Communicable in Medical News

New arenavirus discovered as cause of hemorrhagic fever outbreak in South Africa and Zambia

... Mailman School of Public Health, the South African National Institute for communicable Diseases of National Health Laboratory Service (NICD-NHLS), the U.S. ... S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute for communicable Diseases, South Africa, the CII, and the World Health Organization." ...

AHRQ Issues Recommendations for Safeguarding Children During Public Health Emergencies

... and security concerns when handling large numbers of children with either communicable respiratory diseases or communicable foodborne or waterborne illnesses. Emergency response planners have ...

U.S. Barred 33 TB-Infected People From Flying Over Past Year

... which add additional layers of protection to prevent persons with serious communicable diseases which pose a serious public health threat from boarding the ... concept and is well-established." More information For a list of communicable diseases that fall under potential quarantine, head to the CDC . ...

Proposing a New Global Compact for Infectious Diseases

... with a few notable philanthropies aside, to respond to the crisis of communicable diseases on a global scale has implications for the economic, political ... four missions of the Compact will ensure its enforceability. Controlling communicable diseases on a global scale is a problem of deep complexity with many ...

Cholesterol Screening Shouldn't Rely on Kids' Weight

... the Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit in the U-M Division of General Pediatrics, and assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics and communicable Disease at U-M Medical School, said in a news release from the university. The study was published in the Aug. 3 issue of the journal Archives of ...

Recession Stressful for Many Kids, Toughest on Poor and Uninsured

... . Purpose/Funding: The C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health -- funded by the Department of Pediatrics and communicable Diseases and part of the CHEAR Unit at the U-M Health System -- is designed to measure major health care issues and trends for U.S. children. ...

Justice Department Releases New Fact Sheet on the Rights of Persons With HIV or AIDS to Obtain Occupational Training and State Licensing

... in obtaining training and state licensure in these occupations because of overly broad state licensure requirements that applicants be free of communicable diseases. Because HIV disease is not communicated through casual contact, excluding individuals with HIV under these licensure requirements is ...

Latin America must cut blood pressure to thrive

... to some 17.7 million deaths each year. Rapidly developing nations, like many in Latin America, still have a relatively high burden of infectious and communicable disease. The added increase in cardiovascular disease means these countries shoulder a 'double burden' of disease. In fact experts have noted that ...

Bicycle Helmet Laws For Kids Effective But Not Yet the Norm

... . Purpose/Funding: The C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health -- funded by the Department of Pediatrics and communicable Diseases and part of the CHEAR Unit at the U-M Health System -- is designed to measure major health care issues and trends for U.S. children. ...

Real-Time Locating Technology Helps Contain Pandemic Outbreaks

... announced a solution that state healthcare agencies, hospitals, and senior care facilities can utilize to help prevent the transmission and spread of communicable diseases, such as H1N1, common influenza, and other infectious diseases. The solution uses location technology in conjunction with Intelligent ...

Filling the gap: The importance of Medicaid continuity for former inmates

... an increased spread of infectious diseases, since many prisoners with hepatitis C, HIV and tuberculosis pass through the correctional system. Other communicable diseases, such as influenza, are commonly spread in prisons. Although Medicaid has prohibited the use of federal funds to cover medical, mental ...

H1N1 Pandemic Precautions for Front Line Workers

... federal public health programs, said Dr. O'Brien. He complimented Dr. Richard Besser, acting Director of the CDC and Dr. Alfred DeMaria, Director of communicable Disease Control of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for their epidemiology investigations and effective communications during the ...

President of IDF calls for government focus and spending on diabetes and other NCDs

... medicines for non-communicable diseases like diabetes in the same way as it has addressed the need to provide essential medicines and vaccines for communicable diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria." ...

Dolce Hotels and Resorts Initiates Program to Mitigate H1N1 Flu Risk

... members to monitor their personal health and seek medical attention if they suspect they may be experiencing influenza symptoms or those of any other communicable disease. In the second phase of the H1N1 mitigation program, Dolce hotels, resorts and conference centers this week began implementing ...

Why parents miss their children's immunization visits

... of immunization could help counter misperceptions about the benefits of these important protections against these potentially life-threatening, communicable diseases," said Dr. Stockwell. "Another possible solution may be the availability of online tools to help parents track their child's immunizations ...

Challenge in Curbing the Spread of Swine Flu: Half of Workforce Lacks Paid Sick Days

... wages if they stay home, and many workers risk losing their jobs. As a result, workers who lack paid sick time are more likely to go to work with a communicable illness, and parents who cannot stay home with a sick child are more likely to send sick children to school or day care. Workers who work in direct ...

Public Links 'Alcopops' to Underage Drinking

... . Purpose/Funding: The C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health - funded by the Department of Pediatrics and communicable Diseases and part of the CHEAR Unit at the U-M Health System - is designed to measure major health care issues and trends for U.S. children. ...

Alternative Therapies Can Be Safe, Effective For Children

... a huge place for complementary and alternative medicine in pediatrics," says Dolores Mendelow, M.D., clinical assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases at the University of Michigan Medical School. Complementary and alternative therapies are becoming a more prevalent treatment for ...

Biomarkers detected for Chikungunya fever

... in the human body in response to Chikungunya virus infection, was conducted by researchers at A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) and the communicable Disease Centre (CDC) at Singapore's Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). Cytokines are proteins, peptides or glycoproteins that belong to a category of ...

Latherow Law Office Filed Suit In Salmonella Poisoning Case That Hospitalized Child

... The child was hospitalized for three days as a result of the poisoning. Blueberry Hill was cited by the Cook County Department of Health after the communicable Disease Unit identified 13 individuals who also contracted salmonella poisoning after eating one or more times at the restaurant between October 5 ...

