No Time for Complacency in Pandemic Planning: Aon

CHICAGO, June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In light of the World Health Organization raising its pandemic flu alert to the top phase of its six-phase scale, Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC ) today issued the following statement by Gisele Norris , DrPH, national director of Aon Healthcare...

Doctors attacked for complacency against pandemic threat

Sir Liam Donaldson, UK’s chief medical officer, has attacked the health profession for complacency in its preparations for a lethal flu pandemic that he says is now a “biological inevitability”. // Last week Donaldson called together 30 public health leaders, including the heads of the royal c...

Los Angeles County Launches Its Most Comprehensive Campaign Ever to Encourage HIV Testing

..., and YouTube.com/EraseDoubt. The first phase of the advertising effort showing the striking image of the HIV virus will address the growing complacency around HIV/AIDS, reminding Angelenos the disease is still a serious health threat while also raising doubt about one's own HIV status. In De...

Swine Flu Vaccine Taking Longer Than Expected

...ltures against the new virus, lending support to the use of these drugs as a first line of defense. Last week, U.S. health officials warned against complacency and said the country should be prepared for the swine flu virus' expected return in the fall. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius...

Risky sexual behavior among male clients of Tijuana sex workers heightens risk of HIV transmission

...SIDA in Tijuana. "However, given that only 59% of clients reported regularly using condoms with a female sex worker, there appears to be some level of complacency that urgently needs to be addressed." The study, published in the current on-line issue of the journal AIDS , looked at 400 clients about half re...

Swine Flu Summit Focuses on Preparedness

...9 (HealthDay News) -- The initial scare posed by the sudden emergence of swine flu in April may have passed, but federal officials are warning against complacency and taking no chances as they brace for the virus' expected return in the fall. On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius,...

EHE International Supports the National Headache Foundation

...sometimes severe headaches that affect their family, social and work life, most do not actively seek relief from their condition (2). Experts say the complacency is puzzling because relief is available, but begins with an understanding that headaches are very personal. We are happy to support the NHF in ...

New Online Tool Helps People With Headache Take Control, Get Relief

... sometimes severe headaches that affect their family, social and work life, most do not actively seek relief from their condition(2). Experts say the complacency is puzzling because relief is available, but begins with an understanding that headaches are very personal. Four simple strategies can get sufferers ...

Forum Explores Solutions to the Rise in the Teen Birth Rate

...s urgently needed," said Sarah Brown, CEO of The National Campaign. "We hope our forum will help policymakers, practitioners, and parents realize that complacency is not an option just as we hope the National Day Quiz will help teens think carefully about sex and contraception, the possibility of pregnancy, and ...

FamilyLife Co-Founder and Author Dr. Dennis Rainey Challenges Metroplex Couples to Celebrate Healthy Marriages this Valentine's Day

...ling and healthy marriages require constant effort," said Barbara Rainey, co-founder of FamilyLife and best-selling author. "It's amazing how quickly complacency can lead to neglect. Weekend to Remember conferences are so beneficial because they provide practical and accessible ways to remind couples why they ...

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Climate change has major impact on oceans

... the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston. The vastness of our oceans may have engendered a sense of complacency about potential impacts from global climate change, said Jane Lubchenco, the Wayne and Gladys Valley Chair of Marine Biology at Oregon State Universit...

End of deforestation in view? Experts advance new way to size up global forest resources

...hout depopulation or impoverishment, increasing numbers of countries are experiencing transitions in forest area and density," adds Dr. Kauppi. "While complacency would be misplaced, our insights provide grounds for optimism about the prospects for returning forests."...

New HIV statistics indicate increasing toll of AIDS on African American community

...There is a danger that we view AIDS as a problem that only affects Africa when it remains a real and growing danger in our own backyard. That kind of complacency is killing people and it has to stop. This plan of action shows us the path forward to reversing this national disparity." "The U.S. government ...

Polio vaccination strategies assessed as eradication nears

...r stopping vaccination once poliovirus is effectively non-existent, and the risks associated with doing so. Whereas Hull and Minor blame politics and complacency as ultimately being the biggest threats to polio eradication, they conclude that choosing an appropriate vaccination strategy to prevent poliovirus re...

Errors in the measurement of global warming corrected

...et caught up with what we've already put into the atmosphere," said Sherwood. "There are steps we should take, but it seems that shaking people out of complacency will take a strong incentive." ...

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Bioscience Group Warns Policymakers Against Complacency

Despite extraordinary growth, life sciences industry faces a host of policy challenges that threaten its viability in California and nationally SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- BayBio released today the flagship industry study, BayBio:IMPACT 2008, providing a broad overview of the product...

Are U.S. Tech Jobs in Jeopardy?

...m unusual coming from the CEO of a successful technology company, but its important to hear opinions that differ from the norm, and not fall victim to complacency of the status quo. In the coming five years experts predict tech investments in manufacturing, financial services, health-care services, education,...