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Effects of Armed Conflict on Access to Emergency Health Care in Palestinian West Bank: Systematic Collection of Data in Emergency Departments
Armed conflict affects public health in various ways. In the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel, tight restrictions have been imposed on the population. Towns and villages are encircled by military checkpoints, making passage difficult, unpredictable, and occasionally impossible. The World Health Organization recommends collection of data in emergency departments as...
Children's Health and Environment Developing Action Plans
The European Commission has strengthened its focus on environment and health issues, not only by providing large amounts of funds to its Member States but also by developing policies and action plans, such as REACH (registration, evaluation, authorization of chemicals), SCALE (Science, Children, Awareness raising, Legislation, Evaluation), the European Union...
Human Resource Indicators and Health Service Performance
Public expectations and increasing financial pressures are requiring health services to adopt new approaches to the management of their resources, particularly human resources. This paper examines the use of human resource indicators HRI to support management-led initiatives to improve health service efficiency and effectiveness. The paper continues with an identification...
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DIAGNOS Launches its New CARA (Computer Aided Retinal Analysis) Application and Signs the First Canadian Reseller for Ontario
DIAGNOS inc. ("DIAGNOS" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE: ADK), a leader in the use of artificial intelligence ("AI") and advanced knowledge extraction techniques, launches CARA Computer Aided Retinal Analysis application bringing to market an 18 month development effort. CARA is an automated system for the identification of diabetic retinopathy and...
Fight cancer in your kitchen: small changes to your diet can have a big impact on your health. We've rounded up the best foods for reducing your cancer risk—and the tastiest ways to prepare them
THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS IN YOUR HEALTH ARSENAL just may be in your fridge and pantry. Growing evidence shows that what you eat (and don't eat) can significantly affect your chances of getting many types of cancer--including breast cancer--as well as heart disease and diabetes. In fact, according to the...
Argentyn 23® Homeopathic First Aid Gel - Another World's First by Natural-Immunogenics Corp. for Healthcare Professionals
POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- It is a fact that Multi-Drug Resistant organisms are on the rise due to abuse of antibiotics and petrochemical medicines. According to the World Health Organization WHO these fast-mutating organisms are responsible for needless increases in hospitalizations and mortality rates, which has...
Promotion of children's mental health should be a priority
Promoting stable mental wellbeing for children and young people should be prioritised, according to participants at a workshop organised by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre, Institute of Psychiatry and King's College London. Initiatives that should be prioritised and implemented in order to achieve this should include he promotion of...
Pan-American stakeholders speak out on innovation and public health
PAHO delegates advised to protect the health of future generations by fostering a strong environment for medical innovation throughout the Americas WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, key healthcare stakeholders from across the Americas came together to send a unified message to members of the Pan American...
Malnourished on the Inside: New Book Says Raising Chemical-Free Kids Is a Must in the Fight Against Disease
It's hard to imagine American childrenbeing the face of malnourishment, but a new book for parents suggests yourchild could be starving for nutrients on the inside, which may be linked topremature disease. "If you purchase your food from the middle of the grocery store it's mostlikely processed," says Anthony Zolezzi,...
World Leaders Commit Record Billions to Tackle Malaria
Funding to support ambitious new Global Malaria Action Plan to reduce malaria deaths in Africa to near zero by 2015 NEW YORK, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- World leaders gathered today at the 2008 Millennium Development Goals Malaria Summit to endorse an ambitious new Global Malaria Action Plan...
World failing to save dying mums: UN taskforce
UNITED NATIONS AFP — The world has failed to take the costly but basic steps needed to save millions of women and children from death at childbirth, a high-profile taskforce said Thursday. "Despite two decades of efforts the world failed to make a dent," said Margaret Chan, director...
WHO says climate change poses health risks
MANILA AFP — The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned Asia Pacific countries that they could be vulnerable to health risks and food shortages as a result of climate change. Climate change is among the topics being discussed in a regional WHO conference being held in Manila, and...
World leaders to give new impetus to fight against poverty
UNITED NATIONS AFP — UN chief Ban Ki-moon was Thursday to host a summit here to galvanize world support for achieving key poverty-reduction goals by 2015 despite soaring energy and food prices compounded by the financial crisis. Nearly 100 world leaders are to join top private sector officials,...
13,000 children hospitalised in China milk scare
BEIJING AFP — China said nearly 13,000 children were in hospital Sunday after drinking toxic milk powder in a dramatic escalation of Beijing's latest safety scandal. As the World Health Organization questioned Beijing's handling of the crisis, premier Wen Jiabao appeared on state television promising to head off...
Is your cell phone safe?
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Everyone knows that driving while talking on a cell phone is dangerous. Now there is another cause for concern. Recent studies show a possible link between frequent cell-phone use and tumors in the area where the ear meets the brain. Young people may be...
Obligations to report outbreaks of foodborne disease under the international health regulations
Every year, Australia identifies 2-3 outbreaks associated with imported foods. To examine national authorities' obligations under the International Health Regulations (2005), we reviewed outbreaks in 2001-2007 that implicated internationally distributed foods. Under these regulations, 7 (50%) of 14 outbreaks would have required notification to the World Health Orqanization. ...
Rabies postexposure prophylaxis, Marseille, France, 1994-2005
The administration of human rabies postexposure prophylaxis near Marseille southern France has changed since the eradication of terrestrial mammal rabies in 2001. Most injuries were associated with indigenous dogs; rabies vaccine was overprescribed. We suggest that the World Health Organization guidelines be adapted for countries free of terrestrial mammal rabies....
Chronic conditions now top killers worldwide
Chronic conditions such as heart disease and stroke are now the biggest killers worldwide, signifying the shift of global disease burden away from communicable diseases, the World Health Organization said in its annual international health statistics report. The WHO added that of the eight leading causes of death...
Leptin and appetite
The World Health Organization defines obesity and overweight as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A person with a BMI of 30 and above is considered obese and a person with a BMI equal to or more than 25 is considered overweight. Both overweight and...
Opportunities at WHO
The Nursing and Midwifery Office at the World Health Organization has announced a number of opportunities for graduate students and nurse leaders to be involved in global health in the areas of health policy, research, practice, and education. Information about internships and practica is available at www.who.int/hrh/ nursing_midwifery/internships/en/index.html...
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