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- Breaking News from the NHLBI - NHLBI Stops Trial of Estrogen Plus Progestin Due to Increased Breast Cancer Risk, Lack of Overall Benefit; Task Force Urges Clinicians and Patients to Discuss Pros and Cons of Taking Prescription Medicines to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk; HRT Risks Outweigh Benefits; Australian Government Warns Against Long-Term Use Of Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Good to know from FDA News Digest - COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF FDA AND 1ST AMENDMENT; NEW SUGAR SUBSTITUTE APPROVED; FDA ISSUES STATEMENT ON ACRYLAMIDE IN FOODS; WARNINGS STRENGTHENED FOR BREAST CANCER DRUG NOLVADEX; NEW TEST GAUGES CHOLESTEROL IN SKIN; FDA CLEARS TWO GLUCOSE TEST METERS; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WARNED ABOUT COUNTERFEIT PROCRIT; IMPORTED SHRIMP AND CRAYFISH SAMPLING INCREASED; JCAHO Not HIPAA Enforcer; U.S. Facing Influx Of Counterfeit Drugs; Bad Dreams May Hold Good Advice; Summer/Seasonal Warnings - Chemistry Of Tanning darker complexions.
- Internet - Manhattan Research; NWHIC WEB SITE; FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ALCOHOL ABUSE AND TREATMENT; JOINT COMMISSION DEBUTS ENHANCED WEBSITE
- Data - State Health Facts Online (Kaiser Family Foundation); NATIONAL SURVEY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD HEALTH 2000 DATA AVAILABLE; MEPS Chartbook on "The Uninsured in America: 1996-2000"; HCUP's State Inpatient Databases (SID); MEPS Compendium of Tables.
- Top Ten Causes of Death - Cancer: U.S. Cancer Mortality Rates Reflect Changing Socioeconomic Patterns; Familydoctor.org; MedlinePlus Cancer Links; Diabetes: MedlinePlus Links; Diabetes and Heart-Disease Risk: Either Doctors Aren't Telling Patients, Or Patients Aren't Listening Doctors say they are telling their diabetic patients about their high risk for heart disease, but many patients say they are unaware of the risk; National Guideline Clearinghouse - Updated guidelines for diabetes-related conditions; Heart Disease - Angina
- Adolescent Health - STUDY ASKS ADOLESCENTS ABOUT FACTORS THEY BELIEVE WILL INFLUENCE THEIR FUTURES; HIV/AIDS and Youth
- AIDS - Origin of the AIDS Virus; Nonoxynol-9 Ineffective In Preventing HIV Infection;
Young HIV Carriers Unaware Of Virus; Exposure To Hepatitis C Has No Effect On Antiretroviral Treatment Outcomes In HIV Patients
- Child Health - CDC RELEASES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MANAGING CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING; REPORT DOCUMENTS RURAL CHILD POVERTY IN AMERICA; Infant and Toddler Development
New Lessons in How Brain Acquires Language
- Consumer Health - Misleading information for consumers about health risks; MedlinePlus - New Over-the-Counter Medicine Label
- Environmental Health - CDC/NCEH: Managing Elevated Pb-B in Young Children Recommendations Managing Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Young Children
- Epidemiology - MMWR News
- Family Health - Caregiver Study
- Grants - Finance Project Guides; Fundraising Principles
- Healthcare Economics - A Profile of Federally Funded Health Centers Serving a Higher Proportion of Uninsured Patients; Medical errors and ineffective treatments cost US employers $390 billion/year; Preliminary results on CT’s uninsured from OHCA survey; CT Ombudsman’s survey on managed care; Medicare: Utilization of Home Health Care by State
- Healthcare Quality - New guidelines; Expanding Patient-Centered Care To Empower Patients and Assist Providers; National Health Care Quality Report Fact Sheet Available;
Supreme Court upholds state laws allowing outside medical review of HMO decisions – second opinions; Local Codes: What Are They -- And What Do They Mean To You?; To Identify or to De-Identify; JCAHO Not HIPAA Enforcer; H I P A A / LAW : Legal Q/A Covered Entities as Employers -- How Does HIPAA Apply? Information Management: Challenges in Managing and Preserving Electronic Records.
