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Archive - Mar 6, 2010

Estrella Family Creamery Recalls Old Apple Tree Tomme Cheese Due to Possible Health Risks

Sat, 2010-03-06 23:05 — earnie

The Estrella Family Creamery of Montesano, Washington, is recalling a production of Old Apple Tree Tomme cheese because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism
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PADF and OAS seek donations for Chilean relief and children's clinics

Sat, 2010-03-06 06:06 — earnie

Donations are requested for Chilean relief and to help a group of specialized children's clinics that were damaged by the earthquake and aftershocks, the non-profit Pan American Development Foundation
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Polio vaccination campaign to target 85M children in 19 West, Central African countries

Sat, 2010-03-06 04:07 — earnie

Global health organizations will launch a $30 million polio vaccination campaign on Saturday in West and Central Africa aimed at immunizing 85 million children under age 5, the Joint Global Polio Erad
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation launch 'Collaborative Leadership Program' to improve childcare

Sat, 2010-03-06 03:05 — earnie

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation today announced the launch of the second phase of "Growing Up Healthy: Kids and Communities," a 10-year grantmaking initiative that began in 2006
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Opinions on rebuilding Haiti: Role of U.S., good governance efforts, orphans, poverty

Sat, 2010-03-06 03:05 — earnie

In McClatchy opinion piece, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) discusses her recent trip to Haiti and outlines the U.S. role in the country's rebuilding.
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Research Roundup: Childhood obesity, insurance coverage in cancer trials, hospitals stays and need for nursing homes

Sat, 2010-03-06 03:05 — earnie

Health Affairs this month is devoted to the topic of childhood obesity, with the first study of the group - National, State, And Local Disparities In Childhood Obesity - pointing out that "new data f
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Conference calls for East African countries to prioritize water, sanitation programs

Sat, 2010-03-06 03:05 — earnie

During a sanitation conference being held in Kampala, Uganda, this week, "experts have urged regional countries to prioritize programs aimed at increasing access to safe water and sanitation" to move
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Rutgers-Camden professor earns NEH grant to study history of babies in modern America

Sat, 2010-03-06 02:05 — earnie

Parents have sought advice on infant-care practices for generations, but a Rutgers-Camden professor is uncovering how those methods have evolved and influenced American culture.

RWJF awards $480,000 grant to improve clinical care for low-weight babies

Sat, 2010-03-06 01:05 — earnie

Researchers at UC Irvine and the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) will monitor the day-to-day health of low-birth-weight babies and their parents as part of a comprehensive initia
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Investigators disprove reports that well-fed children are more vulnerable to dengue virus

Sat, 2010-03-06 01:05 — earnie

A new study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators disproves reports that well-fed children are more vulnerable to the dengue virus.
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