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American Red Cross and ArcelorMittal Launch: Creating Safer Communities Program |
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Written by American Red Cross
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 |
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ArcelorMittal and the American Red Cross are launching a new national partnership, Creating Safer Communities, designed to bring important safety training and resources to people who live and work in communities where ArcelorMittal operates. ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel company, provided a grant of $152,500 to be distributed in multiple communities across the US. |
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CDC Website to Help Employers Combat Obesity and Reduce Health-Related Costs |
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Written by IV Post
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 |
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Atlanta, Georgia - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today unveiled LEANWorks!, a Website designed to help businesses address obesity. LEAN stands for Leading Employees to Activity and Nutrition. The new Website was announced at a National Business Group on Health meeting in Washington, D.C. |
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Process Begins to Define Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records |
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Written by HHS
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Sunday, 21 June 2009 |
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Washington, DC - Building on the historic $19 billion investment provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), efforts continued today to further the national adoption and implementation of health information technology (HIT) - an essential tool to modernize the health care system and bring about improved health for all Americans. |
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EPA Announces Public Health Emergency in Libby, Montana |
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Written by IV Post
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Sunday, 21 June 2009 |
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Washington, DC - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced the agency has determined that a public health emergency exists at the Libby asbestos site in northwest Montana. Over the past years, hundreds of asbestos-related disease cases have been documented in this small community, which covers the towns of Libby and Troy. |
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Diagnosis Delay of Menopause-like Condition in Young Women Linked to Low Bone Density |
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Written by NIH
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Sunday, 21 June 2009 |
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Washington, DC - Women and young girls who experience delays in diagnosing a premature, menopause-like condition face increased risk of low bone density, according to new research by scientists at the National Institutes of Health. A delay in diagnosing the condition, called primary ovarian insufficiency, may make women more susceptible to osteoporosis and fractures later in life, the researchers concluded. |
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Touted Depression Risk Gene May Not Add to Risk After All |
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Written by IV Post
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Sunday, 21 June 2009 |
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Washington, DC - Stressful life events are strongly associated with a person’s risk for major depression but a certain gene variation long thought to increase risk in conjunction with stressful life events actually may have no effect, according to researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health. |
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Red Cross, CDC Ready Country for Emergency Threats |
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Written by IV Post
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Sunday, 21 June 2009 |
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Washington, DC - Last year in the Americas, more people were affected by disaster than any year in the previous decade, according to the 2009 World Disasters Report. Over the next six months, as the United States and the Caribbean face the prospect of simultaneous responses to hurricanes and the H1N1 flu, response organizations are preparing for the possibility of an even higher number. |
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