Hurricane

Hospice Partners On Call Selects Category 5 Hurricane Rated 1Vault Networks to Safeguard Server and Call Center Infrastructure

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Averaging 2,700 patients daily throughout the United States and hosting a critical 24/7 patient information call center, Hospice Partners On Call has selected 1Vault Networks ( www.1vault.net ), a secure colocation facility, to safeguard its...

IHPA Launches Consumer Awareness Campaign for Hurricane Protection

LANTANA, Fla., July 22 /PRNewswire/ --- Tom Johnston, President of the International Hurricane Protection Association (IHPA), announced today the launching of the ' Get the Number' consumer awareness campaign. "The ' Get the Number ' campaign is an educational tool to let consu...

Consumers Encouraged to Add Personal Health Records (PHR) to Hurricane Preparedness Checklist

35 Million U.S. Residents At Risk with Atlantic Hurricane Predictions; Are Their Medical Records Safe? ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- With hurricane season upon us, more than 35 million Americans are at risk for Atlantic hurricanes, and potentially so are their medical records....

Feeding America and Abbott Partner For Hurricane Relief

Abbott Donates Relief Supplies to Expedite Immediate Hurricane Response CHICAGO, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeding America today announced that it is working with the global health care company, Abbott, to pre-position nutritional products in 20 food banks throughout the Southeast Uni...

Rice report shows lessons from Hurricane Rita not practiced during Ike

A new Rice University report released yesterday, exactly six months after Hurricane Ike slammed the Texas Gulf Coast, suggests that people did not practice the lessons learned from Hurricane Rita. According to the study, 75 percent of Harris County residents say they would evacuate if a Categor...

Decline in health among older adults affected by Hurricane Katrina

In the year following Hurricane Katrina, the health of survivors 65 and over declined nearly 4 times that of a national sample of older adults not affected by the disaster, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The August 2005 storm was one...

Carlson Hotels Worldwide Partners With the American Red Cross in Texas to Provide Relief for Children Affected by Hurricane Ike

More Than 4,300 Activity Bags Donated to Area Youth in Houston and San Antonio HOUSTON, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlson Hotels Worldwide and the American Red Cross worked together to provide more than 1,900 activity bags to children displaced by Hurricane Ike in ...

Sudden Rise in Allergies and Asthma After Hurricane Ike

Houston allergist discusses the reason for a recent surge in allergy and asthma problems after Hurricane Ike and provides helpful tips for staying healthy after the storm. Houston, TX (PRWEB) September 24, 2008--Although Hurricane Ike has already wreaked havoc through s...

Cyberonics Corporate Headquarters Fully Operational Following Hurricane Ike

HOUSTON, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cyberonics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX) today announced that its corporate headquarters in Houston, TX has reopened following Hurricane Ike. The facility incurred no damage from the hurricane, but had been without power for several days, resulting in the C...

MultiVu Video Feed: Salvation Army Responding to Hurricane Ike With Food, Water & Pastoral Care

Today, more than 100 Salvation Army mobile feeding units are responding to the devastation brought by Hurricane Ike in Texas. Several convoys of canteens and mobile kitchens are currently in the disaster zone serving the millions of people who are without power in the areas around Beaumont, Ga...

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Hurricane in Medical Technology

Senator Frist and Convention Delegates Support AIDS-Affected People Around the World, Raise Funds for Gustav Evacuees

...ich runs both international and domestic relief efforts, to raise money for hurricane victims." "This Caregiver Kit Build is a perfect fit for this historic ev.../www.worldvision.org . In addition, the public can support World Vision's hurricane Gustav response by contributing to its U.S. Disaster Relief Fund by calling...

More Than 300 New Medicines Being Developed for Mental Illnesses

... disaster, notes a recent Harvard University study. However, in the case of hurricane Katrina, the researchers found the contrary: Anxiety or mood disorder has b...asing this report in Louisiana in view of the upcoming third anniversary of hurricane Katrina and the state's continuing need for assistance in treating mental i...

Spine Institute of Louisiana Offers Cervical Spine Motion Preservation as an Alternative to Fusion Surgery

...sitting atop one another -- the first ever in the state of Louisiana. The beneficiary of this investigational procedure is Darrel Betha, a 46-year-old hurricane Katrina evacuee who had been suffering from neck and arm pain since 2004 following a work-place accident, and is now living pain free. "At one point ...

Hurricane in Medical Dictionary

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Hurricane in Biological News

University of Miami receives stimulus funds for study of hurricane impacts on structures, ecosystems

MIAMI Hurricanes are the costliest natural disasters that strike the United States. A better understanding of how structures withstand -- or fail to withstand a hurricane could lead to improved construction standards and practices designed to protect human lives and enhance resiliency. The N...

UH team analyzes Hurricane Ike's effects on waterways, fish contamination

A long-term environmental research project being conducted at the University of Houston may offer important information about the effects of Hurricane Ike on pollution levels and help regulators determine whether existing fish-consumption advisories remain appropriate. With this year's storm se...

Pediatric carbon monoxide poisoning linked to video games after Hurricane Ike

Hours after Hurricane Ike roared ashore in Texas, more than two million homes were without power, which left some scrambling to preserve food and others looking for ways to entertain children, a move that proved to be, in some instances, poisonous. Researchers at The University of Texas Health Sci...