- Health Services - 2000 National Hospital Discharge Survey; Health Facilities
- Healthy People 2010 - current state plans; Companion Documents and Resources
- Infectious Disease - Smallpox Immunization
- Maternal Child Health- National Governors Association (NGA) "MCH Update"; REPORTS LOOK AT ROLES OF LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN MCH SERVICES; Evidence-based clinical practice guideline.
- Men's Health - Overtreating Prostate Cancer; Poor More Likely To Die From Cancer
- Minority Health - STUDY LINKS LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME WITH HEALTH AND SCHOOL ISSUES AMONG ASIAN-AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS; Study On Suicide Reveals Faith, Social Ties As 'Protective' For Older African Americans; Learn More About Suicide; PROVIDER'S GUIDE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE CULTURAL GROUPS
- Nutrition - Acrylamide In Food; Studies Suggest Vitamin-Rich Foods May Reduce Alzheimer's Risk: Nutrition News
- School Health - AMA Adopts Anti-Bully Measure
- Senior Health - How The Five Senses Change With Age, HHS Report Promotes Benefits Of Physical Activity For Older Americans; AHRQ/CDC Report on Physical Activity in Older Americans; Research Shows That Elderly With Osteoarthritis Can Become More Responsible for Their Care and Improve Their Quality of Life
- Women's Health -"Health For the Home Front," Women's Health Weekly Organizer for 2003;
The Prevention Guide; HRT And Heart Attacks; New guidelines - Chemoprevention of breast cancer: recommendations and rationale; Promotion of emotional well-being during midlifel
USPSTF Urges Clinicians and Patients To Discuss Pros and Cons of Taking Prescription Medicines To Reduce Breast Cancer Risk; Breast Cancer Drug Could Cause Uterine Cancer, FDA Warns; NHLBI Stops Trial of Estrogen Plus Progestin Due to Increased Breast Cancer Risk, Lack of Overall Benefit; Questions and Answers: Use of Hormones After Menopause; Hormone Replacement Therapy; Uterine Fibroids; Big New Study: No Link Between Breast Cancer And The Pill; DESPITE KNOWLEDGE OF BENEFITS, WOMEN NOT CONSUMING RECOMMENDED FOLIC ACID; Updated guidelines - Breast cancer treatment; Domestic violence; Preventive services for adults ; Preventive services for children and adolescents; Six Gene Mutations For Breast Cancer Discovered; Stress Not Linked To Breast Cancer Relapse
- CT Public Health News - Managed Care Ombudsman releases 2001 Annual Report
- Betty's Web site - "Public Health Expertise Network of Mentors" (P.H.E.N.O.M.)
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- HOW'S YOUR KNOWLEDGE; WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DEGREE MAKES
- Good to know: From FDA - Colorectal Cancer Drug Approved, Nationwide Alert - Brand Romaine Lettuce, Norplant System, Cochlear Implant
- Internet: Personal Health & Genetic Information; on-line Health Advocacy Toolbox; Updated AHRQ Child Health Toolbox; UPDATED RESOURCE ABOUT CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE AND ACCESS TO CARE; HHS, National Adoption Center Launch Internet Adoption Service; "E-Health: Navigating The Internet For Health Information"; redesigned JCAHO website
- Data: NEAR-MISS MATERNAL MORBIDITY; diagnostic cardiac catheterization; new AHRQ releases; Trends and Patterns in Marriage, Divorce, and Cohabitation; AHRQ Puts HIV Health Care Use Statistics Online; The Health, United States; NATIONAL INFANT MORTALITY RATE DECLINES, BUT DISPARITY INCREASES; The Child Trends Databank; Parental Drinking; National Priorities Project Database;"Fast Facts on Welfare Policy"; COLLECTION OF RACE AND ETHNICITY DATA BY HEALTH PLANS
- Top Ten Causes of Death - Latest News: Colorectal Cancer Screening, Management of Cancer Symptoms; Management of Stroke;
Dietary Whole Grains May Benefit In Prevention And Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes; Health Literacy and Diabetes Outcomes; Smoking Cessation and Heart Disease; Omega-3 Fatty Acids; American Heart Association Updates Heart Attack, Stroke Prevention Guidelines; Socioeconomic Factors Affect Blood Pressure; NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study Finds Strong Link Between Overweight/Obesity And Risk For Heart Failure
