Articles tagged with: Health
Common Vision Problems … … A doctor explains common vision problems, including nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia. … National Eye Institute (NEI) — Est. 1968 NEI conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision. This research leads to sight-saving treatments, reduces visual impairment and blindness, and improves the […]
Lower mental health co-pays do not help seniors seek care Parity legislation that equalizes co-pays for mental health care with co-pays for other medical care will have no effect on seniors in Medicare-managed care plans, based on an analysis by Brown community health researchers. Other measures may be necessary to help more seniors get the […]
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Proposed Changes Will Improve the Health and Wellbeing of Children Nationwide and Help Address Childhood Obesity Crisis. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2010 —The U.S. Department of Agriculture today published a proposed rule to update the nutrition standards for meals served through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs as part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids […]
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National Birth Defects Prevention Month Sponsor: The National Birth Defects Prevention Network National Birth Defects Prevention Month is a time to raise awareness of birth defects and promote healthy pregnancies. A birth defect is a problem that happens while a baby is developing in the mother’s body. One out of every 33 babies in the […]
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Taking a Global Health Initiave. Charlesworth (Charles) Mabheka … Charlesworth (Charles) Mabheka is a strong presence on the BMCC campus. He’s gregarious, he’s enthusiastic, and he has a huge personality to match his huge heart. Although he graduated from BMCC in 2008 with a degree in Business Administration, he’s still a part of the BMCC […]
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Number of Americans Using Cocaine Declining; Overall Production of Andean Cocaine Down By One-Third Since 2001; Seizures of Cocaine Down Along Southwest Border. Washington, DC—Today, Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy, released new data indicating significant progress in disrupting the international market for cocaine and highlighted the Obama Administration’s renewed national effort to […]
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Raising Healthcare Quality & Lowering Costs Through Health IT Wednesday December 8, 2010 President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Release Health Information Technology Report. ……………………. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Releases Report on Health Information Technology Calls for Adoption of Universal Exchange Language to Mobilize Data, Improve Healthcare, Enhance […]
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Brown faculty experts on the future of HIV/AIDS World AIDS Day 2010 sees some hopeful signs — and speculation that the global public health fight against HIV/AIDS may have turned a corner. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Recent, hopeful developments in the global fight against HIV/AIDS have spurred speculation, especially around World AIDS Day Dec. […]
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Would convenient access to affordable fresh produce improve eating habits? If your employer made fresh produce available at reasonable prices just down the hall, would you eat more fresh fruits and vegetables? Would a few health tips sweeten the deal? A new Brown University study will investigate what it takes to help people eat better. […]
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Lead poisoning maps in R.I. reveal huge disparities, guide cleanup Rhode Islanders under six years of age who lived in the state’s lowest income areas or in neighborhoods with lots of pre-1950 housing faced a threat of lead poisoning several times higher than average, according to a new study of data from 1993 through 2005. […]
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