Dune and dirty: Hurricane teaches lessons through ecosystem research

AUDIO: This audio is of Dr. Rusty Feagin who was managing several ecosystem research projects on Galveston Island when the 2008 hurricane season began in June 2008. Then he ...

APS sets aside $50,000 to help students, post-docs, in wake of Hurricane Ike

BETHESDA, Md. (Oct. 6, 2008) − The American Physiological Society has established the Hurricane Ike Relief Fund to provide unrestricted grants of up to $2,000 to support physiology graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who suffered losses as a result of Hurricane Ike. The powerful storm...

2007 hurricane forecasts took blow from winds and Saharan dry, dusty air

A new analysis of environmental conditions over the Atlantic Ocean shows that hot, dry air associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara desert was a likely contributor to the quieter-than-expected 2007 hurricane season. Factors known to influence the number and intensity of hurricanes in a se...

Soil, conservation experts to reflect on Hurricane Katrina disaster

Two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and parts of the Gulf Coast, soil scientists and conservation leaders will share lessons learned during the International Annual Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Soc...

How to manage forests in hurricane impact zones

Forest Service researchers have developed an adaptive strategy to help natural resource managers in the southeastern United States both prepare for and respond to disturbance from major hurricanes. In an article published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management, John Stanturf, Scott Goodrick, ...

DOE's Office of Science sets up program to aid scientists displaced by Hurricane Katrina

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science has established a program to assist scientists displaced by the effects of Hurricane Katrina. "Our colleagues in science have historically been a close-knit, generous community," wrote Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, director of DOE's Office of Science, i...

NIEHS launches website with information for assessing environmental hazards from Hurricane Katrina

A new website with a Global Information System will provide valuable information for assessing environmental hazards caused by Hurricane Katrina. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the National Institutes of Health, created the website to provide the most up-to-...

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DaVita Treats Thousands of Dialysis Patients in Wake of Hurricane Ike

57 of DaVita's 58 Houston Dialysis Centers Open EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading provider of kidney care services in the United States, is caring for thousands of dialysis patients, despite the loss of power to millions of peop...

Cyberonics Provides Update on Business Operations Following Hurricane Ike

- No Material Impact on Business Expected - HOUSTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cyberonics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX) today announced that, based on an initial assessment, its corporate headquarters in Houston, TX incurred no damage as a result of Hurricane Ike. However, the ...

MEMC Provides Update on Hurricane Ike

ST. PETERS, Mo., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR ) today provided an update related to Hurricane Ike. The company reported that it has started taking safety precautions at its Pasadena, Texas facility in preparation for Hurricane Ike. As part of...

Local meteorology company accurately predicts Hurricane Dennis landfall

Madison, Wis. - When Hurricane Dennis reached landfall in the Florida Panhandle July 10 th , it was not too surprising a development. Weather Central Inc. , a Madison-based provider of broadcast weather solutions had already forecast almost the exact location two days earlier. On Friday, July...

AV-1011 Bird Repellent to Protect Rice Seed Approved for Use in Louisiana and Missouri

... yields. Another real advantage to earlier planting and harvest is reduced hurricane risk. hurricane Rita in 2005 and Gustave and Ike in 2008 caused massive crop losses to rice...

Katrina Proven Certified Organic Toxic Mold Remedy Now Available for Mold Remediation Professionals and Homeowners

...old removal and mold abatement exploiting the same technology that was used effectively on the toxic mold that spread like the plague in the wake of hurricane Katrina. Now professionals and homeowners alike can have a safe all natural alternative to chemical biocides or bleach for mold abatement. "...

CEO Addresses Fort Worth Business Leaders About Developing Pandemic and Business Continuity Plans

...ld face a potential financial loss of $55.8 billion as a result of a severe pandemic flu outbreak. "Influenza pandemics are not static events like a hurricane or tornado, nor are they confined to a specific area. Pandemics come in multiple waves, each one affecting a given area from four to twelve weeks. Dur...

Medical University of South Carolina Opens State-of-the-Art Facility

...has a number of technical features to improve overall patient safety. Ashley River Tower is the first health care facility in the U.S. built under new hurricane and seismic construction codes. A mock- up of the hospital's exterior was tested under rigorous structural conditions to certify the facility's design...

Significant Progress Made in Nation's Preparedness to Respond to Public Health Emergencies; But Gaps in Critical Areas Threaten Overall Readiness

...tember 11th, 54 percent of Americans believe that the United States is not as safe now as it was prior to September 11th, 2001. -- Two years after hurricane Katrina, nearly 60 percent of Americans do not think their community would be prepared to respond to a natural disaster. -- Nearly 9 out of 10 Ame...

ORNL 'resilience' plan to help Tennessee, Mississippi and South Carolina communities beat disaster

...id. And, of course, Gulfport is currently in the process of recovering from hurricane Katrina with a strong commitment to becoming an even more resilient community in the event of future storms. Charleston has significant hurricane and earthquake threats. Having made great strides in resilience planning, t...

Hurricane in Biological Dictionary

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