08.21.10

Skin Cancer Risk

Posted in Health News at 11:28 pm by Administrator

Young ‘increasingly’ at risk from skin cancer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11035035

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Veterans Health Information Update

Posted in Health News at 11:26 pm by Administrator

Information about Agent Orange, possible health-related problems and VA benefits. Prior newsletters on Agent Orange, Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses and Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Hazardous Exposures are also available.

http://www.disability.gov/health/specific_populations/veterans_&_military

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08.20.10

Counseling Children of Deployed Family Members

Posted in Human Development at 4:40 pm by Administrator

Collins, K. & Chandler, G. (2008). Counseling children of deployed family members (ACAPCD-15). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

http://counselingoutfitters.com/vistas/ACAPCD/ACAPCD-15.pdf

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S.1022 Nurses’ Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2009

Posted in Current Legislation at 3:40 am by Administrator

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members.

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:s1022is.txt.pdf

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08.14.10

Nutrition and ADHD

Posted in Nutrition at 3:59 pm by Administrator

Dr. Bob DeMaria will discuss the link between what children consume and the rise of ADHD in our culture.

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Medical Hypnosis

Posted in Alternative Therapies at 3:46 pm by Administrator

Hypnosis (or Guided Imagery, Meditation) CDs for health and wellness. These guided imagery meditation CDs were made by a Medical Hypnosis Specialist. Please review her links below to see if it may help you or help someone you know.

Products/Catalog Page

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CSI Nurse Investigator

Posted in Health News at 2:59 pm by Administrator

Contamination Scene Investigation (CSI) in the workplace:

There is a new product on the market that healthcare workers can use to search for small amounts of blood that could remain even after you have cleaned an area. Luminal or Bluestar can be purchased on the internet, however healthcare workers who use it for post-clean-up inspections must remember to use respiratory and eye protection. The use of Luminol or Bluestar in the workplace can help to improve cleaning techniques and decrease contamination. References are listed below:

Bluestar vs. Luminol comparison study by the St. Louis, MO Metropolitan Police Department

Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal: A new high-performance reagent and procedure for latent bloodstain detection based on Luminol chemiluminescence

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08.10.10

Jumping For Joy!

Posted in Community at 3:35 pm by Administrator

Cool story from Juneau, Alaska

http://juneauempire.com/stories/080810/nei_692401135.shtml

Ms. Kalbrenner,

Thanks for motivating kids to stay active and congratulations on a job well done!

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08.08.10

Truth Serum?

Posted in Human Development at 11:36 pm by Administrator

“There is one survivor among the terrorists that attacked Mumbai. The authorities are keen to find out as much about him and his accomplices as possible. Reports say they are ready to inject a truth serum into him to extract information. Mark Wheelis, a retired professor of microbiology at the University of California, discusses whether this sort of technology is still science fiction. ”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7766000/7766516.stm

© MMX

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Vaccinations for Haitians

Posted in Health News at 7:33 pm by Administrator

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Friday July 30, 2010 – The United Nations and its partners are aiming to reach an additional 500,000 Haitian children during a second round of emergency immunizations in the Caribbean nation that was struck by a devastating earthquake just over six months ago. 

The second round of immunizations will consist of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), measles, rubella and polio, Marco Jimenez of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) told reporters in Geneva.

More than 275,000 children have been immunized so far against major vaccine preventable diseases, according to UNICEF, which noted that there are few places in the world today where children are as vulnerable as they are in Haiti.

The country is reeling from the January 12th quake which killed more than 200,000 people and caused severe destruction and damage in large swathes of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other areas. 

Despite some progress, UNICEF said over 1.2 million children in the country are exposed to exploitation and abuse, and 800,000 live in tents at sites which lack adequate sanitation and where access to safe water, education and health facilities are limited.

Six months after the tragedy, safe water is being provided to some 1.2 million people through UNICEF and its partner organizations. In addition, nutrition programmes are providing food to some 550,000 people with special needs – children under five and lactating women – and some 2,000 children with severe acute malnutrition are now receiving life-saving therapeutic feeding and care.

“Some of the milestones at six months are truly remarkable. So far no increase in malnutrition has been recorded and we have also not seen any major disease outbreaks despite huge challenges in health and sanitation,” the agency wrote in a six-month report launched earlier this month.

Jimenez added that 63,000 children are also benefiting from the network of 225 UNICEF-supported Child-Friendly Spaces, which are designed to offer children and adolescents a safe space to participate in recreational activities and where they can receive more targeted psychosocial support.

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