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SARS compendium
With SARS appearing in China and in the news once again, the Vidyya Medical News Service decided to provide it's readers with a review of publications and information regarding SARS. This SARS compendium contains information from the Centers for Disease Controls Morbitity and Mortality Weekly Report. The short reviews are organized chronologically, so you can see what happened and when in the world of SARS. more
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WHO: Announcement of newly suspected SARS case in southern China; Investigation of source of infection for confirmed case begins
Health authorities in China have today announced a suspected case of SARS in the southern province of Guangdong. The patient, who has been treated under isolation since 31 December, is a 20-year-old woman from Henan Province who works at a restaurant in Guangzhou, the provincial capital city. more
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Inadequate water and sanitation adversely effects child growth
Peruvian children with inadequate water supplies and sanitation were found to be shorter and had more episodes of diarrhea, according to research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and other institutions. Past studies have shown that improvements to water supply and sanitation benefit health and improve life expectancy in industrialized countries, but the effect on long-term growth is less clear. more
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Frequent heartburn sufferers are able to follow and comply with the directions on the package label
Health professionals have questioned whether consumers will use the over-the-counter product as intended. But research published today in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology shows that frequent heartburn sufferers are able to follow and comply with the directions on the package label.
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CDC's best practices for comprehensive tobacco control programs
Though first published in 1999, this document contains much of relevance today. In this guidance document, CDC recommends that States establish tobacco control programs that are comprehensive, sustainable, and accountable. This document draws upon “best practices” determined by evidence-based analyses of comprehensive State tobacco control programs. Evidence supporting the programmatic recommendations in this guidance document are of two types. Recommendations for chronic disease programs to reduce the burden of tobacco-related diseases, school programs, cessation programs, enforcement, and counter-marketing program elements are based primarily upon published evidence-based practices. Other program categories rely mainly upon the evidence of the efficacy of the large-scale and sustained efforts of two States (California and Massachusetts) that have been funding comprehensive tobacco prevention and control programs using State tobacco excise taxes. more
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Information for parents: Got a minute? Give it to your child. (Smoking prevention guide)
Parenting can mean prevention. Those battling chronic disease at your state health department and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention struggle every day with some alarming problems. Every day, 6,000 youth try cigarettes for the first time—and one out of three smokers will die from the addiction. Preteens who report they regularly eat meals, follow a family calendar, and discuss free-time activities with their parents are less likely to smoke. And more likely to live longer, healthier lives.
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Recommendations regarding interventions to reduce tobacco use and exposure to environmental
tobacco smoke from the Task Force on Community Preventive Services
This report provides recommendations on interventions to reduce tobacco use and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure. These recommendations present options appropriate for communities and health care systems, as well as state and national programs. The methods of conducting evidence reviews and translating the evidence of effectiveness into recommendations for the Community Guide have been published elsewhere.
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