- Adolescent Health: Teen Suicide; Social Skills Among Teens;
Sexual Health Communication
- Consumer Health: AHRQ's CERTs Program; Dads and Daughters Call for Removing Poisonous Chemicals from Cosmetics
- Epidemiology: West Nile Virus; MMWR news
- Family Health: Working Moms And Child Development; Cigarette Marketing Can Undermine Good Parenting
- Grants: AHRQ Grants On-Line Database (GOLD)
- Healthcare Economics: NUMBER OF UNINSURED CHILDREN DROPPED BETWEEN 1997 AND 2001
- Healthcare Quality; Fact Sheet on Improving Quality in Child and Adolescent Health; Quick Tips Cards; Nursing Homes: Quality of Care More Related to Staffing than Spending; AHRQ Inpatient Quality Indicators - A Software Tool; HIPAA Standards
- Health Economics: Prescription Drug Coverage for Medicare Beneficiariesl; Seniors and Prescription Drugs; Geographic Cost Adjustments; Medicare Home Health Agencies
- Health Education: Smoking Cessation; Cigarette Smoking Among Adults--United States, 2000
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- Health Promotion: USPSTF Issues Recommendation on Physical Activity
- Health Services: Congress Passes Nurse Reinvestment Act; Overcoming Disparities In Health
- Maternal Child Health: DHHS Best Practice Web page; Health And Human Rights; MILESTONES IN THE HISTORY OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH;
Prenatal Screening and Newborn Strep B Infections
- Men's Health: Men, Women And Memory; Guideline - testicular cancer
- Mental Health: Depression; Gambling; Keeping Your Emotional Health; Living Together Before Marriage May Hurt - Not Help - Chances Of Successful Match
- Minority Health: HHS Launches New Bilingual Effort To Expand Health Insurance Coverage For Hispanic Children; THE INSURANCE GAP AND MINORITY HEALTH CARE
- Nutrition: Cancer Risk and Starch; Chinese Diet Pills Suspected Of Sickening Hundreds More Women
- School Health: IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS; PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AMONG "TWEENS"; VERB; Web Sites That Espouse Anorexia; School Children with Asthma
- Senior Health: Elderly and Suicide
- Women's Health: Using Medication To Prevent Breast Cancer; Guidelines - baseline staging tests in primary breast cancer; Screening for breast cancer; Women's Health Initiative: Estrogen Plus Progestin Study Stopped Due to Increased Breast Cancer Risk, Lack of Overall Benefit; Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project; Hormone Replacement Therapy - Increased Risk of Ovarian Cancer; Domestic Violence; Men, Women And Memory; Non-Surgical Sterilization For Women; LEADING HEALTH INDICATORS FOR FEMALES
- CT Public Health News - Connecticut health care spending third highest in nation
- What's New on Betty C. Jung's Web Site - P.H.E.N.O.M. (Public Health Expertise Network of Mentors)Online Directory is now available. http://www.bettycjung.net/Phenom.htm, http://www.bettycung.net/Phenomdes.htm; Public Health E-News Index Page http://www.bettycjung.net/Enindex.htm; Public Health E-News Information Page http://www.bettycjung.net/Endocument.htm
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- Good to know...HHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements In Americans' Health Over Past 50 Years; From MMWR - September 11, 2001-related Special Issue; HELPING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS COPE WITH TRAGEDY: COMMEMORATING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 (numerous resources);
www.ForHealthFreedom.org - Medical Record privacy; Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day - September 24!; FDA News - FDA to Merge Review of Drugs and Biological Pharmaceuticals, Fenfluramine, Gonorrhea Test Kits, Contaminated Honey Import Scheme, Foods Center Announces New System for Tracking Adverse Events FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- Internet: INTERNET FRAUD, NEW HEALTH WEB SITE FOR GIRLS LAUNCHED
- Data: Health, United States, 2002 with Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans,"Women's Health USA 2002", NCHS PROVIDES DATA FOR INFANT MORTALITY IN 2000
