| Look out for Skin Infections this Summer! | | Posted Sunday, January 14, 2007 3:31:03 PM by Blog57 Team | | In recent years hospitalisations for the treatment of serious skin infections have been increasing in New Zealand and none more so than during summer when children are prone to grazes, cuts and insect bites. Dr Teuila Percival, a paediatrician at Kidz First Children’s Hospital, sees first-hand the effects of serious skin infections which have been left untreated. “We see a lot of skin infections at Kidz First with cellulitis being the most common. It affects all ages, both children and adults and is an infection that comes on very rapidly,” says Dr Percival. Serious skin infections like cellulitis (an acute bacterial infection of the soft tissues of the skin) and abscesses (a cavity containing pus, which may also incorporate cellulitis), are largely cause by bacteria that gets past the protective layer of skin.... | |
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| | | Civil rights suit filed against Camco Jail | | Posted Friday, January 05, 2007 1:17:59 PM by Blog57 Team | | Former inmates at the Camden County Jail say their beds were crawling with bugs while overcrowded conditions required them to sleep on floors that were filthy from overflowed dirty toilet water, according to a federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Camden. An attorney representing the inmates says she plans to file a motion today seeking to have the civil rights lawsuit certified for class-action status. All former prisoners who stayed at the Camden County Jail during the past six years will be notified they can join the lawsuit if federal Judge Jerome B. Simandle grants the motion in the weeks ahead, said Lisa Rod-riguez, the Haddonfield attorney representing the inmates. If they win the lawsuit, the inmates won't get money, Rodriguez said. But they could win a court order requiring the county government to improve conditions.... | |
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| | | Should Your Child Stay Home from School Today? Studies Show Parents May Play It Too Safe | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 3:43:39 AM by Blog57 Team | | Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) November 7, 2006 -- A recent study from the journal Pediatrics revealed that, on average, six of seven children kept home could have been sent to day care or school. Though pediatricians, parents and child care providers were typically unaware of the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for 'exclusion' from day care or school, most ended up following common rules simply by using everyday judgment. However, these new results suggest that with a better understanding for these guidelines, it may be possible to reduce the spread of childcare-associated illnesses and unnecessary child care and work absences. If children are sent to day care or school with low-grade illnesses, precautions must be taken to reduce the spread of disease to caregivers and other children. Adhering to drug regimens with the assistance of FLAVORx can reduce the prevalence of symptoms and decrease infectious spread.... | |
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| | | Penan Community Still Lack Health Awareness | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:38:41 AM by Blog57 Team | | LONG LELLANG, Ulu Baram (Miri), Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Twice a week a Twin Otter aircraft lands and takes off from the airstrip here and it's watched closely by a group of Penan children sitting outside the perimeter fence. Obviously the children are exhilarated with the spectacle and their smiles never fail to draw the attention of the visitors to this place. Despite the exuberance portrayed by the Penan kids, there is a startling fact - most suffer from malnutrition, dental and a host of health problems. It's pitiful to see their palms filled with wounds, some infected with scabies often with puss due to the lack of treatment. But why are they in such a state? FOOD OR HEALTH One of the underlying reasons is that the Penans still don't give priority to health even though the government has taken various steps to help them.... | |
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| | | Female medical teams work wonders in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 11:17:22 AM by Blog57 Team | | 14th October 2006, Muzaffarabad Pakistan - When the earthquake struck on 8 October 2005, Larmirjans house collapsed. She was badly injured, and her 18-year-old son was killed. Throughout northern Pakistan, 73,000 died and 3.5 million were left homeless. While most survivors are now back in their home villages, Larmirjan and her family have nowhere to go. She and her husband came here from Indian-administered Kashmir 15 years ago. They face another hard winter with their four young daughters in a tent in a refugee camp. .... | |
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| | | San Antonio Suffering from a Scabies Outbreak | | Posted Saturday, November 04, 2006 1:41:58 PM by Blog57 Team | | Rashes, intense itching, and sores all over the body; some people are finding out just what it's like to have scabies. The tiny bugs are turning into big problems for people across San Antonio right. Doctors at the Nix Hospital downtown say they're treating an elevated number of patients for scabies, an infestation of the skin with tiny mites. Scabies can be passed from one person to another, but can also easily be treated with medicated lotions. Another common malady, sinusitis, is still a big problem for many San Antonians. Texas Med Clinic is reporting more than 100 cases of sinus infections across the city. For people suffering from sinusitis, symptoms can last up to four weeks. Send news tips/story ideas to WOAI... Get local news delivered directly to your inbox...... | |
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| | | Water under pressure | | Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 3:05:19 AM by Blog57 Team | | Harare - Shouts of "water, water, water," stir frenetic activity in the affluent suburb of Marlborough in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. Ntando Ndlovu, 10, runs down the street spreading the news that the water, unavailable for three weeks, has been reconnected and within minutes men, women and children spill out of their houses and start filling buckets, pots and even cups with water from the standpipes in the street, while baths fill up inside the houses to store the increasingly rare liquid. The spillover creates a novelty for Ntando and his friends, who splash and dance in the puddles, but their playtime is cut short as the water splutters and runs dry a few minutes later, and the summer heat returns. Ntando's mother, Sarah Ndlovu, is grateful. "I am happy that I managed to fill a few containers with water, and I hope this time the water will only be gone for a few days instead of more than 21 days," she told IRIN.... | |
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| | | SPECIAL SECTIONS | | Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 7:26:57 PM by Blog57 Team | | Rashes, intense itching, and sores all over the body; some people are finding out just what it's like to have scabies. The tiny bugs are turning into big problems for people across San Antonio right. Doctors at the Nix Hospital downtown say they're treating an elevated number of patients for scabies, an infestation of the skin with tiny mites. Scabies can be passed from one person to another, but can also easily be treated with medicated lotions. Another common malady, sinusitis, is still a big problem for many San Antonians. Texas Med Clinic is reporting more than 100 cases of sinus infections across the city. For people suffering from sinusitis, symptoms can last up to four weeks. Send news tips/story ideas to WOAI... Get local news delivered directly to your inbox...... | |
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| | | Menzies school gets $4.6m in research funds | | Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 3:13:58 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Menzies School of Health Research says it has secured an extra $4.6 million in federal research funding. The money will be delivered in the form of research grants for projects tackling scabies and smoking, as well as extending a long-running study. Menzies director Jonathan Carapetis says it is more than double the money the research school has received during the past two years. "We've been funded for seven projects which will last in duration in between two and five years and they span a whole lot of different health problems and different approaches to solving those problems," he said. .... | |
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| | | Menzies receives $4.6 million funding boost | | Posted Saturday, October 21, 2006 3:08:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research (MSHR) has been awarded $4.6 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). This latest funding success will go towards six projects - further boosting the School's research capability into Indigenous, remote and tropical health. Menzies Director, Professor Jonathan Carapetis, said that he is delighted with this latest result and that Menzies' reputation for word class research has helped to attract a record level of NHMRC funding this year. "This achievement ensures that Menzies can continue to lead the way in the fields of Indigenous, remote and tropical health - both in Australia and on a regional scale," he said. Prof Carapetis said that almost $1 million was awarded to support research projects in two important areas: almost $500,000 towards the successful 'Aboriginal Birth Cohort (ABC) Study'; and almost $400,000 towards the development of an immunodiagnostic test for scabies a disease which is rife amongst remote Aboriginal communities.... | |
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