Latest Public health Stories
Service Has Delivered Critical Health Information to Over 550,000 Pregnant and New Moms WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Voxiva, Inc.(SM), a leading innovator in mobile health programs, announced today that text4baby(SM), a service which provides pregnant women and new moms with critical health information, has introduced a wide range of new interactive features and evidence-based educational content. Since launch in February 2010, Text4baby has enrolled more than 550,000...
According to the Los Angeles Times (May 2nd, 2013), lawmakers have voted to make possession of controlled substances (heroin, cocaine, crystal meth, and others) a misdemeanor rather than a felony offense. MacGregor & Collins Orange County criminal lawyers believe the decision to be hugely beneficial to decreasing prison overcrowding as well as improving rehabilitation rates amongst controlled substance abusers. (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 According to the Los Angeles Times (May 2nd, 2013),...
KIRKLAND, Wash., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Safe Kids Eastside, a newly established coalition for child safety and injury prevention, was recently formed in partnership with several trusted community organizations. Safe Kids Eastside is a local coalition of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global organization dedicated to protecting children from unintentional injury - the No. 1 cause of death to children in the United States. As a local resource for parents, Safe Kids Eastside strives to...
Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment is a drug and alcohol treatment facility that offers a hands-on approach to recovery with assistance every step of the way. As one of the ways to give back to the community and help enhance area children’s education, Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment is sponsoring the Florida Newspapers in Education Program. Destin, FL (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Gulf Coast Addiction Treatment has signed on as a sponsor for the Northwest Florida Daily News Newspaper in Education...
GENEVA, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- - Campaign launched during World Health Assembly, where world's health ministers gather to address the large physical and economic costs of these disorders - Mental and neurological disorders (MNDs) affect 700 million people annually and account for 30 percent of global non-communicable disease (NCD) burden - 'Do You Mind?' helps patients, family members, policymakers and others to...
Apps help underserved and minority women take control of their health (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE announced the winners of the Reducing Cancer Among Women of Color Challenge. A first-of-its-kind effort to address health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, the winning apps will help women of color prevent and fight cancer. The winning apps, Big Yellow Star, Broadstone Technologies,...
Pacific Island representatives of The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors published a new assessment of extreme health dangers in the region. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 At a May 6th, 2013 meeting organized by the National Council of Asian Pacific Physicians (NCAPIP), the Pacific Chronic Disease Coalition (PCDC), a council of the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD), presented a newly published assessment on the status of health systems, diabetes,...
There are some things not visible to a naked eye that can be detrimental to health. A big example of this health hazard existence in homes and offices are high intensity geopathic and EMF radiation. Baltimore, Maryland (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 There are some things not visible to a naked eye that can be detrimental to health. A big example of this health hazard existences in homes and offices are high intensity geopathic and EMF radiation, creeping in undetected. The full awareness of the EMF...
Newly Patented Technology Supports Electronic, Real-Time Monitoring of Hand Hygiene Compliance in an Effort to Reduce Infections and Save Lives CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DebMed®, creator of the world's first electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system based on the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Five Moments for Hand Hygiene, today announced the issuance of US Patent # 8,427,323 by the US Patent & Trademark Office for the technology integrated...
While global attention has for decades been focused on reducing maternal mortality, population-based data on other causes of death among women of reproductive age has been virtually non-existent. A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that non-communicable diseases accounted for 48 percent of 1,107 investigated female deaths in rural Bangladesh between 2002 and 2007. The findings lend urgency to review global health priorities to address...