- Top Ten Causes of Death - Latest News: Cancer - Herbal Dietary Supplement Alters Metabolism Of Chemotherapy Drug; Cardiovascular Disease - National Survey Details Americans' Experiences With Health Care for Chronic Conditions; Diabetes - New Net links,
Whole Grains Reduce Long-Term Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes In Men, AHRQ Stats; Heart Disease -
Hormone Replacement Therapy Does Not Prevent Or Reduce The Rate Of Developing Heart Disease, Smoking - New Net links
- Adolescent Health - AUTHORS EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF FAMILY FACTORS ON BEHAVIORS AND PSYCHOSOCIAL DIFFICULTIES AMONG OVERWEIGHT ADOLESCENTS; STUDY FINDS ADOLESCENTS WITH MORE-AUTHORITATIVE PARENTS STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY TOBACCO-INDUSTRY ADVERTISING; STUDY FINDS MANDATORY PARENTAL NOTIFICATION FOR PRESCRIBED CONTRACEPTIVES WOULD IMPEDE GIRLS' USE OF SEXUAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES; NHLBI Study Finds Dramatic Decline in Physical Activity Among African-American and White Girls
- Consumer Health - Forget It! Study Says Ginkgo Doesn't Improve Memory
- Dental Health - Infection Control: The Use and Handling of Toothbrushes, Task Force on Community Preventive Services Releases Oral Health Recommendations
- Environmental Health - EPA: Diesel Exhaust May Cause Cancer; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Epidemiology - Bioterrorism/Disaster Preparedness Links, Radiation Preparedness, latest from MMWR; New Evidence Report Summary on Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Available; WEST NILE VIRUS ALERT
- Family Health - Joint Commission Resources (JCR) today announced the publication of How to Recognize Abuse and Neglect; Sex, Intimacy And Family Life; Why Men Abduct Children: Past Cases Offer Clues; The Costs of Raising a Baby
- Healthcare Quality - Solicitation of Measures for AHRQ's New National Quality Measures Clearinghouse(tm); AHRQ new systematic evidence reviews on hormone replacement therapy (HRT); Final federal medical privacy rules issued
- Health Economics - Consumer Reports on the hazards of buying individual health policies
- Health Education- NEW BRIGHT FUTURES NUTRITION MATERIALS AVAILABLE
- Health Services - AHRQ Releases Bioterrorism Preparedness Research and Tools to Help Clinicians
- Healthy People 2010 - Regional Healthy People 2010, part of the Public Health Foundation's ongoing Healthy People 2010 Assistance Initiative
- Infectious Disease - Clinical prevention guidelines. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002; West Nile Virus Links
- Maternal Child Health - MMWR news; Adverse Effects Of Fetal Exposure To Maternal Smoking Uncovered In Genetically Susceptible Children
- Men's Health - Prostate Diseases; Three Physiological Measures Linked To Longevity in Men
- Mental Health - Suicide Choice Said A Control Issue
- Nutrition - Trans Fat Data To Be Added To Food Labels, Honey Fights Cholesterol As Well As Some Fruits And Vegetables, Almonds Have Cholesterol Benefits; Nutritional Value Of Water Studied; 'Jolly Fat' Hypothesis Doesn't Carry Weight; New Broccoli Compound Appears Promising Against Breast Cancer; Eating Disorders
- Public Health Research - Making sense of polls; Two New Hormone Replacement Therapy Reviews Support Findings of Recently Halted Clinical Trial
- School Health - General recommendations on immunization: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; Back to School Tips
- Women's Health - Management of postmenopausal osteoporosis: position statement of The North American Menopause Society; Study Finds No Association Between Intake Of Dairy Products And Breast Cancer Risk, Breast Cancer - Mammograms in Women Age 40 to 49: Results of The Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Study, Screening for Breast Cancer: Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, From MMWR Special Issue on Women and Smoking,
SURGEON GENERAL RELEASES REPORT ON WOMEN AND SMOKING, Estrogen Plus Progestin Study Stopped Due to Increased Breast Cancer Risk, Lack of Overall Benefit, Endometriosis Pelvic Pain Relief Study
- CT Public Health News - Managed Care Ombudsman launches new website
- P.H.E.N.O.M. (Public Health Expertise Network of Mentors)Online Directory is now available.
