| UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News | | Posted Saturday, October 14, 2006 6:58:25 PM by Blog57 Team | | ATLANTA, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Successfully global eradication of polio depends four countries' efforts to vaccinate children, the Swiss-based Advisory Committee on Polio Eradication said. The committee said most countries that experienced recent polio outbreaks are again polio-free through targeted vaccine and faster tracking methods, the World Health Organization said in a news release. In the Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan, there is a persistent failure to vaccinate all children. "Eradicating polio is no longer a technical issue alone. Success is now more a question of the political will to ensure effective administration at all levels so that all children get vaccine," said Stephen Cochi, ACPE chairman and senior adviser to the Director of the Global Immunization Division at the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.... | |
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| | | Health officials scrutinize fountains | | Posted Saturday, September 02, 2006 9:04:28 PM by Blog57 Team | | Health officials across the Bay Area acknowledged Friday that public fountains are not inspected for the dangerous microbes that sickened at least seven people who played in the water at San Jose's Plaza de Cesar Chavez. In fact, they said, they don't even know where all those fountains are. A day after San Jose announced the closure of the popular downtown water feature because the city cannot assure its safety, it became clear that dozens of fountains in at least four counties are also falling through the regulatory cracks. And officials promised to move swiftly to close the gap -- although it is not clear what they need to do or how long it will take. Health officials have long known of the danger of Cryptosporidium -- a parasite that sickened seven children who played in the plaza fountain this summer -- in public swimming pools, and those bodies of water are subject to inspection.... | |
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| | | Cuban media report get well wishes but no news on Castro's health | | Posted Friday, August 04, 2006 6:57:26 PM by Blog57 Team | | HAVANA Cuba's state-run media is reporting no new information on President Fidel Castro's health, but it's still keeping the spotlight on the ailing president. Meanwhile, Castro's brother Raul, now acting president, remains out of the public eye. The front page of the Communist youth newspaper today carries a greeting from Interior Ministry cadets wishing the elder Castro a "rapid recovery." And North Korea's leader is echoing those sentiments. The official Korean Central News Agency reports Kim Jong Il (kim jawng eel) sent a message wishing Castro a quick recovery so that he can "continue to carry out the Cuban revolution." On the streets of Havana, it seems to be business as usual. Police patrols are being stepped up, however, in neighborhoods that have seen unrest in the past.... | |
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| | | Report shows growth, opportunities for health care economy | | Posted Monday, July 03, 2006 4:58:48 PM by Blog57 Team | | Health care remains one of the largest industries in the Louisville area, accounting for nearly 10 percent of total payroll and jobs in the community. And the industry has grown significantly during the past five years as community leaders have focused much of their economic-development efforts on luring new health care businesses here and nurturing home-grown companies. Health care-related companies -- which include a broad spectrum of businesses, including hospitals, insurance companies and manufacturers of medical devices -- now employ an estimated 85,000 people in the Louisville area with annual payrolls of $3.5 billion. That compares with employment of 72,000 and payrolls of $2.3 billion in 2001. Those are among the key findings in a recent report authored by University of Louisville economist Paul Coomes titled, "Louisville's Health Related Economy." The report was prepared by Coomes for the Greater Louisville Health Enterprises Network and Angle Technology Group Ltd., a consultant that was hired to use the data to identify opportunities for growth in the health care sector.... | |
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