of Health said a "safety-first approach" of offering antivirals to everyone remained a sensible and responsible way forward but promised to keep the policy under review. There were an estimated 30000 new cases of swine flu in England in the last week a drop compared with the 110000 cases the week before. A decreased incidence has also been seen in Scotland and Wales in the past week. The total of swine flu-related deaths in England and Scotland stands at 41. Antivirals are the mainstay of treatment at the moment until a vaccine becomes available which is expected in September.
besity remains No. 1 health problem for kids in 2009
U-M Health System News
The National Poll on Children’s Health also found that adults from low-income households making $30000 per year or less rated smoking and tobacco use as the top child health concern while the middle and highest income households making $30000 to more than $100000 per year rated childhood obesity as the biggest health concern for kids. Stress now ranks among the top 10 child health problems and was especially of concern for children in lower-income communities. “As we reported in July 2009 levels of stress among children may relate to economic stresses faced by their families in the current economic downturn” says Davis associate professor of general pediatrics and internal medicine at the.
Town honored for excellence in public health
Belmont Citizen-Herald
- The National Association of County and City Health fficials (NACCH) honored the Belmont Health Department at their 2009 annual conference for implementing a program that demonstrates exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a local public health need. Region 4b Sub-region 2 of which Belmont is a part is one of 23 local public health programs selected from across the nation to receive NACCH’s Model Practice Award. The program that was submitted was Sub-region 2’s (Arlington Belmont Brookline Newton and Watertown) regional flu clinic as an emergency exercise. These annual exercises have been held since 2005 with each community in Sub-region 2 taking a turn as the lead community. Belmont hosted the event in November 2008 during which almost 1000 individuals of all ages from surrounding communities received flu vaccinations at Belmont High School over a 2.
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