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- Great to tell - I am so pleased to announce that Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health recommends subscribing to this newsletter
- Good to know - From the FDA: Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002; Website FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; FDA Notifies Foreign Website Operator of Potential Violations; FDA Official Testifies on Agency Response to West Nile Virus in Blood; FDA And FSIS Issue Health Advisory About Listeria
- Data: Kids Count Census Data Online; 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); DATA FOR YOUTH ON ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND ILLICIT DRUG USE AND MENTAL HEALTH; 2001 year-end edition (U.S. HIV and AIDS cases reported through December 2001) of the "HIV/AIDS ; Children and Children stats; AHRQ Data Show Rising Hospital Charges, Falling Hospital Stays;
Child Health Toolbox; MEPS Data Products; Statistical Brief #3: Children's Health Care Quality, Fall 2002; Statistical Brief #5: Medical Care and Treatment for Chronic Conditions, 2000;
Chartbook #10: Changes in Job-Related Health Insurance, 1996-99; Tables of the Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Estimates from the 2000 MEPS Insurance Component Survey; MEPS HC-033A 1999 Prescribed Medicines File; MEPS HC-033D 1999 Hospital Inpatient Stays File.
- Internet: Your Health: Take Care of It; New website for health care consumers – HealthCareCoach.com; Helping Kids Interpret Media
- Top 10: Cancer - Gene Mutation Increases Cancer Risk; Cardiovascular Disease - Waist Circumference As A Predictor Of Cardiovascular Risk; Liver Disease - What You Need to Know About Liver Cancer, Liver Cancer; Smoking - Girl Smokers At Higher Risk ; Could Double Chances Of Breast Cancer
- Adolescent Health - Warning Signs of potential mental health problems in teens and pre-teens; Closeness to Mom Can Delay First Sex Among Younger Teens; Teen Sexual Health; Most Teens First Had Sex At Home; Decline In Sexual Risk Behaviors Among High School Students From 1991-2001
- AIDS - HIV-1 Positive Mothers Taking Vitamin A Increase Risk Of Transmitting HIV To Newborns; Condoms To Be Distributed Free As Part Of Pacific Nation's Campaign To Tackle HIV/AIDS
- Best Practices - Public Health - state health agencies measure and manage public health performance
- Epidemiology - News from MMWR
- Family Health - Order Birth Affects Behavior Of Adults; Kids' Meanness Might Mean Health Risks When They Grow Up; Weight management counseling of overweight adults; Families matter: Husbands and wives likely to share health status
- Healthcare Economics - Medicaid Enrollment in 50 States December 2001 Data Update
- Healthcare Quality - The Maternal and Child Health Library Web site; Joint Commission Resources (JCR) - A Practical Guide to Documentation in Behavioral Health Care, 2nd Edition;
CULTURALLY COMPETENT HEALTH CARE; IMPACT OF U.S. OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH'S RECOMMENDED STANDARDS ON HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS ANALYZED; IOM RELEASES GUIDANCE FOR NATIONAL HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES REPORT; HOSPITAL COSTS LEADING DRIVER OF HEALTH CARE COST INCREASE TWO YEARS IN A ROW; JCAHO.Org - significant changes to its accreditation process for health care organizations; JCAHO Website Update, Standards for Clinical Laboratories; Information Technology: Greater Use of Best Practices Can Reduce Risks in Acquiring Defense Health Care System; AAP POLICY STATEMENT DEFINES MEDICAL HOME
- Health Economics - changes in ICD-9-CM; Medicaid Spending Growth: Results from a 2002 Survey; IOM RELEASES "Health Insurance Is a Family Matter"; "Medicaid Managed Care Final Regulations Issued"
- Health Education -National Health Observances
- Health Policy - Divided On Smallpox Policy
- Health Services - JCAHO Offers Nursing Shortage Solutions; Long-Term Care: Availability of Medicaid Home and Community Services for Elderly Individuals Varies Considerably.