High Barriers to Dental Care Exist For 12 Million Children

... . Purpose/Funding: The C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health -- funded by the Department of Pediatrics and communicable Diseases and part of the CHEAR Unit at the U-M Health System -- is designed to measure major health care issues and trends for U.S. children. ...

Highmark Foundation Awards $1.9 Million to Improve Access to Oral Health and Dental Care for Underserved Populations in Pennsylvania

... activity, nutrition, self-esteem, bullying and grieving; and its traditional four areas of general health focus, which include chronic disease, communicable disease, family health and service delivery systems. Where possible, the foundation looks to support evidence-based programs that impact multiple ...

Haemonetics Reports Double Digit Growth in Revenue, Operating Income, and EPS for the Third Quarter Fiscal 2009

... currency exchange rates, changes in customers' ordering patterns, the effect of industry consolidation as seen in the plasma market, the effect of communicable diseases and the effect of uncertainties in markets outside the U.S. (including Europe and Asia) in which we operate and other risks detailed in the ...

Unmasked and vulnerable

... compliance with masks is much greater. "Results from this trial could have wide implications for not only pandemic influenza, but a range of communicable diseases spread within hospitals,' Professor MacIntyre said. ...

Keeping Kids Cavity-Free Before They're Ever Born: CariFree Believes Xylitol Could be This Generation's Answer

... results in a significant decrease in the risk of decay for their children. It has long been known that the primary root of transmission for the communicable dental caries infection is one of a vertical nature. This means the infection is transferred down from generations, most commonly from the mother or ...

Caution Urged When Giving Kids Cold and Flu Meds

... room each year because of problems associated with these medicines," says Esther Yoon, M.D., general pediatrician in the Department of Pediatrics and communicable Diseases at the University of Michigan Health System. Roughly two-thirds of incidents occurred after children drank medication while ...

A simple questionnaire to replace a doctor's exam

... limit the incidence of exposure to such toxins, a majority of traditional medical tests are completely redundant, Dr. Moshe indicates. And major communicable diseases like tuberculosis, formerly common, are found quite rarely today. "Obviously, employers, are afraid of lawsuits and poor performance on ...

InterAction Members Respond to the Crisis in Zimbabwe

... /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Basic government services are not being provided in Zimbabwe. The public health system has collapsed and cholera and other communicable diseases are rampant. Staggering inflation and unemployment have resulted in shortages of food and fuel. Estimates are that 300,000 people remain at ...

China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread

... (HGA), which then led to person-to-person transmission of the disease, is described in a study by researchers at China's National Institute of communicable Disease Control and Prevention. It's the first known report of human-to-human transmission of HGA. HGA was identified in the United States in ...

AIDS Action Applauds Introduction of a New Bill Allowing Federal Funds to Support Syringe Exchange Programs

... WA Liver Health Today Houston, TX LiverHope Minnetonka, MN Office of communicable Disease Control and Epidemiology, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Los Angeles, CA Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center New ...

Cancer drug shows promise against graft vs. host disease

... of the U-M Combined Bone Marrow Transplant Program and a senior author on the study. Ferrara is also professor of internal medicine and pediatric and communicable diseases at U-M. "These HDAC inhibitors were thought to just kill cancer cells, but at lower doses, it's possible they can modulate a number of ...

Hidden Kitchen Germs Threaten Families

... of Microbiology and Pathology, New York University Medical Center, USA -- Professor Barry D. Schoub, Executive Director, National Institute for communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa -- Dr. Sandip K. Ray, Secretary General, Indian Public Health Association, India -- Dr. Christopher Lee, ...

Study: Quick responses to influenza outbreaks reduces illness and death

... University Mailman School of Public Health. Ms. Rubin and personnel from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Bureau of communicable Diseases looked at data from 52 outbreaks of influenza A in New York City long-term care facilities over the course of three influenza seasons. An ...

Alumni Myanmar Institutes of Medicine Association (AMIMA) Races Time to Help Cyclone Victims

... has been slow to trickle down. As Myanmar is a primarily rural and heavily impoverished nation, there is no water and electricity in many areas; communicable diseases will threaten the affected population, including typhoid, dysentery, cholera, Dengue hemorrhagic fever and malaria. The number of deaths are ...

Devastated Children in Myanmar Face Special Threats After Cyclone

... -- Children among most vulnerable to communicable and water-borne diseases -- Children particularly sensitive to psychosocial impact of trauma BANGKOK, Thailand, May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ ...

Iron supplements might harm infants who have enough

... behavior and development would be better with the 12 mg formula," said Lozoff, also professor of pediatrics in the U-M Department of Pediatrics and communicable Diseases at the Medical School and C.S. Mott Children's Hospital The U-M study of 494 Chilean children showed that those who received iron ...

Researchers pilot new electronic system for infectious illness

... public health. This would allow faster action to prevent further transmission of infection," says Alfred DeMaria, Jr, MD, Director of the Bureau of communicable Disease Control at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. ...

TB Drug Treatment Can Lead to Severe Pneumonia

... pneumococcal disease, including severe pneumonia and meningitis. That finding emerged from a study by researchers at the National Institute for communicable Diseases in South Africa. They analyzed 21,521 cases of children with invasive pneumococcal disease and screened 19,404 isolates (90 percent of ...

Planning for Health Emergencies Eases Stress of Family Travel

... need to include preparations for possible health troubles in their holiday planning, says Dr. Stephen Park, an assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. "We, as parents, pay a lot of attention to things like packing toys and ...

New Assessment Highlights Breadth and Depth of Looming Public Health Workforce Crisis

... health risks. Public health doctors and nurses, epidemiologists, and health care educators + administrators work to protect us from communicable diseases, prevent environmental hazards and chronic diseases, and help communities prepare for disasters. Leading experts agree we ...