News: Americas»
USA: Frozen mamey pulp linked to recent outbreak of Typhoid fever (0)
Ontario CA–As a precautionary measure, Montalvan’s Sales, Inc. of Ontario, CA has voluntarily recalled “La Nuestra” brand frozen mamey pulp due to a potential health risk from Salmonella Typhi. Typhoid fever is a life-threatening illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi. Salmonella Typhi lives only in humans.
Infection results from eating food [...]
News: Asia»
China: Seasonal flu activity – 40% of isolates were H1N1 – on the rise (0)
Hong Kong–The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (July 29) cautioned that the latest surveillance data had shown increasing influenza activity in recent weeks.
The CHP’s Public Health Laboratory Centre recorded 125 influenza detections for the week ending July 24, compared with 98 influenza detections for the week ending July 17.
“Influenza [...]
News: Education»
Maine: Emergency preparedness conference on April 12 (0)
Augusta ME–If you have not done so already, please consider attending the 2010 Maine (Healthcare and Public Health) Emergency Preparedness Conference. This year’s theme is “Creating Capacity When Your Beds and Health System are Full.”
Monday, April 12, 2010
7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, ME
Registration for this FREE conference is available at:
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=cd41f6ca-f377-45d3-b73f-cf6ac05452f4
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News: Europe»
UK: Personal view: Accidental strangulation with a Venetian blind cord — a near miss (0)
Scotland–Dr Mahesh Masand, consultant paediatrician at Dr Grays Hospital in Elgin, Scotland, recounts the day when a 22-month-old girl was rushed to A&E after her mother found the toddler hanging from the looped cord of a Venetian blind in her bedroom. The little girl was kept on a ventilator for three days and discharged with [...]
News: Oceania»
Australia: Victorians urged to support bushfire communities as Black Saturday report is released (0)
Melbourne VIC–Victorians are being urged to support family and friends affected by the Black Saturday and Gippsland fires as the Royal Commission inquiring into the fires prepares to deliver its final report.
Minister for Mental Health Lisa Neville today joined Doctor Rob Gordon, consultant clinical psychologist who has worked closely with survivors of the February 2009 [...]
News: Research»
Research: New theory of why midcontinent faults produce earthquakes (0)
West Lafayette IN–A new theory developed at Purdue University may solve the mystery of why the New Madrid fault, which lies in the middle of the continent and not along a tectonic plate boundary, produces large earthquakes such as the ones that shook the eastern United States in 1811 and 1812.
The theory suggests that the [...]
Views: Tribal Elders»
Rush: Have we learned the lessons of the 2005 hurricane season? (0)
Have we learned the lessons of the 2005 hurricane season?
On the 5th anniversary of hurricanes Katrina & Rita, I think it is helpful to read the stories and first-hand reports from the various New Orleans shelters including the Superdome during the hours and days after hurricane Katrina. It is important to learn from the past [...]
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