- Healthy People 2010 - Regional Healthy People 2010 Events and Priorities
- Infectious Disease - Smallpox, Smallpox Vaccine and Immunization Facts
- Men's Health - Gene For Deadly Prostate Cancer; Men At Higher Stroke Risk Than Women, Study Finds More Intensive Screening Doesn't Lead to Fewer Prostate Cancer Deaths
- Mental Health - HRSA REPORTS ON STRATEGIES TO FIGHT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN PRIMARY CARE;
People May Draw More Support From Furry Friends Than Spouses, Human Allies; Introverted Persons Are More Likely To Become Tired At Work
- Minority Health - Genetic Double-Whammy In Blacks May Explain Their Higher Rate Of Heart Failure
- Nutrition - Dietary Guidelines for Americans; Agency Proposes Action Plan for Studying Acrylamide in Foods
- School Health - Child Hunger and its Effect on Children; CDC Issues Smallpox Vaccination Clinics Guide; Screening for elevated blood lead levels in children
- Women's Health - Heart Diseases; Hormone Replacement Therapy
Questions and Answers on the Use of Hormones After Menopause for Osteoporosis and Recent; Infertility; Endometriosis; Study: Breast Self-Exam Is Unproven; AHRQ Announces New Domestic Violence Program Assessment Tool for Hospitals; STUDY HIGHLIGHTS LATINO WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVES ON DIABETES, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND HEALTH; Si Tiene Diabetes, Cuide Su Corazon (If You Have Diabetes, Take Care of Your Heart); Diet Rich In Soy Protein Lowers Estrogens Associated With Breast Cancer; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Screening for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: recommendations and rationale; Public Health Service Task Force recommendations for use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant HIV-1-infected women for maternal health and interventions to reduce perinatal HIV-1 transmission in the United States; Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002; TASK FORCE URGES ROUTINE OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING FOR WOMEN 65 AND OLDER TO IDENTIFY THOSE AT RISK FOR FRACTURE; Smoking Associated With Increased Risk Of Cervical Cancer Among Human Papillomavirus-Infected Women; HPV Linked To Cervical Lesions; Survey: Women Taking More Folic Acid; Majority Of Ovarian Tumors With BRCA2 Mutations Also Have BRCA1 Mutations
- What's New on Betty C. Jung's Web Site - Wellness Research Projects; http://www.bettycjung.net/Wellindex.htm; http://www.bettycjung.net/Welltalk.htm;
http://www.bettycjung.net/Well1.htm; http://www.bettycjung.net/Well2.htm; http://www.bettycjung.net/Well3.htm; http://www.bettycjung.net/Well4.htm
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- Good to know - FDA News - Avoid Nonprescription Decorative Contact Lenses; Blood Supply & West Nile Virus; Metaboloss Diet, Metaboloss Fat Burner, and Vanquish brand acetaminophen; Buying Foreign Medicines; Kirkman's HypoAllergenic
Taurine Capsules; Questions and Answers on Opiate Addiction Treatments; Subutex and Suboxone; Reuse Single-Use Devices; Ephedra; Contraceptive Injection Recalled; Portal Page Debuts; Gefitinib
- Internet - FirstGov - Finding Services; FDA Website; Federal Citizen Information Center
- Top Ten Causes of Death: Latest News - CVD - Congestive heart failure in adults guidelines; NHBLI - NEW RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILDHOOD AND ADULT OBESITY ON THE RISE / NEW SITE FOR USING GROWTH CHARTS; Diabetes -
New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG) Primary care guidelines for the management of core aspects of
diabetes care; MMWR - Diabetes focus; Kidney Disease - Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Management of chronic kidney disease and pre-ESRD in the primary care
- AIDS/HIV - FDA Approves Rapid HIV Test Kit
- Consumer Health - How do you prepare for medical tests/procedures; household Disinfectant Potential Cause Of Antibiotic Resistance; 13 ways to cut your health care costs; Purchasing Medications Outside the US
- Epidemiology - Latest from MMWR
- Family Health - Personal Safety for Children: A Guide for Parents; FACT SHEET SERIES FOCUSES ON CHILDREN, THE MEDIA, AND HEALTH
- Healthcare Economics - Drug costs; CMS - Medicare's home health consolidated billing policies; New ONLINE RESOURCES FROM BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD; Medicare and Prescription Drugs, October 2002
- Healthcare Quality - From AHRQ Revision 2 of the "Guide to Prevention Quality Indicators: Hospital Admission for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions",AHRQ Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) software in SPSS format; IOM Medical Errors report; AHRQ Solicits Comments on National Healthcare Disparities Report Measures; HEALTH LITERACY REPORT AVAILABLE FROM COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS; CMS will be responsible for enforcing the transaction and code set standards of HIPAA; Nursing Home Staffing Standards
- Health Education - Genetic Testing Guide
- Health Policy - Medical Privacy Rule
- Health Services - Skilled Nursing Facilities; Online Data Grades Nursing Home Care; Low hospital nurse staffing ratios associated with higher mortality; More Surgical Patients Die When Nurses' Caseloads Increase; Health Facilities; CDC Releases New Hand-hygiene Guidelines; Studies find that doctors interrupt patients after only 22 seconds, on average
- Infectious Disease - Smallpox; Ring Vaccination
- Maternal Child Health - Primary Care Services: Promoting Optimal Child Development from Birth to Three Years; Drinking And Pregnancy; Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) Prevention of group B streptococcal infection in newborns
- Mental Health - National Center on Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Formed; Parents Talk About Raising Children in Today's America
- Minority Health - HHS EXPANDS INFORMATION FOR AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES ON CONSUMER-ORIENTED HEALTHFINDER® WEB SITE
- Physical Health - Exercising Too Much Can Make You Weaker
- School Health - NEW RESOURCES ON CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AND TERRORISM;"Aftereffects of Terrorism - Mental Health,"
Guidelines for school programs to prevent skin cancer
- Women's Health - Many Women Quit Hormone Therapy; Long-Term Estrogen Replacement Therapy In Postmenopausal Women & Alzheimer's Disease; Psychological, Physical Abuse Equally Harmful To Health; TASK FORCE ISSUES CAUTION ON COMBINED HORMONE THERAPY; Antiperspirants And Breast Cancer; Ovarian Cancer (PDQ): Prevention; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy for the primary prevention of chronic conditions: recommendations and rationale;
Standards for breast conservation therapy in the management of invasive breast carcinoma; Standards for the management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast (DCIS); Maternal Alcohol Use During Pregnancy May Increase Offspring's Breast Cancer Risk; Mammography Frequently Detects Noninvasive Tumors
- CT Public Health - CT’s Office of Health Care Access - A Continuing Look at the Uninsured: Utilization of Health Care Services Among Working-Age Adults (19 to 64 years)
- What's New on Betty C. Jung's Web Site - Women's Health expanded - http://www.bettycjung.net/Womenhealth.htm (Main index page to get you to all the others); http://www.bettycjung.net/Womenhealth1.htm (Women's Health - General Resources);
http://www.bettycjung.net/Womenhealth2.htm (Women's Health - Life Cycle and Other Issues); http://www.bettycjung.net/Womenhealth3.htm (Women's Health - Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer and Heart Disease)
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- Good to Know: New Food Safety and Inspection Service; FDA Proposal Would Put Sun Warning on Cosmetics Containing AHA
- Data: PRENATAL CARE MEASURES; CHILD HEALTH USA 2002 RELEASED; Health, United States, 2002 Updated Tables; NEW DATA AVAILABLE ON STATE INJURY INCIDENCE AND COSTS; The Asthma Data and Surveillance Information Sheet; HSRR Database; MEPS Statistical Brief: The Uninsured in America, 1996-2001
- Internet: See No Evil: How Internet Filters Affect the Search for Online Health Information; President Bush Signs Child Internet Safety Legislation; Historic Nutrition Information Resource On-Line; Federal Citizen Information Center; NEW KNOWLEDGE PATH ON CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NUTRITION NOW AVAILABLE
- Top Ten Causes of Death - Latest News: Cardiovascular Disease - American Diabetes Month;
ATP III Final Report on Cholesterol Issued; Postural Tachycardia Syndrome; Arrhythmia; isorders
Giant Cell Arteritis; Steady Exercise The Key To Heart Benefits; Inflammation Triggers Heart Attacks; Tips On Lowering Heart Inflammation; Heart Failure; High Blood Pressure; New Guidelines Focus on Fish, Fish Oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids; Comparison of C-Reactive Protein and Low-Density Lipoprotein; Diabetes - NIH Reports Progress in Diabetes Research
- Adolescent Health - STUDY ASSESSES THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS ON ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
- AIDS/HIV: AIDS Main Killer Of South Africa Women; U.S. Public Health Service Task Force Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions To Reduce Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission in the United States
- Consumer Health: Rheumatoid Arthritis - Chinese Thunder God Vine; About Your Medicines
Prescriptions; End-of-Life Care: Questions and Answers
- Environmental Health: Help Yourself to a Healthy Home; Environmental Health
- Epidemiology - news from MMWR
- Healthcare Economics: CMS Launches Nursing Home Quality Initiative; Health Insurance
Understanding Your Health Plan's Rules; Understanding Your Insurance Coverage; Health Insurance; Revision 2 of the "Guide to Prevention Quality Indicators: Hospital Admission for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions"; Reducing Costs in the Health Care System: Learning From What Has Been Done
- Healthcare Quality: Medical Errors: Practicing Physician and Public Views; AHRQ To Launch Online Patient Safety Journal; AHRQ Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) software is now available in SPSS format
- Health Education: New Easy-To-Read Smoking Cessation Publications Available
- Health Services: Joint Commission Modifies ORYX Requirements for Long Term Care, Home Care, Behavioral Health Care Organizations; CMS Recognizes Joint Commission Accreditation for Critical Access Hospitals; New on-line nursing home report card allows consumers to compare quality
- Mental Health: PRESIDENT'S MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION RELEASES INTERIM REPORT
- Men's Health: Biking And Infertility; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes there is insufficient scientific evidence to promote routine prostate screening for all men and inconclusive evidence that early detection improves health outcomes
- Minority Health: NIDA ANNOUNCES 2003 RESOURCE CALENDAR FOR ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS; Education Levels Rise for Hispanic Immigrants; CONTRAST BETWEEN FOREIGN-BORN AND NATIVE-BORN BLACK INFANT MORTALITY
- Nutrition: FDA Releases Preliminary Data on Acrylamide in Foods; Atkins Diet; Cholesterol: Diet Tips for Children with High Cholesterol
- Public Health Practice: Public Health Foundation - INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE; REPORT EXAMINES THE EDUCATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
- School Health: Exercise for Children
- Women's Health: Cervical Cancer Vaccine; Birth Control And Breast Cancer; Mammograms Find Heart Disease; Herbal Menopause Treatments Ineffective; Fish Oil And Heart Disease; In The News: Estrogen, Progestin And Breast Cancer; Should You Be Tested for Osteoporosis? Study of Menopausal Women with Heart Disease Finds No Benefit, Potential for Harm from Hormone Therapy and Antioxidant Vitamins; Questions and Answers About Black Cohosh and the Symptoms of Menopause; Study of Menopausal Women with Heart Disease Finds No Benefit, Potential for Harm from Hormone Therapy and Antioxidant Vitamins; Alcohol, Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy, and Breast Cancer; HRT, Alcohol And Breast Cancer
- What's New on Betty C. Jung's Web site: Wellness - current topics of interest
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